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Europe`s cold closes zoo outside Paris

Parc de Thoiry has been closed for 5 days, even though bears, hippos, tigers and zebras are happily ...

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EU asks India to help bring Iran to nuclear talks

The EU wants India to draw Iran into talks over its nuclear programme but said strong sanctions are ...

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Spacecraft spots signs of ancient ocean

European Space Agency`s Mars Express spacecraft has provided strong evidence that an ocean may have ...

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UK: Osama`s `right hand man in Europe` given bail

After six years in custody, Abu Qatada could be freed within days for three months under stringent c...

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Heathrow Airport cancels flights ahead of snow

The owner of Heathrow Airport says it has cancelled 30 percent of flights for Sunday amid forecasts...

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Serbia: 11,000 trapped in remote villages by snow

The harshest winter in decades has seen temperatures in some regions dropping to minus 30 C and belo...

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Fourth potentially habitable planet discovered

International astronomers said today they have found the fourth potentially habitable planet outside...

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Death toll from European cold spell hits 58

In all, at least 58 people have died from the cold in Europe over the last week.

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`Beijing was on the path of crashed satellite`

Beijing, the Chinese capital was "perilously close" to a major catastrophe when the city came direct...

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Winter cold snap kills 36 in eastern Europe

As temperatures dropped to over minus 20 Celsius, authorities opened hundreds of emergency shelters...

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We don`t need to sell oil to Europe: Ahmadinejad

EU has imposed further sanctions against Iran`s oil exports and the central bank to ramp up pressure...

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Ill-fated Italian ship inspired by EU

It was indeed the EU that served as the central motif for fashioning the Costa Concordia`s interior.

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Croats say `yes` to EU membership

Croatia`s state referendum commission says a majority of Croats have voted in favor of joining the d...

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Europe failing passport checks: Interpol

The head of Interpol is in London for talks with security officials after raising concerns about pas...

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EU steps up legal pressure on Hungary over laws

European Commission said it would take legal action against the Hungarian government.

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US to withdraw 7,000 troops from Europe: Panetta

Obama unveiled the new military strategy earlier this month for a leaner US military focused on coun...

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US looking to reduce troops in Europe

The exact figures would be available only when US President presents his budget to the Congress next...

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Germany: EU mulls new powers for piracy mission

German officials say the European Union is considering expanding the scope of its anti-piracy missi...

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Russia, Europe plan joint mission to Jupiter

Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin and ESA director-general Jean-Jacques Dordain met in the Russian ca...

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Govt allows export of gelatin capsules to EU

India on Thursday allowed export of empty gelatin capsules to the European Union with certain cond...

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Durban climate talks spill over a day

The UN climate talks in Durban will continue on Saturday - though Friday was the last day of the two...

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EU calls for transitional justice mechanism in Nepal

The EU Mission and other partners have called on the government of Nepal to make additional strong...

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EU blames India for holding up climate deal

The EU blamed India for blocking a new legally binding agreement, saying it was maintaining a "relat...

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‘EU leaders to call for more Iran sanctions’

European Union leaders will call for more sanctions against Iran at a summit in Brussels on Friday.

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EU to impose further sanctions on Syria

The European Union has decided to impose further restrictive sanctions against Syria "in light of th...

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EU, NATO condemn attacks by Serb militants

The European Union and NATO have condemned attacks by Serb militants in Kosovo that have injured 50 ...

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EU tightens Iran sanctions, mulls oil ban

EU nations agreed on Thursday to examine sanctions on Iran`s energy sector over its nuclear program ...

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US, Europe agree to step up pressure on Iran

The United States and European Union have agreed to step up pressure on Iran with the objective to ...

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EU data protection reform to replace national laws

The European Union wants to replace a mishmash of national laws on data protection with one bloc-wid...

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`Three more Europeans abducted, 1 killed in Mali`

An armed gang of kidnappers abducted three Europeans and killed a fourth in the Timbuktu region of ...

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Signal received from Russia`s Mars moon probe

Russia`s space agency said an ESA tracking facility in Australia got the signal from the Phobos-Grou...

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`Iraq signs death warrant on Iran exiles`

Camp Ashraf has been in the spotlight since an April raid by Iraqi security forces left 34 people de...

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Merkel, Cameron to meet amid growing friction

Angela Merkel will host Prime Minister David Cameron for talks Friday amid growing friction over how...

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`Frustration` in Europe over joint Mars probe: NASA

US has failed to commit to plans for an unmanned joint Mars mission with European space agency, caus...

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Low levels of radioactive particles in Europe

The IAEA said it did not believe the radioactive particles were from Japan`s stricken Fukushima nucl...

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`No political considerations for MMRCA deal`

AK Antony made it clear that there will be "no political considerations" in awarding the multi-billi...

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Obama calls European leaders

US President Barack Obama on Friday spoke to the leaders of Italy, France and Germany.

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EU mulls new sanctions against defiant Iran

The European Union may approve fresh sanctions against Iran within weeks.

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Berlusconi won`t run for next elections

Once Berlusconi resigns, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will begin political consultations to ...

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‘Ex-ECB`s Papademos front-runner for Greek PM job’

A Greek economist, Papademos was vice president of the European Central Bank from 2002-10.

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Simulated ‘Mars mission’ ends after 520 days

An international crew of researchers on Friday walked out of a set of windowless modules after a gru...

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New look at fossils yields oldest modern Europeans

A fresh look at fossilized remains has turned up a surprise: the earliest modern people in Europe.

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Greek PM wins cabinet backing on referendum

The Greek government said the referendum would take place as soon as possible on a European Union de...

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Europe`s oldest nuclear reactor to close early

Oldbury power station`s operator decided that running the reactor was no longer economically viable.

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`Tamil Tigers still active in Europe`

The LTTE is still listed as a terror organisation by the European Union, United States and other cou...

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`Indignant` protests to sweep across world

The organisers say street protests will be held on October 15 in 719 cities across 71 countries.

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Norway killer says 80 militant cells in Europe

Norwegian extremist Anders Behring Breivik has confessed to twin attacks in July that killed 77 peop...

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`Assad will suffer the fate of other criminals`

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will suffer the fate of other criminals when his regime falls, the ...

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BlackBerry reports problems in Europe, Middle East

BlackBerry customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa are experiencing problems, the smartphone...

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European tracking system to prevent rail accidents

Faced with recurring train mishaps, Railways has expedited the process for installing the Train Pr...

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