MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia welcomed on Friday signals from North Korea it was ready to end its year-long boycott of nuclear negotiations, Interfax news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Britain and France are to place one-off "community" taxes on bankers' bonuses at the heart of a joint bid to impose new social responsibilities on profitable financial firms. Full Story »
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OSLO - Newly enshrined among the world's great peacemakers, President Barack Obama offered a striking defense of war. Eleven months into his presidency, a fresh Obama doctrine. Evil must be vigorously opposed, he declared as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday. At the same time, he made an impassioned case for building a "just and lasting peace." Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - Irish province Leinster continue the defence of their European Cup title looking for a win away to the Scarlets that will bolster their hopes of qualifying out of Pool Six. Full Story »
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin declared a crusade on corrupt bureaucrats after the country's most deadly blaze claimed the lives of 135 people in a nightclub fire in the Russian city of Perm. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS - The EU's self-proclaimed position as global leader in the fight against climate change was rocked Thursday by the bloc's failure to agree on how much they are willing to pay as a continent to help poor countries cope with and fight global warming. Full Story »
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OSLO - When President Barack Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, a single Swedish company controlled the dissemination of his words. Full Story »
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TELFORD (AFP) - Four-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan set up a meeting Thursday with reigning world champion John Higgins in the semi-finals of the UK Championship. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - Defence minister Quentin Davies denied Thursday he had claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to fix a bell tower on his home, as a political expenses scandal flared up again. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Better to be a banker in New York than Europe this bonus season. Full Story »
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PARIS - Pieces of old Paris from a lamp post to a park bench go on the auction block next week, with the piece de resistance 40 iron steps from the Eiffel Tower, all 7.8 meters (25.6 feet) of them. Full Story »
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OSLO - President Barack Obama's decision to break with tradition and not follow the lead of past Nobel Peace Prize winners bewildered some Norwegians. Others thought he was being impolite. Full Story »
European Union leaders worked at a summit Thursday to come up with money to help pay developing nations to cut emissions and adapt to climate change. Here are some of the pledges made by the 27 EU members so far, to cover the next three years until a new climate pact being negotiated in Copenhagen comes into effect in 2012: Full Story »
VIENNA - Austria's parliament passed legislation Thursday allowing same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, a move hailed by proponents as a historic win for gay rights in the country. Full Story »
OSLO - President Barack Obama says the Nobel Peace Prize has had "extraordinary power" to lift up those who would otherwise be forgotten. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS - World powers trying to end a standoff over Iran's nuclear program are weighing whether to meet next week to discuss tougher measures, a European Union official said Thursday as Russia reiterated its reluctance to agree to new sanctions. Full Story »
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MADRID - Can a Barcelona truck driver be expected to speak like a Buenos Aires banker? Can rules be imposed on a language spoken by 400 million people stretching from Madrid to Manila? Full Story »
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MOSCOW - The failure of a new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile during testing was the cause of spectacular spiraling blue lights in the skies over northern Norway, analysts said Thursday. Full Story »
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