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Arrest of Prosecutor in Turkey Exposes Tensions Between Secular and Religious Turks Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
ISTANBUL — The arrest of a state prosecutor on orders from another prosecutor last week, and the power struggle in the Justice Ministry that has followed, has once again exposed the continuing ba...
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Switzerland fights off determined Norway in OT Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
You wouldn't have guessed that Norway and Switzerland were the two basement-dwellers in Group A of the men's Olympic hockey tournament by watching how hard they battled one another on Saturday. Switz...
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Olympiakos drop points in Greece Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Olympiakos were held to a 1-1 draw at Ergotelis Olympiakos Piraeus may lose more terrain on Greek Super League leaders Panathinaikos following a 1-1 draw at Ergotelis on Saturday.Things went accordi...
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Russia hints it will back Iran sanctions calls Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
There were renewed calls for sanctions from the United States, Britain, France and Germany. But some of the strongest reaction came from Russia, the country traditionally most reluctant to impose them...
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Greece Warns Of 'Fear Of Contagion' On Debt Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
The Greek Prime Minister has admitted there is a "fear of contagion" as his nation battles its debt crisis. George Papandreou also insisted his country was not looking for a banking-style bailout an...
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Tourists, Qlders warned of flash floods Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
The weather bureau says heavy rain has eased across north Queensland but more isolated showers and storms are forecast for the weekend.Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) says flash flooding is poss...
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France buys Casanova’s memoirs Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
France’s national library has bought the memoirs of celebrated Venetian lover Giacomo Casanova, which were initially thought to have perished at the end of World War II.
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Turkish film, Polanski win top awards in Berlin - Summary Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Berlin - Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu won the Berlin Film Festival's coveted Golden Bear for best movie Saturday, with controversial Polish-French filmmaker Roman Polanski honoured by the Berlina...
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US defeats Sweden in curling for 2nd straight win Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
The U.S. men's curlers have made it two straight Olympic wins with an 8-7, extra-end victory over Sweden. They have the brilliant shot-making by Jason Smith to thank for this one.
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US defeats Sweden in curling for 2nd straight win Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
By JANIE MCCAULEYAP SPORTS WRITER VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The U.S. men's curlers have made it two straight Olympic wins with an 8-7, extra-end victory over Sweden. They have the brilliant sh...
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US dollar rallies, euro slides, yen stable Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Dubai: Markets were taken by surprise by the US Federal Reserve's decision late on Thursday to raise the discount rate by 25 basis points although it kept the benchmark federal funds rate unchanged. T...
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Casey leads European charge at WGC Match Play Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
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Council of Europe presses for rights court reform to ease backlog Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] by the end of 2011 in order to address the increasing number of complaints. The ECHR currently has a backlog of approximately 120,000 cases, of...
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Iceland receives offer from Britain, Netherlands on Icesave Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Reykjavik 's repayment burden, the prime minister said."The proposal includes lowering to a huge extent the repayment burden for Iceland," Icelandic Prime Minister
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Some Eurostar London-Brussels trains to resume Monday Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
deadly crash in Belgium will resume a third of its services Monday but will not return to normal for more than a week, the company said Saturday.Three trains a day will be running in each direction in...
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US defeats Sweden in curling for 2nd straight win Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The U.S. men's curlers have made it two straight Olympic wins with an 8-7, extra-end victory over Sweden. They have the brilliant shot-making by Jason Smith to thank ...
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Deportivo boost European prospects with win over Xerez Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Midfielder Andres Guardado, pictured in January 2010, scored as Deportivo la Coruna beat Spanish league bottom side Xerez 2-1 and move up to fifth in the table on Saturday. BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - ...
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Genoa thump Udinese to boost Euro hopes Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Robert Acquafresca, pictured in 2009, scored a brace as Genoa boosted their Champions League hopes with a comprehensive 3-0 rout of lowly 10-man Udinese on Saturday. ROME (AFP) - Robert Acquafresca ...
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Irish, Israeli foreign ministers to meet over Dubai death Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
London/Dublin, Feb 21 (DPA) Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin is set to meet his Israeli counterpart in Brussels Monday at the request of Ireland, as questions continue to swirl around last month's death of a leader from the Palestinian Hamas movement in Dubai.
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Turkish film wins Berlinale's top honours Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Berlin, Feb 21 (DPA) Turkish movie 'Bal' (Honey) about a young boy who goes in search of his father after the father fails to return home won the Berlin Film Festival's coveted Golden Bear Saturday.
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