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• Lawyer for Gadhafi son wants him handed to ICC

  A lawyer for a son of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi accused Libyan authorities on Tuesday of showing a "blatant disregard" for the International ... 

• Players, father convicted in linesman's death

  Six youth players and the father of one of them were convicted of manslaughter Monday for kicking a volunteer linesman to death after a game, a brutal ... 

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  Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too

  From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key ... 

• Dutch couple kidnapped in Yemen's capital

  Yemeni security officials say a Dutch couple is believed to have been kidnapped from the capital, Sanaa. The officials say police received a phone ... 

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  Dutch cafe owners on trial for selling weed

  Owners and staff of three cannabis-selling cafes went on trial Wednesday in the southern Netherlands charged with selling weed to foreigners, in a ... 

• Court says case against Gbagbo can go ahead

  International Criminal Court judges say the crimes against humanity case against former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo can go ahead because he ... 

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  Victims of Saddam-era gas attack seek French probe

  Twenty victims of Saddam Hussein's 1988 chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja, requested a judicial investigation of French suppliers ... 

• Ahold earnings rise on sale of ICA chain

  Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. grocery chains Stop & Shop and Giant, says its first-quarter earnings rose sharply on the sale of the ... 

• ICC judges delay confirming Gbagbo charges

  International Criminal Court judges delayed a decision Monday on whether to put former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on trial for alleged ... 

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  UN court acquits 2 Serbs of Balkan war atrocities

  A U.N. court on Thursday acquitted two former allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic of setting up and arming notorious Serb paramilitary ... 

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  UN court convicts 6 Bosnian Croats of atrocities

  A U.N. court convicted six Bosnian Croat political and military leaders Wednesday of persecuting, expelling and murdering Muslims during Bosnia's war ... 

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  Anguish from Japan's sex slave legacy unsettled

  More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform ... 

• UN court marks 20th anniversary of establishment

  The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal and survivors of the bloody conflicts that ripped through the Balkans in the 1990s looked back on two decades of ... 

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  WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus

  International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the ... 

• Fiat Industrial aims to shift tax home to Britain

  Fiat Industrial disputed as "absolutely false" reports Wednesday that Italy would lose 500 million euros ($646 million) in tax revenues if it moves ... 

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  Ivanovic header gives Chelsea 2-1 win over Benfica

  Branislav Ivanovic scored on a looping header from Juan Mata's corner kick in the third minute of stoppage time, and Chelsea beat Benfica 2-1 ... 

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  A look at EU investigation of oil price fixing

  The European Union's executive arm, the Commission, on Tuesday said it had raided the offices of a number of oil industry companies for possible ... 

• Dutch sociologist given Spain's Asturias prize

  A Dutch sociologist has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias social sciences prize for her work in the field of globalization and urban sociology. 

• Dutch won't charge company in Israeli barrier case

  In a blow to pro-Palestinian activists, Dutch authorities said Tuesday they will not prosecute a company on war crimes charges for renting out ... 

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  Hundreds of bicyclists pour through Dutch museum

  Guards removed the final barriers blocking the way, and a cheer went up from the crowd. Moments later, a small army mounted on bicycles of all shapes ... 

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  Rival Anne Frank charities in dispute over archive

  Two organizations bearing Anne Frank's name are in a bitter dispute over the possession of the Frank family archive, in an echo of a court battle they ... 

• Dutch gov't website attacked; suspect extradited

  The Dutch government said Wednesday its main website is being hacked, and also confirmed that a man suspected of participating in another major ... 

• ING first quarter earnings rise on asset sales

  Dutch financial company ING Groep NV reported Wednesday that its first-quarter earnings rose as it sold businesses and improved profit margins at its ... 

• Insurer Aegon first quarter profits drop

  Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer that does most of its business in the United States under the Transamerica brand, says first quarter profits fell sharply ... 

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  IMF's Lagarde criticizes US spending cuts

  International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde criticized the U.S. government's budget policies as too tight on Tuesday, in an appearance in ...