Zimbabwe's President Mugabe stripped of knighthood
Queen Elizabeth II stripped Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe of his ceremonial knighthood on Wednesday — a highly unusual move meant to sh... Full Story
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Germany's Merkel urges G-8 action on food
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the Group of Eight summit to agree on a "comprehensive package of measures" to tackle the fallout from soaring food prices, according to commentary published Sunday.
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French victim's parents make UK appeal
The parents of a French student savagely stabbed to death in London called Sunday for his killer or killers to turn themselves in, and urged the British people to help police solve the crime.
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UK lawmakers to launch new rendition probe
Lawmakers pledged Sunday to study the movements of planes and ships traveling to the remote British outpost Diego Garcia amid persistent suspicion it is used by U.S. authorities to detain or transfer terrorism suspects.
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148 illegal immigrants reach Spain
A small boat packed with at least 148 illegal immigrants from Africa landed Saturday on a beach in the Canary Islands, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.
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Russian parties get more government funding
Russia's lower house of parliament on Saturday passed a measure quadrupling government funding for major political parties. This will bring tens of millions of dollars into the coffers of the dominant United Russia party, but leave liberal opposition parties with nothing.
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Police: Man rips off wax Hitler's head
A man tore the head off an Adolf Hitler wax figure at Madame Tussauds' new branch in Berlin in what appeared to be a symbolic protest on the museum's opening day Saturday, police said.
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Belarus president: Bomb not aimed at me
Belarus' authoritarian president said Saturday he does not believe a bomb that tore through a concert he was attending was aimed at him.
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Arrest made in London murders
British police arrested a suspect Saturday in the brutal murders of two French students who were tied up and stabbed scores of times before their bodies were set alight.
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Royal servant's letters auctioned
Collectors paid thousands of pounds (dollars) Saturday for letters from British royalty to a trusted servant, including a note from the late Queen Mother Elizabeth requesting the aide pack bottles of gin and Dubonnet for an outing, "in case it is needed."
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Policeman killed, 5 wounded in Russia
Russian officials say attacks in the restive Caucasus regions have left one policeman dead and at least five others injured.
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