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<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7601899.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Polish intelligence sources confirm for the first time that the CIA ran a secret facility on Polish soil.]]></description>
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<title>Spain seizes Colombia &#x27;drug lord&#x27;</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7601489.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[An alleged Colombian drugs lord, known as Beto the Gypsy, is arrested in Spain]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7599919.stm">
<title>US delivers aid to Georgian port</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7599919.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[A US Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid arrives in the Georgian port of Poti, where Russian troops are still deployed.]]></description>
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<title>Russian action spooks investors</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7600784.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Russia's stock market loses more than 30% of its value as foreign investors pull out after the country's intervention in Georgia.]]></description>
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<title>US lifts some Belarus sanctions</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7601181.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Some sanctions imposed by the US on firms working with Belarussian companies are lifted, US officials announce.]]></description>
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<title>&#x27;Jules Verne&#x27; begins final voyage</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7598980.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Europe's space freighter undocks from the International Space Station after completing its mission to the orbiting platform.]]></description>
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<title>Swede &#x27;held in cabin for years&#x27;</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7600018.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[A woman may have been locked up in a cabin in southern Sweden for nine years, local newspapers report.]]></description>
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<title>Rosetta probe makes asteroid pass</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7599962.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Europes Rosetta space probe makes a close pass of asteroid Steins, taking pictures and recording other scientific data.]]></description>
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<title>Workaholic? Guess who works the longest hours in Europe....</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7598467.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[UK workers are among the hardest working people in Europe, with only Romanians and Bulgarians putting in longer hours, new research shows.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7599702.stm">
<title>No sweet-talking: Czech EU slogan hits a sour note</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7599702.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[A campaign slogan ahead of the Czech presidency of the EU could be interpreted as euro-sceptic , Rob Cameron reports.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/athletics/7596555.stm">
<title>Athletics: Bolt to race Powell &#x26; Gay</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/athletics/7596555.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Usain Bolt wins the 100m at the Van Damme Memorial meeting while 800m runner Pamela Jelimo clinches the Golden League's entire $1m jackpot.]]></description>
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<title>Djokovic sets up Federer showdown</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/tennis/7599293.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic beats Andy Roddick in four sets and will now meet defending champion Roger Federer for a place in the US Open final.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7547610.stm">
<title>Wine challenge</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7547610.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Spanish vineyards fear climate change threat]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7600215.stm">
<title>Divided Cyprus</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7600215.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Will digging up the past bring reconciliation? ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/">
<title>Mardell&#x27;s Europe</title>
<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/</link>
<description><![CDATA[EU ministers feel the heat in the papal palace]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7598743.stm">
<title>Greek tragedy</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7598743.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Challenging views on organ donation to save lives]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_7599000/7599679.stm">
<title>Filling the gap</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_7599000/7599679.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[The lure of Hungarian dentists]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2003/inside_europe/default.stm">
<title>Inside Europe</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2003/inside_europe/default.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[An in-depth guide to EU news and institutions]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7597703.stm">
<title>UK food prices show 8.3% increase</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7597703.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[UK food prices have risen by 8.3% on average since January, with meat and fish up 23%, according to a study for the BBC.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7599788.stm">
<title>Easyjet&#x27;s passenger numbers rise</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7599788.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Easyjet says the number of passengers it flew in August this year rose 24% on August 2007.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7599683.stm">
<title>Russian rescue team reaches scientist</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7599683.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[A woman is airlifted to safety in Russia - after a distress signal was picked up at a Scottish RAF base.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7597792.stm">
<title>Eurozone rates on hold at 4.25%  </title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7597792.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates at 4.25% after its latest meeting.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7598090.stm">
<title>Danish-German bridge link agreed</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7598090.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Denmark and Germany sign an agreement to build a bridge between their two countries over a stretch of the Baltic Sea.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7596532.stm">
<title>Roman Empire &#x27;raised HIV threat&#x27;</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7596532.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[The spread of the Roman Empire through Europe may explain why those living in its former colonies are more vulnerable to HIV.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7598816.stm">
