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How Britain’s Queen Mother kept the bills down

When the last Empress of India died eight years ago she left behind a stable of racehorses, hundreds of servants, priceless jewels and wardrobes of …
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U.S. court bars some life terms for juveniles

The nation’s highest court ruled that life imprisonment without parole in such cases violated the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual …
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Iran deal a ‘potentially’ good development

U.S. Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, told reporters in Washington that the reported deal was "an example of what we all …
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Iran says will continue 20 percent enrichment

"There is no relation between the swap deal and our enrichment activities … We will continue our 20 percent uranium enrichment work," said Ali Akbar …
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Iran agrees atom fuel deal with Turkey, Brazil

It was not immediately clear whether Iran’s apparent concessions, following months of deadlock over a U.N.-drafted fuel swap plan, would satisfy major …
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Airplane with 43 on board crashes in Afghanistan

The airplane was en route from the northern city of Kunduz to the capital and went missing around 8 a.m. (0330 GMT). "I can confirm that an aircraft …
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Update: Ash cloud to hit 1,000 European flights – Eurocontrol

Several of Europe’s busiest airports, including London’s Heathrow and Schiphol in Amsterdam, were closed for several hours due to fears the ash …
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Volcanic ash grounds hundreds of European flights

Britain’s two biggest airports reopened after overnight closures, but passengers were warned to expect long delays and cancellations through the …
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Q+A-Drugs and Afghanistan’s growing insurgency

Controlling the opium trade in Afghanistan, the world’s leading producer of the drug, is part of the fight by the West and the Afghan government …
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France favored in 3-nation race to host Euro 2016

UEFA praised France on Friday for creating a "very good long-term legacy" plan in its bid dossier, which detailed plans for spending €1.7 billion …
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Afghan opium blight fuels anti-government suspicions

With anti-U.S. feelings pervading Helmand and Kandahar provinces, some of the worst hit by insurgent violence, the blight that may cut opium output …
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews lose grave battle in Israel

Police ,said they arrested 15 religious protesters outside Barzilai hospital in the coastal town of Ashkelon, where plans to build a treatment …
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Afghanistan: Pro-peace Muslim cleric assassinated

Kunar provincial police chief Gen. Khalilullah Zaiyie said Monday that cleric Rahman Gul, his brother and a relative were killed Sunday in the Chapa …
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British Petroleum: Mile-long tube sucking oil away from Gulf well

Millions of gallons (liters) of crude are already in the water, however, and researchers said the black ooze may have entered a major current that …
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Business booms for ancient Afghan letter writing art

And business is booming. Traditional letter writers in South Asia appear a dying breed amid rising literacy and Internet. But in Afghanistan with much …
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Talks start over Iran nuclear fuel swap deal

"Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will sign the agreement after …
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Britain eases no-fly ban at Heathrow and Gatwick

But with major Irish and Dutch airports shut, there were still echoes of last month when the same Icelandic volcano’s ash prompted a number of …
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China feels pain of weak euro

Pegged to a rising dollar, the yuan has appreciated against a trade-weighted basket of currencies in recent months, which many analysts believe could …
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