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Georgia's president criticizes Russian 'invaders'
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8.7.2009 : 8:25 pm
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TBILISI, Georgia -- Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili defiantly marked the first anniversary of his country's war with Russia, denouncing Russian troops who control two Georgian regions as "invaders."
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Particle collider: Black hole or crucial machine?
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8.7.2009 : 8:21 pm
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GENEVA -- When launched to great fanfare nearly a year ago, some feared the Large Hadron Collider would create a black hole that would suck in the world. It turns out the Hadron may be the black hole.
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Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs released in UK
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8.7.2009 : 8:10 pm
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LONDON -- Ronnie Biggs, the last prisoner from Britain's "great train robbery" and once a high-living fugitive in Rio de Janeiro, has gained his freedom but remained near death in his hospital bed.
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NATO chief says more troops needed for Afghanistan
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8.7.2009 : 5:26 pm
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LONDON -- NATO needs more troops in Afghanistan if the mission is to succeed, the alliance's new secretary-general said Friday.
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Russian court refuses new Politkovskaya inquiry
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8.7.2009 : 3:49 pm
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MOSCOW -- A Moscow court rejected a plea by the family of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya for a new investigation into her death, leading critics again to accuse authorities of not being interested in hunting the perpetrators.
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Medvedev wants state companies' finances checked
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8.7.2009 : 2:49 pm
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MOSCOW -- President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday ordered prosecutors to look into the finances of state-owned corporate giants, which control some of Russia's major industrial companies and have been accused of inefficiency.
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Ireland reports first death from swine flu
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8.7.2009 : 2:36 pm
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DUBLIN -- Ireland has reported its first swine flu death.
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Woman on trial on Crete over tourist's bar burning
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8.7.2009 : 2:00 pm
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ATHENS, Greece -- A Greek woman went on trial Friday charged with setting fire to an alcohol-drenched British tourist who allegedly groped her in a bar on the resort island of Crete.
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Convicted smuggler returns to UK
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8.7.2009 : 1:03 pm
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LONDON -- A pregnant Briton sentenced to life imprisonment in Laos for trafficking heroin has arrived back in Britain to serve out her jail term.
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UK won't deport Jordanian cleared in terror plot
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8.7.2009 : 12:45 pm
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LONDON -- Britain says it is dropping attempts to deport a Jordanian doctor who was cleared of involvement in botched car bombs attacks in London and Glasgow.
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Odd tricyle mapping Paris streets for Google
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8.7.2009 : 12:17 pm
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PARIS -- Parisians and tourists, relax. That goofy-looking tricycle equipped with loads of high-tech equipment roaming the streets is not some mad scientist's invention on the rampage.
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Albania: 4 police, 1 civilian killed in shootout
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8.7.2009 : 11:56 am
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PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Albanian authorities say four police officers and one civilian were killed in a shootout with a fugitive wanted for murder and kidnapping.
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Burial for victim of attacks on Hungary's Gypsies
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8.7.2009 : 11:40 am
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KISLETA, Hungary -- Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of a 45-year-old woman, the sixth fatal victim in a series of attacks against Gypsies in Hungary.
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Poland denies entry to Ukrainian cyclists
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8.7.2009 : 11:30 am
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WARSAW, Poland -- Poland on Friday blocked a group of Ukrainians from cycling into the country on trip to honor a Ukrainian nationalist leader who is seen as a war criminal in Poland.
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Portugal taking 2 Syrian Guantanamo detainees
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8.7.2009 : 11:19 am
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LISBON, Portugal -- Portugal has agreed to take two Syrian detainees from Guantanamo on humanitarian grounds, the government said Friday — becoming the third EU nation to accept inmates from the U.S. military prison.
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Swedish prosecutor closes Nobel bribe case probe
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8.7.2009 : 10:08 am
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STOCKHOLM -- A Swedish prosecutor says there is no indication that three Nobel committee members took bribes by accepting a free trip to China.
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Serbia takes over from Kosovo bodies of 3 Serbs
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8.7.2009 : 9:51 am
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BELGRADE, Serbia -- A Serbian official says Kosovo authorities have handed over the bodies of three Serbs who went missing in 1999.
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Cyprus: chopper crashes while cleaning power lines
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8.7.2009 : 9:35 am
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NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cypriot authorities say a helicopter went down while cleaning power lines with a high-pressure hose but the two people on board suffered only light injuries.
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Killers of police officer in Montenegro convicted
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8.7.2009 : 8:12 am
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PODGORICA, Montenegro -- A Montenegrin court has convicted six members of a criminal gang of murdering a senior police officer and sentenced each to 30 years in prison.
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Belgian investigators probe cause of deadly fire
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8.7.2009 : 7:57 am
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MELLE, Belgium -- Senior regional government officials have visited Melle to pay respects to the victims of a nursing home fire that killed nine elderly.
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Germany convicts 3 of membership in terror group
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8.7.2009 : 7:37 am
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STUTTGART, Germany -- A German man and two Turks were convicted Friday of membership in a banned Turkish leftist group and of supporting its terrorist activities.
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FTSE-100 index down 57.16 points at 4,633.37
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8.7.2009 : 7:19 am
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LONDON -- Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were lower at midday Friday.
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Media watchdog 'alarmed' over Montenegro incident
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8.7.2009 : 6:52 am
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PODGORICA, Montenegro -- A regional media watchdog says it is alarmed over the alleged assault on two Montenegrin journalists by the mayor of the capital city, Podgorica.
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Serbia: Prominent politician bitten by stray dogs
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8.7.2009 : 6:17 am
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BELGRADE, Serbia -- Authorities say that a prominent Serbian politician has been attacked and severely bitten by a pack of stray dogs outside the downtown Parliament building.
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Sweden's Securitas posts 2Q profit rise, sales up
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8.7.2009 : 3:04 am
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STOCKHOLM -- Swedish security firm Securitas AB on Friday reported a 6.7 percent increase in second-quarter net profits, in part thanks to stronger sales, and said it aims to explore acquisition opportunities in North America as they arise.
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