<title>War spoils</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7598816.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Images from Afghanistan spark anger in France]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7597112.stm">
<title>Tenuous duo</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7597112.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Years of rivalry behind supposed Ukraine allies]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7584151.stm">
<title>Black to green</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7584151.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Germany pilots technology to clean up coal power]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7568887.stm">
<title>One-way ticket</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7568887.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Spain's radical plan for out of work migrants]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5250&#x26;edition=2&#x26;ttl=20080821144122">
<title>Will US-Poland missile deal help keep the peace?</title>
<link>http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5250&#x26;edition=2&#x26;ttl=20080821144122</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Italian government has deployed thousands of soldiers in major cities in a new drive against crime. Do you support the move?]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7600704.stm">
<title>Nokia expects market share loss</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7600704.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nokia lowers its predicted market share for the third quarter, sending its shares plummeting.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7597452.stm">
<title>BP moves to settle Russia dispute</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7597452.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[BP signs an agreement with its Russian partner aimed at solving a festering dispute at joint venture TNK-BP.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06orthodox.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Conflict Tests Ties Between the Georgian and Russian Orthodox Churches</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06orthodox.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The two churches expressed dismay after the supposedly unthinkable prospect of two Orthodox nations at war with each other failed to deter armed conflict in August.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06germany.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Without Primaries or Caucuses, Campaign for German Chancellor Begins</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06germany.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The battle lines in next year’s parliamentary elections in Germany are being drawn the old-fashioned way, through back-room wheeling and dealing.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/worldbusiness/06charts.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Now Europeans Are Slower to Spend, and It Shows</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/business/worldbusiness/06charts.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time in more than a decade, consumers in much of Europe are buying less than they did a year earlier, helping to slow economies that may have fallen into recession.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06qaeda.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Al Qaeda Repeats Threat to Danes</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06qaeda.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Al Qaeda said that an attack on the Danish Embassy in Pakistan in June was only the beginning of its retaliation for perceived insults to the Prophet Muhammad.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06italy.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Defamation Suit by Italian Premier Is Rejected</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06italy.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost a defamation suit against the magazine The Economist over a story that accused him of being unfit to lead Italy, the magazine said on Friday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06schon.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Mila Sch&#xF6;n, 91, a Pioneer of High-End Ready-to-Wear, Is Dead</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/europe/06schon.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ms. Schön’s understated designs and precisely tailored clothes made her a stalwart of Italian haute couture beginning in the 1960s and a leader in high-end ready-to-wear.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05cheney.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Cheney Backs Membership in NATO for Georgia</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05cheney.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney was in Georgia, where his words of support placed him on a direct collision course with Russia’s leaders.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05oligarchs.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Russia&#x2019;s Oligarchs May Face a Georgian Chill</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/worldbusiness/05oligarchs.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Some policy makers are starting to suggest that the best way to influence the Kremlin would be to put more pressure on the Russian business community in Europe.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05spain.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Spain Moves Toward Amending Legal Restrictions on Abortion</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05spain.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Spain’s move seeks to address one of the major elements in a drive for sweeping social change in this traditional, Roman Catholic country.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05crash.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Ice in Fuel Seen as Culprit in Jan. 17 Boeing 777 Crash</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05crash.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[British air safety investigators said the Boeing 777 that crashed on approach to Heathrow Airport near London on Jan. 17 was “most probably” caused by ice in the fuel system.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/05nations.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Donors&#x2019; Aid to Poor Nations Declines, U.N. Reports</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/05nations.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Aid to poor nations has slumped even as higher food and energy prices and slowing global economic growth have made such assistance more urgent, according to a report released Thursday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05briefs-MAGAZINESHOW_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Europe: France: Magazine Showcases Taliban</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05briefs-MAGAZINESHOW_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A glossy six-page spread published Thursday by the weekly magazine Paris Match features a group of insurgents who say they killed 10 French soldiers in Afghanistan on Aug. 18.    

