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  Obama seeks stronger Europe ties
  24 Jul 2008 at 11:32am
  Barack Obama tells Berliners the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together again.
  
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  Karzai 'impeding Afghan drug war'
  24 Jul 2008 at 11:24am
  An ex-US narcotics official accuses President Hamid Karzai of obstructing efforts to tackle the Afghan drugs trade.
  
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  Mosley wins court case over orgy
  24 Jul 2008 at 10:29am
  World motorsport boss Max Mosley has won his legal action against a newspaper over reports of a Nazi-style orgy.
  
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  Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments'
  24 Jul 2008 at 6:28am
  Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest over the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's son.
  
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  Zimbabweans 'start crisis talks'
  24 Jul 2008 at 6:12am
  Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition parties begin power-sharing talks in South Africa, officials say.
  
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  Zuma 'shocked by white poverty'
  24 Jul 2008 at 11:06am
  The head of South Africa's governing ANC party, Jacob Zuma, says he is shocked by white poverty in the country.
  
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  Concern over French nuclear leaks
  24 Jul 2008 at 9:12am
  A nuclear watchdog in France expresses its concern after a series of recent incidents at nuclear power plants.
  
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  Hunt begins for Karadzic helpers
  24 Jul 2008 at 4:42am
  Officials investigating Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic vow to track down those who aided his false identity.
  
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  US cancer boss in mobiles warning
  24 Jul 2008 at 9:56am
  The director of a top US cancer research institute warns thousands of staff of possible risks from mobile phone use.
  
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  NZ judge orders name change for girl called Talula does the Hula
  24 Jul 2008 at 1:31am
  A judge in New Zealand makes Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii a ward of court so she can change her name.
  
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  Will Smith 'tops Hollywood earners list'
  24 Jul 2008 at 2:50am
  Will Smith was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood last year, according to US business magazine Forbes.
  
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  Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics
  24 Jul 2008 at 8:50am
  The International Olympic Committee bans Iraq from competing at this summer's Games because of political interference.
  
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  Pakistan keeps Champions Trophy
  24 Jul 2008 at 6:40am
  September's ICC Champions Trophy will remain in Pakistan, but a special task force will aim to ensure security.
  
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  Prize defendant
  24 Jul 2008 at 2:42am
  Karadzic trial will be chance to get over Milosevic debacle
  
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  Vanishing act
  24 Jul 2008 at 3:51am
  How to disappear without a trace - legitimately
  

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• What Germans Think Of Obama
  24 Jul 2008 at 10:00am
  On the day Democratic candidate Barack Obama arrives in Germany, residents offer their views of the United States and the presidential candidates. One man asks, "Why should I care?"
  
• In Africa, No Coke Can Mean No Stability
  24 Jul 2008 at 10:00am
  Coke is a big business all around the world. But in Africa, the soda is so pervasive that it acts like a key indicator of political stability. In other words, if you can't get a coke somewhere, you might want to get out of the country — fast. We examine this unusual political indicator.
  
• Sporting Fame Comes With Limits In China
  24 Jul 2008 at 2:57pm
  With sporting fame comes corporate sponsorship, television appearances, and fat paychecks. But in China, athletes are expected to let the government manage their image and to hand over a substantial cut of their earnings.
  
• Scotland Election A Key Test For British PM Brown
  24 Jul 2008 at 9:19am
  A special election Thursday in Scotland will be a crucial test for U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The parliamentary seat of Glasgow East is in a traditional stronghold of the ruling Labour Party. But polls are forecasting a defeat for Labour, which could force the unpopular Brown to step down.
  
• Obama Moves From Mideast To Europe
  24 Jul 2008 at 8:47am
  Barack Obama is in Germany, where he will meet German leader Angela Merkel. The likely Democratic presidential nominee will also give the only public speech of his weeklong foreign tour, at a Berlin park. On Friday, he'll visit France. Journalists Stefan Kornelius in Germany and Jean Lesieur in France talk about Obama's expected reception in Europe.
  
• French Winery To Buy Napa's Chateau Montelena
  24 Jul 2008 at 7:14am
  A legendary French winery is purchasing a famous winemaker in California. The deal comes decades after the same California winery beat French wines in a blind taste test. Vic Motto, a wine industry investment banker, says it's "a very important merger of two great wine estates."
  
