Mexico party selects first woman presidential candidate
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| Mon 06 Feb, 2012. |
Mexico's governing
conservative party has for the first time selected a woman candidate to
run in the country's presidential election. Read more...
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Romania PM Emil Boc resigns after austerity protests
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| Mon 06 Feb, 2012. |
Romania's Prime Minister
Emil Boc has stepped down to "defuse political and social tension" after
a series of protests against austerity measures. Read more...
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Abbas to head interim Palestinian government - officials
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| Mon 06 Feb, 2012. |
Rival Palestinian
factions have agreed to name President Mahmoud Abbas head of an interim
government which would prepare for elections, officials say. Read more...
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Fabio Capello disagrees with FA over Terry captaincy decision
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| Mon 06 Feb, 2012. |
England coach Fabio
Capello says he disagrees with the Football Association's decision to
strip John Terry of the national team's captaincy.
Read more...
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Depardieu to star as Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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| Mon 06 Feb, 2012. |
Gerard Depardieu is to
star as Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a film about the New York sex scandal
that caused the former IMF chief to resign. Read more...
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Diabetes quadruples birth defects risk, say researchers
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| Mon 06 Feb, 2012. |
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, researchers say. Read more...
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UN court rules against Italy over WWII compensation
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| Fri 03 Feb, 2012. |
The UN's highest court has ruled that Italy was
wrong to allow its courts to make claims for compensation against
Germany for Nazi war crimes. Read more...
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Life term for Cambodia Khmer Rouge jailer Duch
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| Fri 03 Feb, 2012. |
Cambodia's UN-backed
genocide court has rejected an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and
increased his sentence to life imprisonment. Read more...
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