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<title>World Briefing | Africa: Britain: Ice Faulted in Jet Crash</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05briefs-ICEFAULTEDIN_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Air safety investigators said Thursday that the crash of a Boeing 777 as it approached Heathrow Airport on Jan. 17 was “most probably” caused by ice in the fuel system.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05briefs-LEADERTOVISI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: Leader to Visit Armenia</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05briefs-LEADERTOVISI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[President Abdullah Gul of Turkey plans on Saturday to become the first Turkish head of state to visit Armenia.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04ukraine.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Ukraine Government Near Collapse</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04ukraine.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Western-leaning governing coalition in Ukraine, which has endured repeated tumult since the Orange Revolution in 2004, appeared once again near collapse.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04journalists.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>2 More Journalists Are Attacked in Caucasus</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04journalists.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A television reporter was mortally wounded and a newspaper editor was severely beaten in Russia’s north Caucasus region, the third attack on journalists in three days in the volatile area.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04cyprus.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Cypriots Restart Unification Talks</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04cyprus.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The leaders of the two states of the long-divided island of Cyprus met in Nicosia, the capital of both states, Tuesday to restart talks on reunification that stalled in 2006.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03georgia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Georgia Eager to Rebuild Its Defeated Armed Forces</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03georgia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Georgia’s leaders hope to train the armed forces as if another war with Russia is almost inevitable.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03russia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Russia President Dismisses Georgia&#x2019;s Leader as a &#x2018;Political Corpse&#x2019;</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03russia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia made his comments after the European Union strongly criticized Russia for its military offensive in Georgia.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03germany.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Germany Charges 3 Jailed in &#x2019;07 in Bomb Plot</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03germany.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The suspects were charged with membership in foreign and domestic terror groups and for plotting massive bombings in Germany.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03women.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Wage Gaps for Women Frustrating Germany</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03women.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite having a woman as head of government, Germany has one of the widest gender wage gaps in Europe.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03soccer.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>English Soccer Club Sale Reveals Emirates&#x2019; Rivalry</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03soccer.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Soccer may not yet compare with blue chip stocks. But the intense interest in the soccer club Manchester City illustrates the appeal of these visible assets for foreign investors.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04briefs-TWOSIDESHOPE_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Europe: Cyprus: Two Sides Hope to Restart Unification Talks</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04briefs-TWOSIDESHOPE_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The leaders of the long-divided island of Cyprus met on Wednesday to restart talks on reunification that stalled two years ago.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04briefs-JUSTICEMINIS_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Europe: France: Justice Minister Says She&#x2019;s Pregnant</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04briefs-JUSTICEMINIS_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Justice Minister Rachida Dati, the highest-ranking Muslim minister in the French government, said that she was pregnant and that it was “fundamental” for her to have a child.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: Northern Ireland: I.R.A. Threat Ends, Watchdog Says</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04briefs-IRATHREATEND_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Irish Republican Army’s ruling Army Council is no longer operational and does not pose a threat to peace in Northern Ireland, an independent watchdog said Wednesday.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: Serbia: Good News From the European Union</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/europe/04briefs-GOODNEWSFROM_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A European official told Serbia that it might become a candidate for membership in the European Union next year and could receive trade concessions even sooner.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: Britain: TV, Not the Old Boy Network</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03briefs-TVNOTTHEOLDB_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cambridge University wants to shed its elitist image, and it thinks soap operas can help.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Journalist&#x2019;s Killing Condemned</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03briefs-JOURNALISTSK_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe condemned the killing of an opposition journalist in Ingushetia, a volatile region of Russia near Chechnya.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: Switzerland: Qaddafi Charges Dropped</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/europe/03briefs-QADDAFICHARG_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two domestic workers who filed assault charges in Switzerland against a son of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, have withdrawn their criminal complaint.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/arts/design/03arts-GEORGIAMUSEU_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Arts, Briefly: Georgia Museum Director Fled to Save Stalin Items</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/arts/design/03arts-GEORGIAMUSEU_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The director of the Stalin museum, in Gori, Georgia, says he saved items from the museum by fleeing to the capital, Tbilisi, during the Russian bombing of his country last month.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02georgia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>European Leaders Agree on New Warning to Russia</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02georgia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Wary of imposing sanctions on Russia, several European Union member states called for dialogue with the Kremlin.    

