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Strauss-Kahn in probe over prostitution ring

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, has been detained by French police as part of an investigation into a suspected prostitution ring.

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German parties agree on new president

Germany's government and two main opposition parties have agreed to jointly nominate a former East German human rights activist as the country's next president, the German chancellor has said.

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France's Sarkozy begins tough re-election bid

With barely nine weeks to go until France's presidential election, incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy has finally launched his re-election campaign in front of thousands of flag-waving supporters in the southern port city of Marseille.

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Thousands rally in support of Russia's Putin

Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in support of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in cities across Russia, in a show of force two weeks before a presidential election that is expected to return him to the Kremlin.

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Greeks rally against final wave of austerity

The austerity measures include a 22 per cent cut to the minimum wageHundreds of banner-waving protesters have rallied in Athens to protest deep budget cuts that have paved the way for approval of a new $171 billion European bailout for the debt-laden nation.

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Latvians reject Russian as national language

Latvians have rejected a proposal for Russian to be made the country's second official language, according to initial results from a referendum on the subject.

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Dutch prince buried under avalanche

Dutch Prince Johan Friso is in critical condition in hospital after he was buried in an avalanche while skiing off piste in the Austrian Alps, authorities have said.

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Pope names 22 cardinals to elite group

Benedict XVI brings 22 new Catholic officials into elite order of cardinals Pope Benedict XVI has brought 22 new Catholic officials into the elite club of cardinals who will elect his successor, in a greatly simplified ceremony that took into account that the 84-year-old pontiff is slowing down.

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Robbers fleece Greece's Olympia museum

Two masked men stormed into a small museum at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece, smashing display cases with hammers and making off with dozens of antiquities up to 3,200 years old, authorities say.

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Murdoch in London to launch new tabloid

Rupert Murdoch has pledged to launch a Sunday edition of his scandal-hit Sun tabloid in a bid to win over angry staff.

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