Millions of euro involved in widespread football match-fixing in Europe, Europol says
A major investigation involving Europol and police teams from 13 European countries has uncovered an extensive criminal network involved in
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BlackBerry unveils two new smartphones
Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says it’s back. The company is trying to reclaim
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Erdogan hints at alternative federation for Turkey
Several European Union countries recently reiterated their opposition to Ankara’s efforts to join the European Union, once again bringing its membership
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Syria: Israeli jets hit research lab near Damascus
Syrian authorities say Israeli warplanes struck a military research facility near Damascus Wednesday, but they deny reports that Israel attacked
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Bulgaria falls in 2013 World Press Freedom Index
Bulgaria has dropped seven places to rank 80th in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders.
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International tourism rebounding from global economic crisis, UN World Tourism Organisation says
In spite of lingering economic instability because of the global financial crisis, international tourism increased robustly over the past year
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US senate confirms John Kerry as secretary of state
The U.S. Senate has voted 94 to 3 to confirm one of its own, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, as secretary
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Russia Watch: Obama II downgrades relations with Russia’s Kremlin?
Scenes from three weeks of watching US-Russia relations in New York, Washington and Moscow: Kate, an old high school
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Nato says missiles operational on Turkey-Syria border
Nato says the first of six missile defense batteries sent to Turkey to intercept possible rockets fired from Syria is
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