Archive | February, 2010

Storm batters Europe, at least 55 dead

Storm batters Europe, at least 55 dead

Winter storm “Xynthia” has hit the western coast of Europe, leaving as many as 53 people dead and up to one million people without power. [...more]

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Pirates release hijacked Greek vessel

Pirates release hijacked Greek vessel

A Greek owned vessel that was hijacked months ago was released Sunday, naval officials said. [...more]

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Spain: Basque ETA chief arrested

Spain: Basque ETA chief arrested

Police arrest the suspected top leader of the Basque separatist group ETA early Sunday along with two other senior suspects from the outlawed armed group, Spain’s Interior Ministry says. [...more]

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Britons to be quizzed over Dubai ID theft

Britons to be quizzed over Dubai ID theft

The British Embassy in Israel plans to interview the British nationals whose identities were stolen and passports used in a plot to kill a Hamas leader. [...more]

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Tsunami alert lifted, Japan ‘cautious’

Tsunami alert lifted, Japan ‘cautious’

As a Pacific-wide tsunami warning triggered by Saturday’s Chilean earthquake is canceled, Japan’s meteorological agency opts to downgrade the alert without eliminating it entirely. [...more]

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Bridge snubs Terry as Chelsea crash

Bridge snubs Terry as Chelsea crash

Manchester City upset nine-man Chelsea 4-2 on Saturday in an emotion-charged match that began with the visitors’ defender Wayne Bridge refusing to shake the hand of the Premier League leaders’ captain John Terry. [...more]

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More raids in Turkish ‘Sledgehammer’ probe

More raids in Turkish ‘Sledgehammer’ probe

Turkish police launch a second wave of raids rounding up military officers tied to the alleged “Sledgehammer” plot. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, held talks Thursday with armed forces chief General Ilker Basbug. [...more]

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7.0 quake strikes off Okinawa

7.0 quake strikes off Okinawa

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Ryukyu Islands early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. [...more]

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More raids in ‘Sledgehammer’ probe

More raids in ‘Sledgehammer’ probe

Turkish police launch a second wave of raids rounding up military officers tied to the alleged “Sledgehammer” plot. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, held talks Thursday with armed forces chief General Ilker Basbug. [...more]

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3 killed as cruise ship hits pier

3 killed as cruise ship hits pier

Three crew members were killed when a luxury cruise ship crashed into a pier on Friday in Sharm el-Sheikh, an Egyptian resort along the Red Sea, state-run Nile TV reported. [...more]

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A Spanish aid worker kidnapped by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) last November in Mauritania has been freed unharmed, but the group continues to hold two other Spanish aid workers.

South Africa has a rich musical heritage, but Johannesburg-based indie rockers BLK JKS are creating a new sound all of their own.

Norbert Denef speaks to CNN about the sexual crimes committed against him during his childhood in Germany.

Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Russian broadcaster in London, his spokeswoman told CNN on Wednesday.

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