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<title>For Thousands of Refugees From the Conflict in Georgia, the Fear Lingers</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02refugees.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Three weeks after war erupted between Russia and Georgia, many of the 150,000 who have left their homes have not returned.    

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<item rdf:about="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/margaret-thatchers-open-secret/index.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>The New Old Age: Thatcher&#x2019;s Open Secret</title>
<link>http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/margaret-thatchers-open-secret/index.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has dementia, her daughter says. Is it right to discuss her condition publicly?    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02warriors.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Two Georgians Went to War but Never Got to Fight</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02warriors.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The story of two young and inexperienced Georgians’ decision to join the battle against South Ossetia parallels their young nation’s heady rush into combat while relying on an ill-prepared army.    

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<title>Spanish Judge Seeks Names of Victims in Franco Era</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02spain.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is no official record of how many people were killed by Gen. Francisco Franco’s supporters during and after the civil war, but a Spanish judge is working to establish a list of victims.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: The Vatican: Ex-Hostage Meets the Pope</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02briefs-EXHOSTAGEMEE_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ingrid Betancourt, who was held hostage by leftist guerrillas in Colombia for more than six years before being rescued in July, met on Monday with Pope Benedict XVI.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Journalist&#x2019;s Killing Protested</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02briefs-JOURNALISTSK_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 angry mourners turned the funeral of a journalist critical of Russia’s government into a demonstration on Monday.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: Germany: New Exam for Citizenship</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02briefs-NEWEXAMFORCI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new test for German citizenship went into effect on Monday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/arts/design/02arts-ITALIANSCRIT_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Arts, Briefly: Italians Critical of Chinese Gift</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/arts/design/02arts-ITALIANSCRIT_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A cultural exchange has turned into an awkward debate over aesthetics in Italy and China.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/europe/01russia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Russia Claims Its Sphere of Influence in the World</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/europe/01russia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a speech, Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev said he rejected “unipolar” U.S. dominance of world affairs.    

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<title>A Journalist in Russia Is Shot Dead After Arrest</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/europe/01ingushetia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Russian journalist known for his opposition views was arrested in southern Russia on Sunday then fatally shot in the head, suggesting a possible clampdown on domestic dissent.    

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<title>Kept From TV, Report on Moscow Finds an Audience</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/business/worldbusiness/01loshak.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[After a Russian television station sidetracked a documentary about the razing of historic buildings, the filmmaker’s point found outlets in print and online.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/books/01campbell.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Books of The Times: Trans-Atlantic Translations: Explaining England</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/books/01campbell.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[“The Anglo Files” is Sarah Lyall’s frequently amusing account of living in England as a reporter for The New York Times.    

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<title>Across France, Pessimism Clouds a Time for Renewal</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/world/europe/31france.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[As the French begin the grand return from the summer holidays — la rentrée — the public mood remains sour, with optimism hard to find.    

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<title>Lives: Cooking in Wartime</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/magazine/31Lives-t.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Reacting to Russian troop movements in Georgia by keeping busy in the kitchen.    

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<title>Arts, Briefly: Protesters Beseech the Gods at the Acropolis</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/arts/design/01arts-PROTESTERSBE_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dozens of Greek pagans huddled near the Parthenon in a downpour to worship in protest of the new museum being built at the foot of the site.    

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<title>Wavre Journal: A Builder&#x2019;s 360&#xB0; Vision Didn&#x2019;t Move His Neighbors</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/europe/02belgium.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The 50th anniversary of one of the earliest revolving homes, built in Belgium, is going largely unnoticed, even as energy conservation has become a big issue, half a century later.    

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<title>Stralsund Journal: Butter, Not Russian Guns, Worries Merkel&#x2019;s District</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/europe/01stralsund.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[While Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, stands at the center of Europe’s response to the Russia-Georgia conflict, many of her constituents would like her to put domestic concerns first.    

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<title>The Food Chain: Russia&#x2019;s Collective Farms: Hot Capitalist Property</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/business/worldbusiness/31food.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[As food prices soar, the improbable business of buying and reforming collective farms has attracted financiers.    

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<title>

        Czech official warns of crises involving Russia</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/384840769/la-fg-czech6-2008sep06,0,7242507.story</link>
<description><![CDATA['A new conflict can be created in Crimea . . . because of [Russia's] political and demographic and military presence,' Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar says.
                        
