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London anarchist bookshop hit by suspicious fire
One of Britain's oldest anarchist publishers says its east London bookshop has been firebombed. Freedom Press — set up more than 100 years ago — said ...
Film blocked in Italy during election campaign
Producers of a documentary that takes a sharply critical view of the political, economic and social trends in Italy in recent decades are protesting ...
Suicide bomber kills guard at US Embassy in Turkey
In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a ...
Report: Man released in Turkey missing woman case
A man questioned over the disappearance of a New York City woman in Istanbul has been released from police custody but may be called again to help ...
Gergiev to be chief conductor of Munich Phil
Valery Gergiev has been appointed principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic starting with the 2015-16 season. Gergiev agreed to a contract ...
Google to set up $82M fund for French publishers
Google will help French news organizations increase their online advertising revenue and also set up a €60 million ($82 million) fund to finance ...
For Beckham in Paris, flashbulbs burn differently
In London, the paparazzi hunt in packs, as David Beckham and other celebrities know well. When Beckham moved to Los Angeles, high-speed road chases ...
Sweden orders retrial for convicted serial killer
Once considered Sweden's worst serial killer, Sture Bergwall confessed to more than 30 murders over three decades, and was convicted of eight of them.
Minister: Iceland refused to help FBI on WikiLeaks
Iceland's interior minister said Friday that he ordered the country's police not to cooperate with FBI agents sent to investigate WikiLeaks two years ...
US firm raises stake in Itay's UniCredit
U.S. investment firm Blackrock has increased its stake in Italian bank UniCredit to become its second-largest shareholder. The Italian stock market ...
Germany warns euro crisis not over
Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance ...
Milan court convicts 3 Americans in CIA kidnapping
A Milan appeals court on Friday vacated acquittals for a former CIA station chief and two other Americans, and instead convicted them in the 2003 ...
French leader to visit Mali, talk of troop levels
President Francois Hollande says he'll suggest when France will reduce troop levels in Mali during a trip there Saturday, nearly four weeks after a ...
Signs of firm US recovery trigger market gains
Evidence that the U.S. economic recovery is firmly on track drove markets higher on Friday, adding to the cheer from good economic indicators out of ...
Syrian opposition: willing to meet with regime
Syria's top opposition leader said Friday that he was willing to sit down for talks with President Bashar Assad's government to "ease the pain of the ...
Shot Armenia presidential hopeful seeks vote delay
The shooting of a presidential candidate threw Armenia's election into disarray Friday, with the wounded victim saying he will call for a delay of the ...
US confirms attack in Turkey, issues warning
The State Department confirmed a terrorist attack Friday just outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and told Americans to stay away from U.S.
French enthusiastic about Beckham signing with PSG
David Beckham's arrival at Paris Saint-Germain was warmly received in France on Friday, a day after the 37-year-old former England captain turned down ...
Teenage hacker sentenced in UK for cyber-attacks
A British court has sentenced a teenage hacker to youth rehabilitation after he and other members of the Anonymous movement carried out cyber-attacks ...
Dutch state nationalizes SNS Reaal bank
The Netherlands nationalized its fourth-largest bank on Friday, injecting €2.2 billion ($3 billion) to recapitalize SNS Reaal NV and head off any ...
Germany aims to acquire armed drones
Germany plans to join the ranks of countries that deploy armed drones on the battlefield — a move critics say would lower the threshold for foreign ...
CEO of scandal-hit Barclays gives up 2012 bonus
The chief executive of Britain's Barclays bank said Friday he is giving up his 2012 bonus amid a string of high-profile scandals over market-fixing, ...
Spanish economy minister to testify in bank probe
Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has been called by the National Court to testify in a probe into alleged fraud at one of the country's major ...
Spain's attorney says PM Rajoy could be quizzed
Spain's top prosecutor says there is sufficient cause to investigate fresh allegations of irregular financing of Spain's governing Popular Party and ...
UK: No charges for Australian royal hoax DJs
British prosecutors said Friday they will not press charges against two Australian DJs over the royal hoax call that preceded a nurse's suicide.