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(Photo: AP / Nasser Shiyoukhi)Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is welcomed during his arrival at the closing ceremony of the Fatah convention in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)Italy passes austerity measures
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, shares a word with Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti during a press conference following a cabinet meeting, at the Chigi Premier's Palace, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 6, 2009....Full Story

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Montepulciano, Italy | There are two sorts of heart-stopping Italian drives: terrifying and gorgeous. The alarming ones are in cities -- I shall never get behind the wheel in Salerno again if I can avoid it -- but the country roads around the Val d'Orcia offer some of t...Full Story
French Police Question Labor Minister
By DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS | PARIS—French police on Thursday questioned Labor Minister Eric Woerth for nearly eight hours as part of a preliminary probe into allegations of illicit campaign financing and conflict of interest that have dogged President Nicolas Sarko...Full Story
Michael Graves: Miami Twice
By NANCY KEATES | Miami Beach, Fla. | On the ninth floor of 1500 Ocean Dr., a condominium complex that's commonly referred to as the "Michael Graves Building," sits what may be the ultimate Michael Graves apartment. | Deep moldings and casings designed by Mr. Graves are...Full Story
'Minor miracle' saves Germany
  | Submit your comment | Germany's "short-work" policy showed the rest of the world how to survive a recession without losing jobs. Now it's time to pay the price. | The country's social welfare-driven economic model, which the International Monetary Fund says is ...Full Story
Greece: Truckers ignore orders to drive
  | Submit your comment | In the fourth day of an indefinite strike that is hurting tourism and industry, Greek truck drivers demonstrated outside the Transport Ministry yesterday after the government ordered them back to work. | Prime Minister George Papandreou ga...Full Story
French nuns in music deal get death threat-report
| Benedictine nuns from a secluded convent in southern France have received death threats after winning a deal aimed at creating a chart-topping album, a newspaper reported on Thursday. | The nuns from the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation near Avignon had their pr...Full Story
European inflation set to rise, say analysts
| Berlin - A rise in energy and food costs helped to drive up annual inflation in the 16-member eurozone to 1.8 per cent in July, analysts say data to be released Friday will show. | This would push inflation in the currency bloc up towards the European Central Bank's t...Full Story
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Fri 30 Jul 2010
Latvian bank woos Russians using EU residence permit (News Feature)
m&c | Riga - 'Welcome to EU!' says the matronly woman in a blue dress and Baltic amber necklace. In her hands is a tray of bread and salt - a traditional Russian greeting for guests. | She is the face of a new advertising campaign by Latvia's Rietumu Ban...
Eternal City grapples with endless vandalism
The Guardian | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Associated Press Writer= ROME (AP) — They knock the noses off statues in a park that was a favorite haunt of poet John Keats and throw dye into the iconic Trevi Fountain. | Vandals are increasingly on the prowl in the Eternal C...
From Fires to Fish, Heat Wave Batters Russia
The New York Times | RYBKHOZ, Russia — This is a country that knows how to handle the cold, swaggering about during the most brutal of winters. But the heat is another story. And there has never been heat like this. James Hill for The New York Times | Workers mov...
Save Villa Borghese, Italy environmentalists cry
China Daily | Environmental and cultural heritage groups appealed to city officials Thursday to stop the "massacre" of Villa Borghese park by banning pop concerts and big screen events they say lure vandals and lager louts. | The villa's secret gardens, majestic...
Jessica Biel attends German preview of "The A-Team" in Berlin
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Kosovo seeks increased diplomatic recognition
m&c | New York - Kosovo's Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni issued a call Thursday at the United Nations for greater diplomatic recognition of his country. | A week after The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Kosovo's 2008 declara...
Factbox: Norway's oil vs. environment battles
MSNBC | The oil spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has seeped into a debate in Norway over opening up more of its pristine Arctic waters for oil and gas activities: | * Norway is the world's fifth exporter of oil, after Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Uni...
 Italy needs funds for Colosseum restoration
Independent online | By Ella Ide | Rome - As Rome's ancient Colosseum literally crumbles from neglect, the cash-strapped Italian government is looking for private sponsors willing to help pay for restoration work in exchange for advertising rights. | The vast Roman amp...
New Kerbside Collection Service For Dunedin
Scoop Friday, 30 July 2010, 1:09 pm | Press Release: Dunedin City Council | New Kerbside Collection Service For Dunedin – Contracts Awarded, Start Date Announced. | Dunedin (Friday, 30 July 2010) - In the biggest shake-up to the city’s kerbsi...
Spain re-issues international arrest warrants for US soldiers
The Australian | A SPANISH judge re-issued international arrest warrants today for three US soldiers over the death of a Spanish TV cameraman in Iraq seven years ago by American tank fire. | National Court judge Santiago Pedraz's move followed a decision by Spain's...
Spain re-issues international arrest warrants for US soldiers
The Daily Telegraph Australia | A SPANISH judge re-issued international arrest warrants today for three US soldiers over the death of a Spanish TV cameraman in Iraq seven years ago by American tank fire. | National Court judge Santiago Pedraz's move followed a decision by Spain's...
Germany Regains Jobs Lost in Recession
Wall Street Journal By BRIAN BLACKSTONE | FRANKFURT—German unemployment fell in July for the 13th straight month, putting Europe's largest economy on the brink of a milestone: regaining all of the employment lost during the recession far earlier than many economis...
EU to Overhaul Market Rules
Wall Street Journal Reuters | LONDON—European Union regulators on Thursday proposed radical changes to the way the region's securities markets operate so that investors have a complete snapshot of prices currently fragmented by fierce competition. | Heavy lobbying...
Chipper Italians provide a boost for Rovers as game lost but profits won
Irish Times | FRANK McNALLY at Tallaght Stadium | IT'S CUSTOMARY to say, after Irish soccer clubs lose a home game against European opposition, that they have a "mountain to climb" in the second leg. | And sure enough, Shamrock Rovers will have to cross not just...
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