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French-led troops enter Timbuktu

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 18:39
French-led troops in Mali have entered the historic city of Timbuktu, after capturing the airport from militant Islamists, a French army officer says.
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Greek minister eyes 2014 recovery

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 17:59
Greece's finance minister is optimistic about his country coming out of recession by the end of 2013 and says chances of a euro exit are "very small".
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Spain's 'doping doctor' in court

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 15:17
Spanish doctor Dr Eufemiano Fuentes appears in court accused of running one of the world's largest sports doping rings.
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Icelandic victory on Icesave cash

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 14:12
A European court clears the Icelandic government of failing to guarantee minimum levels of compensation for UK and Dutch savers in the collapsed Icesave bank.
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Dutch queen to abdicate for son

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 12:28
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announces she is abdicating, and will hand the crown to her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, on 30 April.
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Mexican anger at Cassez release

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 10:44
Anger in Mexico at release of France's Florence Cassez
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Europe gives 2bn euros to science

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 07:18
The European Commission will award a total of 2bn euros for research into brain disease and into the "wonder material" graphene.
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Putin removes leader of Dagestan

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 07:09
Russia's President Vladimir Putin dismisses the leader of Dagestan, who has been unable to curb an Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus republic.
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Submarine 'did not cause sinking'

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 06:04
A Royal Navy submarine is ruled out of involvement in the sinking of a French trawler and the deaths of its crew off Cornwall in 2004.
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In pictures: Ship's guns found off Sicily

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 06:03
Guns lifted from 18th-Century British warship
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VIDEO: Ryanair forecast fare rises

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 05:15
Ryanair's Deputy Chief Executive, Michael Cawley, tells BBC News that the company has increased its profit forecast for the full year after a better-than-expected performance in the last three months of 2012.
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VIDEO: Cold Greeks turn to illegal logging

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 02:39
As the big freeze sets in across parts of Europe, more people in Greece are choosing to burn wood at home as they can no longer afford heating oil.
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Ryanair raises profit forecast

Mon, 01/28/2013 - 00:59
Ryanair lifts its full-year profit forecast to 540m euros ($725m; £460m) after a better-than-expected performance in the last three months of 2012.
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VIDEO: Berlusconi praises 'good' Mussolini

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 21:29
Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi has stoked controversy by praising Benito Mussolini on Holocaust Memorial Day - despite Il Duce's anti-Jewish laws.
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VIDEO: Thousands in gay rights march in Paris

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 20:02
Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in the French capital Paris in support of government plans to legalise marriage and adoption for same-sex couples.
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VIDEO: Sex trafficking: Lessons for the UK?

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 18:49
BBC Inside Out investigates the rise in trafficking women through UK borders to work in the sex trade and asks if Romania can provide lessons for the UK.
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VIDEO: World War II hero mystery solved

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 18:49
Jan Leeming uncovers the true story of French Battle of Britain hero Rene Mouchotte whose wartime death was shrouded in mystery.
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Crisis-hit Greeks chop up forests to stay warm

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 18:06
Greeks turn to illegal logging to stay warm
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Bulgaria nuclear vote 'invalid'

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 12:47
A controversial referendum on whether to build a new nuclear power plant in Bulgaria appears to have been invalidated by low turnout.
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Berlusconi praises 'good' Mussolini

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 11:26
Italy's gaffe-prone former premier Silvio Berlusconi stokes controversy by praising Benito Mussolini on Holocaust Memorial Day - despite Il Duce's anti-Jewish laws.
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