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LONDON (AFP) - Iran has denounced Oxford University after one of its colleges set up a scholarship in honour of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot dead during a protest after disputed elections, a report said Wednesday. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - The Guardian newspaper has been ordered to pay Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki financial compensation for describing him as increasingly autocratic in an article, the paper said Wednesday. Full Story »
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MONTREAL (AFP) - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have encountered a group of anti-royalty protesters, including egg throwers, who shouted "Majesty go home" and blocked the entrance to a military armory the royal couple were visiting here. Full Story »
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LONDON - A United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight to Chicago shortly before takeoff has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said Tuesday. Full Story »
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DUBLIN - A Northern Ireland filmmaker has won euro46,000 ($69,000) in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas for six years. Full Story »
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they have arrested a 43-year-old Somali man wanted by U.S. authorities for allegedly financing Islamic extremist terrorists. Full Story »
LONDON (AFP) - Police charged a United Airlines pilot late Tuesday after his arrest on suspicion of being drunk as he was about to help fly a passenger plane from Heathrow Airport, a spokesman said. Full Story »
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WOOTTON BASSETT, England - Grieving over the death of her son in Afghanistan, the woman tore into British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Full Story »
LONDON - British police charge United Airlines pilot with being over alcohol limit while on the job. Full Story »
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COMINES, Belgium (AFP) - Belgian police Tuesday found the body of a child in a river which appeared to be that of a missing four-year-old boy, a prosecutor said. Full Story »
ROME - Pope Benedict XVI sings and prays along to a mix of modern music and ancient church chants in a new album presented Tuesday before its release at the end of the month. Full Story »
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PARIS - French officials have denied reports suggesting that President Nicolas Sarkozy's office used its clout to try to help one of his sons win a grant for hip-hop music projects. Full Story »
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BARENDRECHT, Netherlands - The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming. Full Story »
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor clashed with a war crimes trial attorney Tuesday just minutes after she began cross examining him about his repeated denials of responsibility for atrocities by rebels during Sierra Leone's brutal civil war. Full Story »
PARIS - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to stay in power to keep hopes for Mideast peace alive. Full Story »
LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that his foreign policy chief, David Miliband, is not in line for a major European Union job. Full Story »
MOSCOW - A new Russian research module is on its way to the International Space Station. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS - NATO leaders expect member states to commit more troops to train Afghanistan's expanding security forces at a meeting of alliance military representatives this month, officials said Tuesday. Full Story »
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