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Europe

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  Iraq rejects refuge for Turkey's Kurdish fighters

  Iraq on Thursday rejected a key element of an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish uprising in Turkey — offering refuge to rebel fighters in ... 

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  Bertolucci to head Venice Film Festival jury

  The Venice Film Festival has announced that Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci will chair the jury for the 70th Venice Film Festival. 

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  Chinese rider Ji withdraws from Giro with fever

  The first Chinese rider to enter the Giro d'Italia, Ji Cheng, has withdrawn before the start of the sixth stage due to a fever. The 25-year-old ... 

• Berlusconi to lead Italy protest over conviction

  Silvio Berlusconi will lead his political party in a rally to protest his tax fraud conviction, which carries a prison sentence and a ban from public ... 

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  4 clubs still sweating on Bundesliga survival

  Four sides are fighting for survival in the Bundesliga's penultimate round of games on Saturday, with European qualification places also at stake. 

• Police confirm blast in Prague caused by gas leak

  Investigators have confirmed that the blast last week that ripped open a central Prague office building and injured some 40 people was caused by a gas ... 

• PSG looking to get over nerves in title race

  It seems the only thing that's been standing between Paris Saint-Germain and the French league title lately has been the team's own nerves and bad ... 

• Ex-UK police officer jailed over leaks to tabloid

  A former British police sergeant has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for trying to sell details about a celebrity couple's daughter and other ... 

• Nazi-themed opera canceled in Germany

  A modern version of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser" has been canceled in Germany after the opening-night audience complained about new scenes showing ... 

• Kosovo: 1 month detention for suspected drug boss

  The European Union law mission in Kosovo says it has ordered a suspected Balkan drug boss to be detained for one month while it gathers evidence in ... 

• BoE opts against further monetary stimulus

  The Bank of England has opted against pumping more money into the British economy. The decision Thursday by the central bank's main policymaking body ... 

• Veteran Godolphin trainer to run doping-hit yard

  Godolphin's longest-serving trainer will assume temporary control of its doping-tainted stables in England following Mahmood Al Zarooni's suspension ... 

• 4 insurgents killed in Dagestan

  Russian police say four militants have been killed in two clashes in Dagestan, where an Islamic insurgency has persisted for more than a decade. 

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  AC Milan aiming to secure Champions League spot

  With Juventus already having won Serie A and Napoli assured of finishing second, AC Milan's battle with Fiorentina for third is the last key item to ... 

• Di Stefano's children want to stop his marriage

  The children of Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano are asking a court to rule him mentally incapable after his announcement that he plans to marry ... 

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  Barca can clinch Spanish league title at Atletico

  Real Madrid has done its best to delay the inevitable, but Barcelona has another chance to finally clinch the Spanish league title this weekend. A win ... 

• Greece: Economic recovery in sight

  Greece's recession-wracked economy should start recovering next year and its sky-high unemployment rate should edge lower from the end of 2014, the ... 

• Villa's Petrov retires following leukemia battle

  Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has retired from football following a battle against acute leukemia. The Bulgarian midfielder was diagnosed with ... 

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  Putin on Victory Day: Russia a security guarantor

  Russia will be a guarantor of world security, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday at the annual military parade on Red Square. Putin made his short ... 

• Increased output boosts profit at Spain's Repsol

  Spanish oil and gas company Repsol says its first quarter net profit rose 1.6 percent thanks to increased production and better refining margins. 

• US discussing giving Russia missile defense data

  The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says that the Obama administration has discussed declassifying key data on U.S. missile defense in order ... 

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  Real Madrid trounces Malaga 6-2 in Spanish league

  Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 200th goal for Real Madrid, helping his club delay rival Barcelona's claim to the Spanish league title by trouncing a ...