Europe

Europe

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  Slovenia adopts debt cap to stave off crisis

  Slovenia's parliament on Friday adopted a cap on public spending to try to convince foreign investors that the small eurozone country will not need ... 

• UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane

  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, ... 

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  Austria wants EU arms embargo to Syria extended

  The European Union's arms embargo to Syria should be extended while a political solution is sought in its civil war and to maintain the safety of U.N. 

• Steely Cotillard shines in 'The Immigrant'

  Actress Marion Cotillard has given her all and even learned another language to play a Polish woman struggling with the realities of 1920s New York ... 

• Czech police say US suspect in 4 murders arrested

  An American man accused of killing a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States, police said Friday. Leos Trzil, ... 

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  Russia: Syrian regime may take part in peace talks

  The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, ... 

• Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions

  A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such ... 

• China, Switzerland to seal free trade deal

  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to sign a free trade pact with the Alpine nation — the first comprehensive agreement the country has ... 

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  Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers

  The slaying of a British soldier in southeast London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in ... 

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  France won't force companies to cap executive pay

  The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the ... 

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  Cyclist tests positive for EPO, risks life ban

  Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise test at his home before this year's race, organizers announced Friday 

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  At Cannes' movie palace, talk of TV's rise

  The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form ... 

• UN nuke agency's Iran probe driven by US-led intel

  The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its ... 

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  Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

  Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. SWAROVSKI NOT WORRIED ABOUT CANNES JEWEL THEFTS There have been ... 

• Top Swiss negotiator in tax disputes steps down

  Switzerland's top negotiator in talks to resolve disputes over tax evasion with Europe and the U.S. is stepping down. The Finance Ministry said Friday ... 

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  Nadal could get Djokovic in French Open semifinals

  Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title. 

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  JC Chandor gains a Cannes hit with 'All Is Lost'

  J.C. Chandor may just have saved someone's life during an interview in Cannes. The director who put Robert Redford in a struggle for survival as a ... 

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  Berlusconi looms large in Rome mayor election

  Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates ... 

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  Britain braces for possible copycat attacks

  Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier, whose ... 

• German business confidence unexpectedly rebounds

  German business confidence rebounded this month in an unexpectedly strong showing that sends a hopeful signal for more robust growth in Europe's ... 

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  Glitzy amfAR raises $25 million, goes to space

  With an apt rendition of "Gold-finger," singing legend Shirley Bassey roused celebrity-revelers to dig deep into their pockets at the 20th amfAR gala ... 

• Syrian govt to take part in peace conference

  The Syrian government has agreed to a conference on the country's future proposed by Russia and the United States, Russia's foreign ministry said ... 

• Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads

  Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular ... 

• Earthquake hits Russia's Far East

  A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the ... 

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  Extremists claim responsibility for Niger attacks

  Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of ...