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Europe

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  German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

  Germany's main opposition party marked a bittersweet 150th birthday on Thursday — trailing badly in polls ahead of September elections and hearing ... 

• Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots

  Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish ... 

• Grosjean desperate to win race and end barren run

  Romain Grosjean is desperate to win a Formula One race — if only to keep the talk about 1996 quiet. Olivier Panis is the last French driver to win a ... 

• Barcelona extends Adriano's deal through to 2017

  Barcelona has renewed defender Adriano's contract through to 2017 and added a buyout clause at 90 million euros ($116 million). The club says the deal ... 

• Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets

  The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect ... 

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  El Salvador presses pope on Romero beatification

  El Salvador's president gave Pope Francis a relic of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero on Thursday amid mounting indications that the Vatican might ... 

• France, angry over Syria, turns against Hezbollah

  France has joined the push for the European Union to declare the militant group Hezbollah a terrorist organization, switching tack amid frustration ... 

• Oil down to near $93 on Chinese recovery concerns

  The price of oil fell to near $93 a barrel on Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven ... 

• Spanish region to seize first house from banks

  Spain's southern Andalucia region has begun its first proceedings to seize confiscated houses from banks under a new anti-eviction law aimed at ... 

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  Rosicky, Cech in Czech squad for Italy qualifier

  Midfielder Tomas Rosicky and goalkeeper Petr Cech have been included in the Czech Republic squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Italy next ... 

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  Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers

  A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on ... 

• Werder Bremen signs striker Petersen from Bayern

  Striker Nils Petersen will remain in Bremen and not return to Bayern Munich after signing a four-year deal with Werder on Thursday. Petersen, who ... 

• Georges Moustaki, who penned for Piaf, dies

  Georges Moustaki, an Egyptian-born composer, singer and poet who wrote songs for Edith Piaf and other French stars, has died at age 79. 

• France calls up Lacazette to replace injured Menez

  France coach Didier Deschamps has called up Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette for the first time to replace the injured Jeremy Menez for next month's ... 

• Werder Bremen wants Robin Dutt as coach

  Werder Bremen wants Robin Dutt to become the Bundesliga club's new coach. The German Football Federation says Werder has asked it to release Dutt from ... 

• Russian boy stabbed in Greece treated in Germany

  A Russian boy who suffered extensive injuries when he was stabbed during a vacation on the Greek island of Crete is being treated at a hospital in ... 

• Spain pays higher interest rates in bond auction

  Spain has had to pay higher interest rates to auction off 4 billion euros ($5.2 billion) in governments bonds as financial markets were unnerved by ... 

• Turkey: pro-Chechen businessman shot dead

  Turkey's state-run agency says a pro-Chechen businessman has been shot dead in the Turkish capital, the latest victim in a wave of assassinations of ... 

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  Chelsea players ready for Mourinho return

  Chelsea players seem pleased Jose Mourinho appears headed back for a second stint as manager, even after he failed with Real Madrid. Midfielder Juan ... 

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  Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

  A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said ... 

• Ousted premier seeks return to power in Cayman

  A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges and was ousted from leadership last year went into Wednesday's general elections with ... 

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  Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears

  Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime — ... 

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  Report: Crisis stoking anti-migrant bias in Europe

  A top human rights group warned Wednesday that the plight of refugees and migrants fleeing wars and economic hardship is worsening in Europe as ... 

• England eye sweep of short test series with NZ

  How long New Zealand can hold its nerve against England's bowlers will determine the fate of the second and final test starting at Headingley on ...