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France’s Ex-Prez Sarkozy Detained in Dizzying Set of Scandals
“Sarko” sees himself as the comeback kid, headed back to the presidency in 2017 with his glamorous wife, Carla Bruni. But first he’ll have to stay out of jail.
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Putin's Double Game in Ukraine
The Russian leader is reaching out to his foes with one hand, and striking them with the other.
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The Most Dangerous Man in Ukraine Is an Obsessive War Reenactor Playing Now with Real Weapons
And he comments on antique message boards with the username "Cat."
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Will a Pakistani-Indian kiss be censored?
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The most depraved place on the planet? Outrage over Brazil paedo town
For decades, it emerged, Coari had apparently been run by a gang of predatory paedophiles - most of whose members held powerful positions in the council, judiciary and even local schools.
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Tunisians vote for first freely elected president of post-Ben Ali era
Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday to pick their first directly elected president, the final step in the North African state's transition to full democracy following a 2011 revolution that ousted long-time ruler Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
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Young sister of North Korean leader takes senior party post
The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has assumed a senior position in the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported on Thursday, consolidating a third generation of Kim family rule in the secretive state.
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How Buckwheat Sheds Light on Russia's Soul
As the Rouble loses value against the US dollar and inflation increases, what do buckwheat sales say about the Russian state of mind?
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Putin sends New Year’s Greetings to Obama
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sent a New Year’s greeting to U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, saying the two countries share mutual responsibility to ensure world peace.
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Anti-assimilation group could be classified as terrorist
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon intends to classify the Jewish anti-assimilation group Lehava as a terror organization, Channel 2 reported on Sunday. According to the report, the defense minister has been working with the Shin Bet security apparatus and legal experts in order to build a case against the far-right organization.
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Park Says She’s Ready to Meet Kim Jong Un Without Conditions
South Korean President Park Geun Hye said she is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the country’s nuclear weapons program wouldn’t be an obstacle to holding the first Korean summit since 2007.
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Obama Sides with Cameron in Encryption Fight
President Obama said police and spies should not be locked out of encrypted smartphones and messaging apps, taking his first public stance in a simmering battle over private communications in the digital age.
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Russian expansionism may pose existential threat, says Nato general
Russian expansionist ambitions could quickly become “an obvious existential threat to our whole being”, the most senior British military officer in Nato has said in a strongly worded speech. General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, appointed last year as Nato’s deputy commander of forces in Europe, said the alliance needed to develop both fast-reacting conventional forces and capacities to counter Russian efforts at coercion and propaganda, as seen in Ukraine.
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Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Former Kremlin insider and critic of Vladimir Putin who was due to take part in march on Sunday was reportedly killed near the Kremlin.
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Boris Nemtsov: Death of a Russian Liberal
By Mark Ames
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Why some Indians want to 'Ban BBC'
The BBC is being targeted by angry social media users in India after a documentary featuring an interview with a rapist on death row.
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Gerry Adams, and the burden of the living
Adams could easily have been a martyr. Instead he chose peace.
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Netanyahu denies two-state reversal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has watered down a pre-election vow not to allow the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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Wow, that was fast. UN Women cancels partnership with Uber
Remember how confused we all were last week when UN Women, the United Nations' entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, announced a partnership with Uber? You know, the company whose drivers have been accused of...
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Burma's bizarre capital: a super-sized slice of post-apocalypse suburbia
The purpose-built city of Naypyidaw – unveiled a decade ago this year – boasts 20-lane highways, golf courses, fast Wi-Fi and reliable electricity. The only thing it doesn’t seem to have is people, report Matt Kennard and Claire Provost.
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