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Volcanic ash may return to Europe, hit air traffic

Europe has been dogged for weeks by repeated shutdowns of air traffic since an erupting volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland …
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Ethiopian opposition says third activist killed

"Girma Kabe was putting up posters for the election and was shot down in daylight," Negaso Gidada, a leader of the eight-party Medrek opposition …
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European Union, Ashton: UN plan for Iran sanctions likely soon

Ashton said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers that the EU was open to more talks with Iran to end a stand-off over its nuclear programme, …
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Turkish opposition leader quits after video scandal

ANKARA – The veteran leader of Turkey’s main secular opposition party resigned on Monday, saying he was the victim of a conspiracy following the …
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Factbox: Security developments in Iraq, May 10

*BAGHDAD – Gunmen in cars shot at several police patrols in various parts of Baghdad, wounding several policemen, police said. *BAGHDAD – A roadside …
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Dozens die in Iraq as battered Qaeda shows strength

The attacks in different parts of Baghdad and in towns to the south, north and west of the capital appeared aimed at showing Iraqis that al Qaeda in …
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UK parties says progress made on power-sharing

Spokesmen for the two parties refused to comment on a Sky News report that they have reached an "outline deal" that will be put to their members of …
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Man arrested over possible Afghan plane attack

"One of the passengers had a knife and while the plane was flying mid-flight he wanted to commit a destructive action on the plane," interior …
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Update: Obama to nominate Kagan for U.S. Supreme Court

Democratic sources familiar with the president’s thinking said he had decided on the 50-year-old former Harvard Law School dean for the seat on the …
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Aussie police probe report of lost asylum seekers

Some of the passengers said five men from the boat were missing at sea after they left in a makeshift raft Wednesday in an attempt to reach the …
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Man held at Pakistani airport with ‘therapy shoes’

The man, identified as Faiz Mohammad, 30, was about to board a Thai Airways flight to Muscat late on Sunday when the devices were found during a …
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Suicide bombers kill 13 in Iraqi marketplace

Majid Askar, of the Wasit provincial council, said the attack took place in the town of al-Suwayra, 50 km (30 miles) from the Iraqi capital.
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EU’s Barroso: Euro zone regaining investors’ trust

"The euro zone is certainly regaining confidence. Our fundamentals are certainly good," Barroso told reporters on the sidelines of an economic …
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Serbia finds mass grave of Kosovo Albanians

The grave was found in Serbia’s south region of Raska with the help of the European Union’s law and order mission in Kosovo, EULEX, Vekaric …
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No end in sight as huge US oil spill veers west

The failed containment efforts and an unfavorable turn in the weather suggest the three-week-old crisis could be dialed up a few notches. The …
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Interview: Taiwan opposition to seek China trade deal under WTO

China and Taiwan, which do $109 billion in annual two-way trade despite decades of political hostilities, need a deal under the World Trade …
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Filipinos vote amid violence, computer glitches

Sen. Benigno Aquino III — whose father was assassinated while opposing a dictatorship and whose late mother led the "people power" revolt that …
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Officials: 9 killed in attacks across Baghdad

They said there were at least seven attacks, mostly the work of gunmen in speeding cars, that hit police and army checkpoints that dot the city …
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