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Agence France Presse

British finance minister Gordon Brown should be elected unopposed when Prime Minister Tony Blair eventually steps down, a senior cabinet minister was reported as saying.

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Associated Press

Mexico recalled its ambassador from Venezuela on Monday after Caracas said it would withdraw its top diplomat instead of apologizing after President Hugo Chavez warned Mexican leader Vicente Fox: "Don't mess with me, sir, because you'll

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Reuters

The French cabinet has approved a three-month extension of emergency police powers to subdue the wave of suburban unrest that has swept the country, as President Jacques Chirac prepared to give his first address to the nation since the start of the

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The Guardian

Germany's chancellor designate Angela Merkel promised to restore Germany's place among Europe's leading countries, amid growing public outrage over her plans to increase taxes.

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers who killed 20 people in restaurants on Indonesia's Bali last month made videos in which they condemned the United States and said they were ready to die, the national police chief said on Friday.

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Reuters

France imposed emergency measures on Wednesday in 38 suburbs, towns and cities including Paris but in a 14th night of violence youths clashed with police in a southwestern city and four cars were burned.

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Reuters

Syria said it was questioning six Syrian officials who had been summoned to Beirut by U.N. investigators probing the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, effectively prevents them from going to Lebanon for questioning by the U.N

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Agence France Presse

Iranian President Ahmadinejad was forced to withdraw his nominee for oil minister as he lacked any experience ... Ahmadinejad, who was visibly angered.

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Associated Press

France's storm of rioting eased Wednesday, with car burnings falling nearly by half, police said. But looters and vandals defied a state of emergency with attacks on superstores, a newspaper warehouse and a subway station.

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Associated Press

The cruise liner that was attacked by pirates docked safely after changing its course to escape. Passengers described their horror as pirates in speedboats chased their luxury cruise liner at sea, firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles —

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Reuters

A U.S. cruise ship which escaped an attack by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean was declared safe by security officials on Monday following reports an unexploded grenade was on board.

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Agence France Presse

"I plan a temporary stay in Chile as part of a return to Peru to keep a promise with a large part of the people of Peru that has called me to participate as a candidate for the presidency of Peru in the 2006 election," Fujimori said.

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Associated Press

France will impose curfews "wherever it is necessary" and call up 1,500 police reservists to stop rioting, as civil unrest erupted for a 12th night with youths setting fire to an empty bus and attacking police in Toulouse.

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Reuters

Gunfire echoed sporadically around Addis Ababa for a fourth day on Friday as reports emerged that unrest had spread beyond the capital, a development likely to deepen international concern for Ethiopia's stability.

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