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The extent of support in Britain for the far-right British National Party (BNP) was revealed Wednesday with the publication of the personal details of more than 12,000 members and supporters on an internet site.
The list, published on the website Wikileak, gave the names, addresses, and in some cases the professions, of members who include serving and former... |
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Scores of flights in and out of Brussels' main Zaventem airport were delayed or cancelled on Monday as a result of a walkout by baggage carriers.
Airport officials said thousands of passengers were affected by the strike, which was called by Aviapartner workers to protest against harsh working conditions.
Belgian media quoted trade...
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Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and three injured in a bomb attack in eastern Turkey on Monday, the Anadolu news agency reported.
Their military vehicle had been hit by a remotely detonated bomb near the town of Olukpinar in Erzincan province.
Authorities suspect the attack had been carried out by members of the banned Kurdistan...
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Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson has dropped to third place on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in the wake of recent financial turbulence, a report said Monday.
Ericsson had on August 7 lost almost half its value in terms of market capitalization compared to the corresponding day in 2007, the Svenska Dagbladet...
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Vandals desecrated buildings belonging to the Lithuanian Jewish minority in the town of Panevezys and the capital, Vilnius, local media reported on Monday.
Unknown people sprayed swastikas and offensive words on the buildings over the weekend, including a wall of the Jewish community centre in Vilnius. Someone had spray-painted...
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Russian bombers carried out more airstrikes around Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Monday, while US President George W Bush condemned the action as a "disproportionate response" to the fighting in South Ossetia.
Explosions were heard overnight in the capital Tbilisi as Russian planes attacked an air traffic control terminal and...
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Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania are urging a European Union peacekeeping force for breakaway parts of Georgia after Russian troops clashed with Georgian forces, a Polish official said Monday.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski presented the plan on Sunday to his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the EU's six-month...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to travel to Moscow on Tuesday to mediate in the Caucasus conflict, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in an interview with radio RTL in the Georgian capital Tbilisi Monday.
The Elysee Palace did not provide confirmation. France currently holds the European Union presidency.
Kouchner,...
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Dozens of drought stricken Greek islands in the Aegean are being forced to import greater amounts of water every year, reports said Monday.
Faced with a water shortage crisis on its hands, the Greek government is currently trying to tackle the problem by importing millions of cubic metres of water to the islands of Milos, Nisirros,...
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Werner Faymann, expected to be chosen as Austrian Social Democratic leader later Friday, said he is focussing on social issues to win voters and alienated party members.
At his party's convention in Linz, Transport Minister Faymann sought to sharpen his social policy profile by announcing tax cuts in 2009 and by seeking support from...
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In a further escalation of the conflict Georgia's breakaway region South Ossetia, Russia announced Friday that it has sent regular forces into the conflict.
A high-ranking Defence Ministry official announced the move to the RIA Nowosti agency, in development coming soon on the heels of President Dmitry Medvedev's statement that Russia...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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