News from Europe (EU)




'Many dead' in Madrid plane crash

08/20/2008
At least 45 people are killed as a plane swerves off the runway at Madrid's Barajas airport, Spanish officials say.
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US and Poland seal missile deal

08/20/2008
The US and Poland sign a deal to locate part of a controversial US missile defence shield on Polish territory, angering Russia.
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Sale of bank data alarms Germany

08/20/2008
Data protection officials in Germany call for tighter privacy laws amid a scandal over illegal sales of personal data.
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Sarkozy renews Afghan commitment

08/20/2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters.
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Birds 'off the pace' with warming

08/20/2008
French birds are moving northwards in response to climate change, but not fast enough, a study suggests.
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Russia rejects UN Georgia draft

08/20/2008
Russia rejects a draft UN Security Council resolution on Georgia, saying it contradicted last week's truce terms.
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Canada expels Italian 'mobster'

08/20/2008
An alleged high-ranking mafia boss, believed to be a key player in drugs trafficking, is extradited to Italy from Canada.
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Nazi suspect may be sent to Hungary

08/20/2008
An Australian court rules 86-year-old Charles Zentai can be extradited to Hungary for alleged WWII war crimes.
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Spain holds wanted French surgeon

08/20/2008
A French cosmetic surgeon accused of having mutilated dozens of patients is arrested in Spain.
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'Solzhenitsyn Street' ousts communist name in Moscow

08/18/2008
A Moscow street will be named after the celebrated Russian writer and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
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Nadal heads seedings for US Open

08/20/2008
Rafael Nadal will be the top seed in a Grand Slam event for the first time in his career, in next week's US Open.
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New reality

08/20/2008
How conflict reshaped Georgia's restive regions
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