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Greek socialists retain lead after reshuffle – poll

The poll by Kappa Research for To Vima, conducted after a cabinet reshuffle, showed the Socialists would win 29.1 percent of the vote versus 21.3 …
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Papandreou has little joy for austerity – hit Greeks

Tied by the conditions of a 110-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout deal to rescue Greece from bankruptcy, his socialist government has imposed tax rises and …
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Pastor confirms burning of Koran is canceled

Shortly before the start of ceremonies in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania to remember the day nearly 3,000 people lost their lives, Florida …
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Berlusconi warns instability could scare markets

Italy, whose public debt is among the highest in the euro zone, has so far been spared the kind of market volatility which has hit countries like …
Reuters

Korea talks need “meaningful way forward”-US

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg told a Geneva meeting of the International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank that Washington was …
Reuters

Afghans protest Koran burning for second day

The renewed protests in the war-torn country came after obscure Florida Pastor Terry Jones called off plans to burn copies of the Koran to mark the …
Reuters

Greek protesters to confront thrifty government

Prime Minister George Papandreou is due to speak about the economy on Saturday afternoon as his government faces a deepening recession and troubling …
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US pastor who planned to burn Quran on way to New York City

K.A. Paul, a Christian evangelist who runs a ministry in Houston, says he bought the ticket for Jones to fly out of Orlando and land around 10:15 p.m. …
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China cancels Japan talks, warns on sea dispute

The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued its vehement warning after a Japanese court on Friday authorised a 10-day extension in detaining a Chinese captain …
Reuters

Australian PM Gillard announces new cabinet

Gillard also kept Martin Ferguson in the key Resources and Energy portfolio, where he will be crucial to pushing through plans for a 30 percent tax on …
Reuters

Korea proposes talks with South on split families

North Korea’s Red Cross chief made the proposal to his counterpart in the South to arrange the meetings at the Mount Kumgang resort just north of the …
Reuters

Iran cancels release of detained American

"Because the legal procedure on her case is not finished, her release is cancelled," the ILNA news agency quoted him as saying. Iran had said it …
Reuters

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Curry sausage maze to teach wurst risks BERLIN (Reuters) – German officials have created a labyrinth in the shape of a giant sausage to help people …
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Rights group: Egyptian activist seized by security

In a statement, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies said Amr Salah was seized outside his home on Thursday, citing an eyewitness saying he …
Reuters

Florida pastor’s daughter says “he needs help”

Emma Jones, who lives in Germany, told Spiegel Online she had e-mailed her father urging him to drop his plan to burn copies of the Islamic holy …
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New York imam says no meeting planned with pastor

"I am prepared to consider meeting with anyone who is seriously committed to pursuing peace. We have no such meeting planned at this time. Our plans …
Reuters

Obama: Koran burning can badly damage U.S. abroad

"This is a way of endangering our troops, our sons and daughters …. you don’t play games with that," he told a news conference in Washington. "It is …
Reuters

Arab media: Koran-burning plan is an attack on Islam

"This is an attack on Islam, an attack against Muslims," the English-language Saudi newspaper Arab News said in an editorial. "And it is an attack …
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