Russian PM Vladimir Putin heads to France for a visit aimed at improving economic ties. But his trip sparked some concern amid reports of plans by Moscow to buy a French warship that would significantly boost Russia’s military capabilities.
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A second devastating report into child abuse in Roman Catholic institutions is set to be released, six months after a first report which shocked the Irish public.
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The German army chief of staff, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, has resigned after accusations the military withheld information about a September 4 air strike that killed scores of civilians in northern Afghanistan.
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The Catholic Church in Ireland covered up widespread allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests for four decades, a damning official report released on Thursday said.
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Film-maker Roman Polanski’s appeal to be freed on bail from a Swiss jail where he is being held for a 1977 US child sex case has been accepted by Switzerland's top court.
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An inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq war opened in London on Tuesday, with evidence from senior members of the UK’s defence establishment. Tony Blair, who will be the highlight of the inquiry, is due to give evidence after Christmas.
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A Belgian man thought to have been in a coma for 23 years has told of his "second birth" after doctors realised he was in fact conscious, a German weekly reported Monday.
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UN negotiator Yvo de Boer said at a meeting with EU ministers in Brussels that he was confident that countries will reach a specific agreement during a key climate summit in Copenhagen next month.
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Residents of north-western Britain and Ireland were braced for more rain Sunday following the devastating floods of recent days, which killed one British policeman.
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A massive car bomb targeting the Belfast headquarters of a provincial police unit failed to detonate completely, resulting in a minor explosion that has nevertheless shaken hopes for the future of the peace process.
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Early partial results indicate that incumbent President Traian Basescu (right) narrowly won the first round of Romania’s presidential election on Sunday but will face leftist challenger Mircea Geoana in a December 6 runoff.
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Armenia and Azerbaijan held talks Sunday on the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where ethnic Armenians broke away from Muslim Azerbaijan in 1991 as the Soviet Union collapsed. Oil-rich Azerbaijan has threatened to use force if talks fail.
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