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Sarkozy to sue over claim Gaddafi funded campaign
The ghost of the late Muammar Gaddafi continued to haunt the French election campaign yesterday as a poll showed President Sarkozy gaining some ground on the Socialist frontrunner, François Hollande.
Angela Merkel to boycott Euro 2012 over jailed leader
Ukraine faces an embarrassing boycott of next month's Euro 2012 football tournament by European leaders, in protest at the treatment in jail of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Spain back in recession as fears grow of another bailout by the eurozone
The battered Spanish economy has officially slumped back into recession, as figures yesterday showed that the eurozone laggard shrank by 0.3 per cent over the first three months of the year.
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Pound climbs against the euro
The pound hit a 22-month high against the euro today as fears grew about the strength of Spain's economy.
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Vatican 'accepted one billion lire' to bury crime boss in basilica next to former popes
The Vatican is facing a deepening controversy over the burial 22 years ago of a notorious crime boss, with reports emerging that the church accepted a one billion lire (£407,000) payment from the mobster's widow to allow his interment in a basilica.
Sarkozy cries 'infamy' over claim that he was bankrolled by Gaddafi
An unpleasant election campaign turned even nastier and more confusing yesterday. After days of making baseless accusations of his own, President Nicolas Sarkozy claimed that he was the "victim" of a smear plot by the Socialist front-runner, François Hollande.
Why is the rural idyll I call home voting for Marine Le Pen?
Outside our village hall, the 10 metal election boards stand empty. The faces of the politicians have been torn off by the wind. A few metres away is a rough, communal field which turns one weekend each July into a joyous festival of sausage grilling and pony jumping. Beyond is a breathtaking panorama of the forests and hills of the Suisse Normande – "Norman Switzerland".
Family release photographs of Meredith Kercher
The family of Meredith Kercher have called on her killer to reveal what happened on the night of her death, as they release previously unpublished photographs of the murdered student.
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Euro jitters as voters go to the polls
The eurozone is facing a "perfect political storm" as millions of Europeans are given an opportunity to vote on the austerity policies that have helped plunge the single currency back into recession.
Göring's brother was another Schindler
The stormtroopers had hung a placard around the neck of the terrified Jewish woman that proclaimed: "I am a Jewish sow". The mob standing near by on the streets of Nazi-annexed Vienna laughed and cheered with glee. But somehow a tall man with a moustache and receding hairline managed to push his way to the front and save her.
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Former Irish minister arrested in fraud investigation
Former Fianna Fail TD Ned O'Keeffe was released without charge after being questioned by gardai over suspected fraud offences.
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Camorra code is cracked: Letter reveals how jailed boss still ran the mafia
Investigators have intercepted a hand-written letter sent to a jailed mobster that has shed new light on the secret language that allows mafia bosses to stay in contact with clan members from behind bars.
'Terrorists' blamed for Ukraine blasts
Four bombs tore through the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk yesterday, just six weeks before the country is due to co-host the Euro 2012 football championships.
Conductor in hospital after fall
The world-famous conductor Kurt Masur is recovering in hospital in Paris after he fell off a podium during a concert.
