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Ryanair says it could move into trans-Atlantic flights
Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, could start selling low-cost trans-Atlantic flights if it secures enough twin-aisle aircraft and gains access to cities in both Europe and the United States, its chief executive said today. "This will be a unique opportunity to bust open the trans-Atlantic services. Trans-Atlantic fares should start at $10 or 10...
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Pope John Paul II closer to sainthood
Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican commission of theologians approved a second miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. John...
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Britain fails to get EU backing for Hezbollah blacklisting
A British drive to put Hezbollah's armed wing on the EU's terror list again ran into resistance today from governments concerned it would fuel instability in the Middle East, diplomats said. Britain's request was discussed for a second time by a...
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China executes official for child rapes after online uproar
Authorities in central China have executed a former Communist Party official for raping 11 underage girls following an online uproar about the latest case of abuse of power. Li Xingong, who was the party's deputy head in Yongcheng city in Henan...
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Taliban say they will talk with the US...and kill four Americans
The Taliban claimed responsibility today for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after it announced it would hold talks with the US. The attack underscores the challenges in trying to end the violence in Afghanistan...
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Thousands evacuated after Russian ammo dump blast
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US to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
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Hungarian man, 98, charged with WW2 crimes
Hungarian prosecutors yesterday charged a 98-year-old man who tops the Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Centre’s wanted list with war crimes, saying he had helped to deport Jews to Auschwitz in World War II. Laszlo Csatary was found guilty in absentia...
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Putin torpedoes the G8’s efforts to push out Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin derailed Western efforts to remove Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad from power at the G8 summit yesterday and, hours after meeting US President Barack Obama, said the Kremlin might sell more arms to Syria. In a final...
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Twin suicide bombs kill 29 in Baghdad
Two coordinated suicide bombings at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Baghdad killed at least 29 worshippers at noon prayers yesterday, medics said. The first bomber detonated his charge at a checkpoint about 100 metres away from the mosque in al-Qahira...
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Dozens held in Turkey, ‘silent man’ goes viral
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Bulgaria proposes electoral changes
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Royal baby to give £240m bump to British economy
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China designs world's fastest supercomputer
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Karzai announces peace talks as Afghans take over security
Afghanistan will send a team to Qatar for peace talks with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said today, as the US-led NATO coalition launched the final phase of the 12-year war with the last round of security transfers to Afghan forces. Karzai's...
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Silent standing protest catches on
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Hungarian man, 98, charged with WW2 crimes
Hungarian prosecutors have charged a 98-year-old man who tops the Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Center's wanted list with war crimes, saying he had helped to deport Jews to Auschwitz in World War Two. Laszlo Csatary was found guilty in absentia in...
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'Dozens detained' in police swoops
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Maersk enters into alliance with container ship rivals
The container shipping unit of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk has entered into an alliance with its two biggest rivals MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and CMA CGM to improve operations and services. The companies, the three...
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Turkey could deploy army to quell protests
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Gaddafi officials acquitted over Lockerbie payout
Two former top associates of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi were yesterday acquitted of wasting public money, but remained in jail as part of a bigger investigation involving his spy chief and one of his sons. Ex-foreign minister Abdel-Ati al-Obeidi and...