• Gates Joins Bloomberg's Anti-Tobacco Initiative
  24 Jul 2008 at 6:16am
  Microsoft founder Bill Gates has joined forces with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to fight tobacco use in developing countries. Gates donated $125 million to a tobacco-control initiative that Bloomberg launched in 2002.
  
• Sensational Matadors Revive Bullfighting In Spain
  24 Jul 2008 at 6:14am
  Just a few years ago in Spain, bullfighting appeared to be on its way out. Many people, especially younger Spaniards, were telling pollsters that they just weren't interested. But the sport is regaining cachet — largely thanks to a new breed of bullfighters.
  
• Poll: Most Chinese Satisfied With Nation's Progress
  24 Jul 2008 at 6:05am
  As the Olympics approach, a poll finds the vast majority of Chinese are satisfied with their country's direction. The Pew Research Center conducted face-to-face interviews with more than 3,000 Chinese. But China's stunning economic growth is also raising concerns about rising prices and the income gap.
  
• Jury Sees Video Of Al-Qaida Suspect's Interrogation
  24 Jul 2008 at 6:02am
  The first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial has started. A military jury viewed a video of the defendant Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver, kneeling before a masked U.S. soldier, denying that he worked for al-Qaida. The videotape was recorded in Afghanistan shortly after Hamdan's capture in November 2001.
  
• U.S. Approach To 'Axis Of Evil' Shifts
  24 Jul 2008 at 5:57am
  The Bush administration is now talking to governments it once shunned. The secretary of state met with the North Korean foreign minister this week; the undersecretary participated in talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator last weekend. The new approach has angered critics, but it doesn't extend to all "problem countries."
  
• MS Patient Falls Into American Insurance Gap
  23 Jul 2008 at 11:33pm
  After he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Jeff Rubin of Philadelphia went bankrupt paying for his medical bills. Would that happen in England? Both the U.S. and the U.K. ration health care. A look at patient experiences on either side of the Atlantic.
  
• Obama Reiterates Commitment to Israel
  23 Jul 2008 at 1:31pm
  Barack Obama has met with top Israeli and Palestinian officials. His basic message has been that he is a friend of Israel who is committed to the special relationship between the two countries. He also said he would use "big sticks and big carrots" with Iran.
  
• Scholar Believes Israel Will Strike Iran Nuclear Sites
  23 Jul 2008 at 11:37am
  An Israeli professor believes that Israel will attack Iran's nuclear program within the next four to seven months. He bases that timeline on unsuccessful diplomatic efforts and Iranian tehnological advances.
  
• Britain Weighs Social Cost Of 'Wonder' Drugs
  22 Jul 2008 at 10:52pm
  Tarceva has been shown to extend life in some lung cancer patients by an average of eight weeks. But Great Britain's government health service has decided not to provide the drug. Cancer patient Donald Sutherland and his doctor, Fergus Macbeth, explain how they live with that decision.
  

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  Federal Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan says the Government has decided to use wireless technology to deliver broadband Internet to rural and regional Australia.
  
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  An Australian drag racer has lost control of his car at a US charity event, killing six people.
  
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  Two newspaper opinion polls published today show Labor still holds a lead over the Federal Coalition in the run-up to this year's federal election. But the Newspoll in The Australian newspaper shows the ALP shedding six percentage points in the primary vote standings.
  
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  A Palestinian militant group holding BBC reporter Alan Johnston says there is no deal to free the Briton abducted in Gaza three months ago and says he will only be released if its demands were met.
  
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  An alleged associate of convicted Melbourne drug trafficker Tony Mokbel has been refused bail.
  
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  The Federal Opposition has promised to examine Australian Federal Police numbers if it wins the next election.
  
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  Eighty-four Siberian tiger cubs have been born in captivity in north-east China since March this year in a boost to the survival chances of the endangered species, state media reports.
  
• Eighty-four Siberian tiger cubs have been born in captivity in north-east Chi...
  Long-hitting Argentine Angel Cabrera became just the second South American to win a major after winning the US Open in Pennsylvania this morning by one shot from Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods.
  

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