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Serbian activists to hold indoor gay pride event
Serbia's gay activists said Thursday they plan to hold an indoor gathering this weekend after authorities banned a pride march for the second year in ...
Key ECB steps to combat Europe's debt crisis
Here are some of the key steps the European Central Bank has taken to ease Europe's financial crisis and provide a spark to the weak economy.
UK anti-terror police arrest brother and sister
British police say they've arrested a 23-year-old man and his 18-year-old sister on suspicion of having terrorism-related documents. Officers said ...
German court seeks fine against dissident bishop
A German court is making a fresh attempt to punish a British ultraconservative Catholic bishop for denying the Holocaust in a television interview.
Beijing rep at HK tragedy raises unease over China
A show of concern by Beijing over a boat collision that killed dozens of people in Hong Kong this week has backfired, further damaging the Communist ...
Egyptian steel magnate jailed for money laundering
An Egyptian court on Thursday convicted a Hosni Mubarak-era steel magnate of money laundering, sentencing him to seven years in prison and fining him ...
South Africa's Tutu wins $1M award
A billionaire's foundation says it will give anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa an award for "speaking truth to power" that ...
UK cycling glory drives boost in bike sales
Britain's cycling success in the London Olympic Games and the Tour de France has put bicycle sales in a higher gear, a leading seller revealed ...
More than 60 inmates escape from Liberian prison
State-run media says more than 60 inmates have broken out of prison in the West African nation of Liberia. Regional authorities and state radio said ...
Ex-Philippine president arrested in plunder case
Police arrested former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday and temporarily detained her in a hospital on corruption charges, in ...
Interest rates down in Spanish debt sale
Spain's Treasury has sold €3.99 billion ($5.15 billion) in medium term debt at mostly lower interest rates as investors wait for the government to ...
Hollande to meet with Monti, Rajoy in Malta
Officials say the leaders of France, Italy and Spain will hold a meeting in Malta that is likely to be dominated by economic issues related to ...
Poles find brother's Austrian grave after 67 years
Austrian state broadcaster ORF says two Polish brothers have found the grave of a third brother, 67 years after he was killed in fighting in Austria ...
EADS CEO: equal rights for Germany, France, UK
The chief executive of EADS says Germany, France and Britain are being offered equal rights and a right to veto hostile takeovers in the company that ...
Pakistan struggles with smuggled Buddhist relics
Lacking the necessary cash and manpower, Pakistan is struggling to stem the flow of millions of dollars in ancient Buddhist artifacts that looters dig ...
Outrage over human errors in Hong Kong boat crash
When two boats filled with people collided on Hong Kong's busy waterways, the impact knocked a hole in one vessel's engine room and the water poured ...
Turkey fires at Syria after deadly shelling
Turkish artillery fired on Syrian targets Wednesday after shelling from Syria struck a border village in Turkey, killing five civilians, sharply ...
Odyssey of an American opium addict
One Halloween night, in a blacked-out bedroom in Bangkok's Chinatown, Steven Martin went into physical and mental free fall. High fever oscillated ...
Turkish artillery targets Syria
Turkish artillery fired on Syrian targets after deadly shelling from Syria hit a Turkish border town on Wednesday, sharply raising tensions on a ...
Cyprus prez rebuffs troika call for privatization
Cyprus' president says he won't heed calls by the country's potential creditors to privatize profitable state-owned enterprises that provide a steady ...
Protester gives up St. Peter's protest
An Italian man gave up his protest atop the St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday evening, after more than 24 hours perched on the 130-meter-high ...
Morocco says incoming abortion ship illegal
Moroccan authorities said Wednesday that a Dutch ship promoting legal abortions set to dock in Morocco is operating outside the law and could possibly ...
Young Ecuadoreans stage musical sensation
Not long ago, most of the 80 young cast members of one of Ecuador's most successful musicals were barely seen or heard. They are blind, autistic, have ...