02/03/2012 01:23 PM
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Europe's cold snap claims more lives
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Eastern and central Europe continue to shiver under a blanket of heavy snow Friday, with more deaths reported after bitter cold overnight temperatures.
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02/03/2012 07:35 PM
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Hackers release private FBI call about hacking
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The loose organization of hackers known as Anonymous released a recording Friday of a telephone call between the FBI and New Scotland Yard that it claims to have recorded surreptitiously.
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02/03/2012 02:43 AM
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China may invest in EU debt fund
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China is considering how to get "more deeply involved" in resolving Europe's debt crisis by co-operating more closely with European rescue funds, Wen Jiabao, Chinese premier, said on Thursday.
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02/03/2012 02:31 AM
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Glencore and Xstrata close to $88B deal
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Glencore and Xstrata have launched merger talks to create a $88bn commodities trading and mining giant with the financial muscle to sweep up some of its biggest rivals.
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02/03/2012 04:25 PM
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U.K. minister facing charges resigns
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A British Cabinet minister is to face criminal charges of perverting the course of justice over speeding offenses, the top U.K. prosecutor said Friday.
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02/03/2012 02:22 PM
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FA takes England captaincy from Terry
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John Terry has been stripped of the captaincy of England's national soccer team due to his court case over charges of alleged racial abuse, which starts in July.
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02/02/2012 07:47 PM
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Underwater search of Italy cruise ship halted
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The search of underwater areas of the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia has been suspended for safety reasons, the head of Italy's civil protection agency said Thursday.
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02/02/2012 08:25 AM
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U.S. court backs Spain over $500M sea treasure
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Spain has won a major victory in its long court battle with a Florida-based deep-sea salvage company over rights to an estimated $500 million in silver and gold coins, officials said Wednesday.
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02/03/2012 03:14 PM
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Is Europe hostile to Muslims?
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Mohammed Ayoob says two separate actions--around the issues of Iran sanctions and the World War I massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks--betray the West's double standard in dealing with Muslims
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02/03/2012 11:12 AM
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Why Russia protects Assad
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As casualties mount before the brutal onslaught of Bashar al-Assad's forces against Syria's pro-democracy protesters, the Russians are being unhelpful again. In Washington and Brussels, even habitually cool diplomats have been showing frustration.
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