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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BA employee faces terrorism charges

A British Airways employee appeared in court Thursday on charges related to terrorism.

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.

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.

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.