Google v France in book-scanning battle
A proposed partnership between the French government and Google is stoking fears in France that the country’s literary treasures will fall under commercial control of a U.S. technology company.
Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made two sorry blunders as Arsenal crashed to a 2-1 defeat in their Champions League last 16 clash against Porto at Estadio do Dragao.
Almost seven years since British troops took part in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, former prime minister Tony Blair faces public scrutiny on Friday over the decision-making process that led to the UK’s involvement in the conflict.
U.S. President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize by talking about war and the limits of non-violence, saying that inaction can tear at the world’s conscience and lead to more costly intervention later.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s one-time media adviser was appearing Tuesday at an inquiry into the country’s involvement in the Iraq war — the most prominent figure yet to testify at the proceedings.
An explosion late Friday at a nightclub in central Russia has killed at least 15 people and injured 60 others, state-run media reported.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets and a few hundred were arrested in Copenhagen Saturday, as they demanded a climate-change agreement that would curb greenhouse gas emissions and aid developing countries harmed by pollution.
The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 Monday after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town south of the city of Jos, officials said.
NATO forces recaptured a ship Friday that had been taken over by armed Somali pirates, a spokesman for the European Union Naval Forces told CNN.
In a major speech, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said UK troops will remain in Afghanistan until the mission is complete.
Controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will stay in a hospital for observation overnight after being hit in the face at a campaign rally in Milan, a spokesman says.
It has been two years since the body of Meredith Kercher was found in a house she shared with fellow students in Perugia, Italy. A U.S. student and her former Italian boyfriend are accused of sexual assault and murder.
Manchester United were sensationally knocked out of the FA Cup as they lost 1-0 at Old Trafford to third-flight underdogs Leeds United.
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Union members representing British Airlines cabin crews say they have voted overwhelmingly Monday to strike, though no date was announced.
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