BA cabin crew to strike this month
Union members representing British Airways cabin crews announced Friday they will hold two separate strikes this month in a dispute over working conditions.
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Turkey protests Swedish genocide vote
Turkey has canceled a high-level summit in protest against a Swedish Parliament resolution recognizing the 1915 killings of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide.
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Thousands protest Greek austerity measures
Thousands of people marched through Athens Thursday as part of a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest further austerity measures by the embattled government.
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Islamic scholar ‘not afraid’ over fatwa
The Islamic scholar who issued a powerful fatwa, or religious ruling, against terrorism and suicide bombers said Thursday that he was not afraid of reprisals from his enemies and did not fear for his life.
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Football: Defeated Real Madrid back coach
Beleaguered Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has received a vote of confidence for the club’s director-general Jorge Valdano despite their disastrous Champions League exit to Lyon on Wednesday night.
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British journalist freed in Gaza
British journalist Paul Martin was free Thursday and on his way to Israel after his arrest by Hamas in Gaza a month ago.
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BA employee faces terrorism charges
A British Airways employee appeared in court Thursday on charges related to terrorism.
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Thousands protest austerity measures
Thousands of people marched through the Greek capital Thursday as part of a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest further austerity measures by the embattled government.
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Manchester United bidders appoint top bank
The group poised to launch a takeover bid for English Premier League side Manchester United has signaled its intent by appointing a major international bank to act as its financial adviser.
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100 firefighters battle London blaze
A hundred firefighters and 25 fire engines were at the scene of an early-morning fire over four floors of a building in East London, a London Fire Brigade spokesman said Thursday.
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