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Renowned Turkish pianist on trial for insulting Islam

October 19, 2012October 18, 2012 VOANews

A world-renowned Turkish pianist is on trial on charges of inciting religious hatred and insulting Islam in comments he made

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Greek anti-austerity protests turn violent

October 19, 2012October 18, 2012 VOANews

Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police.

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Search engine Google says profits fall

October 19, 2012October 19, 2012 VOANews

Internet search giant Google says its profits declined 20 percent in the last three months, which prompted a sharp sell-off

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Georgia’s Saakashvili nominates rival Ivanishvili as PM

October 17, 2012 VOANews

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has nominated his rival, Bidzina Ivanishvili, as prime minister, a post the billionaire businessman was expected

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France’s Hollande says end to euro zone crisis ‘very near’

October 17, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

French President Francois Hollande says the end of the euro zone’s debt crisis is “very close,” but deep financial concerns

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Citizen astronomers discover planet with four suns

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 VOANews

Imagine if four suns rose and set every day. That could be the reality on the newly discovered planet, PH1

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Citigroup’s chief executive resigns

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 VOANews

The chief executive of Citigroup, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has unexpectedly resigned. Vikram Pandit, who led the

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EU rebukes Google on its privacy policy

October 17, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Data protection agencies in Europe have concluded that Google’s new privacy policy does not comply with the continent’s laws, but

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Iran criticises latest EU sanctions

October 17, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Iran has criticized the latest round of sanctions aimed at pressuring the country to curb its nuclear program. Foreign Ministry

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