                    
                    
                        The Czech Republic and Poland have infuriated Russia by agreeing to allow the United States to install a missile defense system in their countries, which are former Soviet satellites that now belong to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.]]></description>
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<title>

        World Briefing</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/384840773/la-fg-briefs6-2008sep06,0,4587735.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ukraine: Cheney urges closer ties with West / Canada: Parliament to be dissolved / Angola: Voters go to polls
                        
                    
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<title>

        Lourdes celebrates 150th anniversary of Bernadette&#x27;s visions</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/385040934/la-tr-lourdes7-2008sep07,0,5107467.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pilgrims and secular visitors alike feel their spirits moved by the shrine's and town's beauty and spiritual history.
                        
                    
                    Lourdes, France]]></description>
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        Tovey, L.A. Phil probe depths of the Russian soul</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/384840772/la-et-bowl6-2008sep06,0,4565891.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pianist Lise de la Salle joins the orchestra on an evening of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff.
                        
                    
                    
                        British-born Bramwell Tovey opened his final concert this season as principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl with a knockout reading of "The Star-Spangled Banner" -- but that tune was written by a Brit. The question that remained to be answered Thursday was whether he could channel a Russian soul for a night of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff.]]></description>
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<title>

        Elena Dementieva comes undone in U.S. Open semifinal</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/384840770/la-sp-streeters6-2008sep06,0,1389088.column</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Russian had shown great resolve in the tournament, but her game deserted her against Jelena Jankovic.
                        
                    
                    NEW YORK -- Kerplunk Kerplunk .]]></description>
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        Visiting Georgia, Dick Cheney assails Russia</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/383574606/la-fg-georgia5-2008sep05,0,2522774.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. vice president, appearing with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, pledges continued U.S. support for reconstruction.
                        
                    
                    
                        Appearing alongside beleaguered Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday criticized Russia's conduct in its short war with Georgia and pledged to continue American support for reconstruction and humanitarian aid.]]></description>
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<title>

        Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland: Where black Labs are king</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/384559215/la-trw-doggies-2008sep05,0,7846210.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Golf has been king at  Gleneagles Hotel   since the magisterial five-star Scottish resort-hotel near the Perthshire town of Crieff opened in 1924. That's understandable, given its world-class King's, Queen's and Jack Nicklaus-designed Centenary courses.]]></description>
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<title>

        World Briefing</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/383952325/la-fg-briefs5-2008sep05,0,3801301.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[China: Quake-hit schools were poorly built / Mexico: Three held in beheadings / Russia: Army kills 5 Muslim rebels in Dagestan
                        
                    
                    Schools were poorly built]]></description>
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        Russian nationalist advocates Eurasian alliance against the U.S.</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/383031098/la-fgw-dugin4-2008sep04,0,4836091.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Aleksander Dugin, a popular theorist in hard-line circles, advocates an alliance between the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. He says Georgia crisis could be start of a real conflict with U.S.
                        
                    
                    
                        Writer, political activist and father figure for contemporary Russian nationalism, Aleksandr Dugin is the founder of Russia's International Eurasian Movement and a popular theorist among Russia's hard-line elite. He envisions a strategic bloc comprising the former Soviet Union and the Middle East to rival the U.S.-dominated Atlantic alliance. The Times interviewed Dugin this week at his Moscow office, a room draped with flags bearing the slogan "Pax Russica." The following are excerpts.]]></description>
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<title>

        Immigrants squeezed as Spain&#x27;s boom turns to bust</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/383031099/la-fi-spain4-2008sep04,0,5136165.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The downturn, strikingly similar to the one in the United States, has thrown tens of thousands of recent arrivals out of work.
                        
