Renowned Turkish pianist on trial for insulting Islam
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
Iran has criticized the latest round of sanctions aimed at pressuring the country to curb its nuclear program. Foreign Ministry
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