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An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic principles.
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- Crucial evidence to be secret in Litvinenko probe
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A coroner overseeing a British inquest into the poisoning death of a former Russian security agent has ruled that he can't consider evidence on whether the Russian state was involved in the killing.
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- Homesick pope? Vatican opens Argentine gaucho show
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If Pope Francis is feeling a bit homesick these days, he need only go downstairs to St. Peter's Square.
- Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor
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A video purportedly of Toronto's mayor smoking crack is causing an uproar in Canada.
- French gay marriage law ruled constitutional
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France's constitutional council has rejected a challenge by conservative lawmakers to the country's new gay marriage law, saying the law was constitutional.
- Glance: Europe's Key Institutions
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Following the chaotic bailout of Cyprus, top European Union officials are saying it's time to rethink how the region manages its crisis _ and who should be involved.
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- Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions
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Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis _ and who should be involved.
- Zimbabwe PM: We are 'new broom' set to win polls
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Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is poised to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation.
- EU to ban reusable olive oil bottles in eateries
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The small glass bottle filled, and refilled, with golden olive oil has long been a staple on many restaurant tables across Europe. Now, the European Union is going to ban it.
- 5.1-magnitude earthquake felt in Ontario
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Earthquakes Canada is reporting a 5.1-magnitude earthquake just west of Ottawa that was felt as far away as Toronto.
- Portugal expands adoption rights for gay couples
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Portugal's Parliament has passed a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners' children, but lawmakers rejected legislation granting gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexuals.
- Czech, US cooperate in developing new reactors
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The United States says it has completed a transfer of 75 kilograms (165 pounds) of salt coolant material to the Czech Republic as part of cooperation between the two countries in developing new nuclear reactors.
- UK: Undercover officers used IDs of dead children
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A senior U.K. policeman says that British undercover officers often used the identities of dead children as aliases, confirming a recent newspaper report which first exposed the ghoulish practice.
- 4-month strike at PSA Peugeot Citroen plant ends
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A four-month strike at a car factory north of Paris has come to an end, although the workers say they will still fight a plan to close the plant.
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