                    
                    
                        Lured by the promise of wealth in a booming economy, immigrants from North Africa, Latin America and other regions flocked to Spain in the last decade, quickly becoming Exhibit A in the Mediterranean nation's remarkable success story.]]></description>
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<title>UN organizes campaign to help Georgia&#x27;s children return to school</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27949&#x26;Cr=georgia&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is organizing a campaign to ensure that all children in Georgia can start the new school year this month, following the recent conflict in the Caucasus country.]]></description>
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<title>Security Council lauds launch of negotiations in reunifying Cyprus</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27934&#x26;Cr=cyprus&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Security Council today warmly welcomed the launch of full-fledged negotiations between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, aimed at the reunification of the island.]]></description>
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<title>UN welcomes &#x91;historic&#x27; launch of negotiations to reunify Cyprus</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27922&#x26;Cr=cyprus&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed today's launch of full-fledged negotiations between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities that are aimed at reunifying the island of Cyprus.]]></description>
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<title>UN sounds alarm on humanitarian conditions in Georgian city</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27906&#x26;Cr=georgia&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today expressed concern over the humanitarian conditions facing people in and around the town of Gori, which lies just south of the border of the separatist region of South Ossetia.]]></description>
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<title>Tests confirm no radioactivity release from incident at UN laboratory</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27867&#x26;Cr=IAEA&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Independent experts have confirmed the initial findings of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there was no release of radioactive material to the environment after an incident at one of its laboratories earlier this month.]]></description>
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<title>Over 2,000 displaced from Georgia buffer zone register with UN agency</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27871&#x26;Cr=georgia&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations refugee agency says that some 2,300 people from villages in the buffer zone between the Georgian town of Gori and the breakaway region of South Ossetia have registered in Gori as internally displaced people.]]></description>
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<title>Secretary-General convenes senior UN staff retreat in Italy</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27877&#x26;Cr=UN officials&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a retreat today in Turin, Italy, for dozens of senior United Nations officials to discuss how the Organization can best tackle key global challenges, including climate change, the food crisis, human rights and staff safety.]]></description>
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<title>Tensions remain high in Georgia, Security Council hears</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The overall situation in and around Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia remains tense, senior United Nations officials warned the Security Council today during a meeting on the latest developments in the Caucasus country.]]></description>
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<title>In Zaragoza, UN spotlights use of nuclear technology to protect water resources</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The United Nations agency tasked with promoting safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies will be showcasing its efforts to protect the world's water resources at a major exhibition currently being held in the Spanish city of Zaragoza.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A former prosecution spokesperson at the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s was today charged with contempt of court for allegedly disclosing confidential information relating to the case of Slobodan Miloevi&#263;.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Poles, Czechs, British, Swedes and Baltic states are pressing for language stating that Ukraine will join the Union.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[As tensions with Moscow continue, Vice President Dick Cheney asserted that the U.S. would act as a guarantor for the country that was part of the former Soviet Union.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney was in Georgia, where his words of support placed him on a direct collision course with Russia's leaders.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Bush administration will withdraw a civilian nuclear pact with Russia soon as a penalty for its invasion of Georgia last month, a State Department official said Friday.]]></description>
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<title>War splits Orthodox churches in Russia and Georgia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[August war was first between two Orthodox nations since Second Balkan War of 1913.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a forceful American pledge to rebuild Georgia and its economy, to preserve its sovereignty and its territory and to bring it into the NATO alliance.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Nicaragua has recognized the two breakaway Georgian regions, backing the Russia and siding with other leftist Latin American countries to defy Washington.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The police in Spain said Friday that they had arrested a suspected Colombian drug trafficker wanted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Western-leaning governing coalition in Ukraine, which has endured repeated tumult since the Orange Revolution in 2004, appeared once again near collapse.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[After 50 years of uninterrupted growth, Spain's overbuilt and relatively expensive resorts seem ill-placed to cope with the crisis, at a time of increasing competition from cheaper, less-crowded destinations like Croatia and Turkey.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Both sides made concessions, with the Russian oligarchs obtaining greater managerial control while BP retained its share of the oil profits.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Some Europeans and critics of the Kremlin favor putting more pressure on the global financial interests of Russian billionaires.]]></description>
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<title>Taliban bring the war home to France</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris Match magazine publishes six pages of photographs showing insurgents with gear taken from ambushed French soldiers.]]></description>
