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Flood of frogs shuts down major Greek highway

Thessaloniki traffic police chief Giorgos Thanoglou says "millions" of the amphibians covered the tarmac Wednesday near the town of Langadas, some 12 …
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German robbers destroy bank but fail to get cash

Photos in German media showed a scene of devastation in the northeastern village of Malliss, with the bank reduced to a pile of rubble and its roof …
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Rome to let tourists see Colosseum underground

Officials say several months of work has made the area safe for visits and the public will be allowed to tour the underground section starting in late …
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Maradona says he will run naked if Argentina wins

The Argentina coach made the promise during a radio show. The unpredictable Maradona was speaking a day after Argentina defeated Canada 5-0 Monday in …
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Update: FBI nabs two on Disney insider trading

The employee, Bonnie Hoxie, and her friend, Yonni Sebbag, otherwise known as Jonathan Cyrus according to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan …
Reuters

Australian baby lives after stroller hit by train

The dramatic escape came just seven months after another baby in the southern city of Melbourne survived a train striking his stroller, which also had …
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Barroso: European Union expansion must continue despite crisis

Many analysts have said last year’s recession followed by the current sovereign debt crisis have limited the already small appetite for enlargement …
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Romania to cut wages despite strike threat

The announcement came as the government prepares to adopt measures promised to the International Monetary Fund to reduce the budget deficit to some …
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UEFA signs McDonald’s as sponsor through 2017

UEFA said Wednesday that the contract includes the next two European Championships for men and women, four men’s under-21 competitions and three …
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Proms now a rite of passage for British kids

The prom is now deemed more significant for kids finishing school than other milestones such as exam results day. The survey, for soft drinks maker …
Reuters

Car bomb hits outside NATO base in Kandahar city

It was the latest in a string of bold attacks on high-profile NATO targets in the past two weeks, following a Taliban announcement of a spring …
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Jamaica violence deaths rise to nearly 50

The increased figure for civilians killed in the Tivoli Gardens slum was given by Ombusdman Herro Blair, who visited the neighborhood which soldiers …
Reuters

Poland welcomes U.S. soldiers, Patriot missiles

Defense Minister Bogdan Klich also urged U.S. soldiers to respect Poland’s laws and customs during the two-year training mission. He spoke at a …
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Romania unions plan general strike in June

"We aim to gather around 1 million people in a general strike across Romania the day parliament will discuss the IMF- backed measures," Marius …
Reuters

Polish leader’s mother told of son’s tragic death

Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash April 10 along with 95 others. Kaczynski’s 83-year-old mother, Jadwiga, has been hospitalized with lung and heart …
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Ahmadinejad urges Obama to accept nuke swap deal

Mahmoud Ahamdinejad also issued a stern warning to Russia, saying Moscow’s support for the U.S.-led push for a new round of U.N. sanctions against …
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Kazakhstan, Turkey have potential to revive Great Silk Road – Gul

"Today, Turkey and Kazakhstan will have to play an important role and to bear a historic responsibility for promoting new transport, communications …
Interfax-Ukraine

Pakistan’s Facebook ban drives minister to Twitter

Interior Minister Rehman Malik said his son told him that if he couldn’t get on Facebook, where he has his own page which hosts pictures of …
Reuters
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