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<title>Poll displays West&#x27;s economic pessimism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[People in Western Europe and the United States share an extremely negative view of the economy and place the blame squarely on their national governments, a new survey shows.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Spain's move seeks to address one of the major elements in a drive for sweeping social change in this traditional, Roman Catholic country.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[British air safety investigators said Thursday that the crash of a Boeing 777 on approach to London Heathrow Airport on Jan. 17 was "most probably" caused by ice within the fuel system.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Poles, Czechs, British, Swedes and Baltic states are pressing for language stating that Ukraine will join the Union.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[As tensions with Moscow continue, Vice President Dick Cheney asserted that the U.S. would act as a guarantor for the country that was part of the former Soviet Union.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney was in Georgia, where his words of support placed him on a direct collision course with Russia's leaders.]]></description>
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<title>U.S. to withdraw proposed nuclear pact with Russia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Bush administration will withdraw a civilian nuclear pact with Russia soon as a penalty for its invasion of Georgia last month, a State Department official said Friday.]]></description>
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<title>War splits Orthodox churches in Russia and Georgia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[August war was first between two Orthodox nations since Second Balkan War of 1913.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a forceful American pledge to rebuild Georgia and its economy, to preserve its sovereignty and its territory and to bring it into the NATO alliance.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Nicaragua has recognized the two breakaway Georgian regions, backing the Russia and siding with other leftist Latin American countries to defy Washington.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The police in Spain said Friday that they had arrested a suspected Colombian drug trafficker wanted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Western-leaning governing coalition in Ukraine, which has endured repeated tumult since the Orange Revolution in 2004, appeared once again near collapse.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[After 50 years of uninterrupted growth, Spain's overbuilt and relatively expensive resorts seem ill-placed to cope with the crisis, at a time of increasing competition from cheaper, less-crowded destinations like Croatia and Turkey.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Both sides made concessions, with the Russian oligarchs obtaining greater managerial control while BP retained its share of the oil profits.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Some Europeans and critics of the Kremlin favor putting more pressure on the global financial interests of Russian billionaires.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris Match magazine publishes six pages of photographs showing insurgents with gear taken from ambushed French soldiers.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[People in Western Europe and the United States share an extremely negative view of the economy and place the blame squarely on their national governments, a new survey shows.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Spain's move seeks to address one of the major elements in a drive for sweeping social change in this traditional, Roman Catholic country.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[British air safety investigators said Thursday that the crash of a Boeing 777 on approach to London Heathrow Airport on Jan. 17 was "most probably" caused by ice within the fuel system.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[As tensions with Moscow continue, Vice President Dick Cheney asserted that the U.S. would act as a guarantor for the country that was part of the former Soviet Union.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Vice President Dick Cheney was in Georgia, where his words of support placed him on a direct collision course with Russia's leaders.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Comments by José Manuel Barroso conveyed a message to the government in Belgrade that things could move speedily if Serbia removed the chief remaining obstacle to EU membership: the arrest of the former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Netherlands needs a new building program to strengthen the low-lying country's water defenses against the anticipated effects of global warming, an important panel advised Wednesday.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Justice Minister Rachida Dati of France, one of the stars of President Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet, announced Wednesday that she was pregnant but declined to identify the father.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The conflict between Georgia and Russia is just the latest identity crisis for NATO, which has been trying to reinvent itself since the end of the Cold War.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[In a major diplomatic step, President Abdullah Gul of Turkey will visit Armenia this weekend for a soccer match.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[François Desmaisons, 82, former circulation director of the International Herald Tribune, died Aug. 7 in Golf-Juan, France. The cause of death was heart failure, his family said.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[President Dmitri  Medvedev of Russia said Mikheil Saakashvili, the president of Georgia, "doesn't exist for us," using some of his most lacerating words to date about a government that Moscow wants to force from power.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Police have started a Web site offering the neighborhood maps in an effort to improve public safety and fulfill a pledge by Mayor Boris Johnson.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The German federal prosecutor charged three men with plotting massive bombing attacks that targeted locations in Germany frequented by Americans.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A senior French security official has been fired after Corsican nationalists invaded the vacation villa of a French actor who is close to President Nicolas Sarkozy.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[There is no official record of how many people were killed by General Francisco Franco's supporters during and after the civil war, but a Spanish judge is working to establish a list of victims.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Wary of imposing sanctions on Russia, several EU member states called for dialogue with the Kremlin.]]></description>
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