French police break up international doping ring Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:34 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - French police have broken up a Marseille-based international doping ring thought to be the biggest in Europe, the government said on Saturday.  
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Snow Wreaks Havoc Across Europe Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:48 PM PST Blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train tracks and highways across Europe on Saturday, disrupting flights and leaving shivering drivers stranded on roadsides.  
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'35 dead' in Bangladesh capsize Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:24 PM PST Rescue officials say at least 35 people have drowned after a boat capsized in northeastern Bangladesh.  
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Transplants Cut, Arizona Is Challenged by Survivors Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:48 AM PST When Arizona lawmakers voted to cut some state-financed transplant coverage, they relied on data showing that the procedures were rarely successful. Now those numbers are being challenged.  
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Weather Prevents South Korean Drill Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:59 AM PST Military maneuvers planned by South Korea on an island shelled by North Korea last month did not take place Saturday because of bad weather. U.N. Security Council members plan a meeting on the escalating Korean tensions.  
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Charges brought over Bolivia plot Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:56 AM PST Bolivia charges 39 people, including opposition politicians and former generals, over an alleged plot to kill President Evo Morales.  
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Iraq edges closer to forming government Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:56 AM PST Iraq moved a couple of steps closer Saturday to forming a government after a maddening year marked by political squabbling and paralysis.  
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Ivory Coast president orders U.N. troops to leave country Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:14 AM PST Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo on Saturday ordered all U.N. peacekeeping forces out of the country a day after Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called on the disputed re-election winner to step down.  
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Judge in Knox appeal allows new reviews of evidence Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST American Amanda Knox won a major victory Saturday in her appeal of the murder conviction in the death of her British roommate when an Italian appellate judge granted approval of independent forensic reviews on two key pieces of evidence. FULL STORY l Man loses appeal  
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Iran swears in acting foreign minister after Mottaki ouster Posted: 18 Dec 2010 06:40 AM PST Iran's nuclear chief was sworn as the country's acting foreign minister on Saturday after the country's longtime top diplomat was ousted in a power play.  
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Spain unions threaten strike over pension reform Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish unions staged marches across the country on Saturday to protest at austerity measures and threatened another general strike if the government does not back down on plans to raise the retirement age.  
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Car body find probed by watchdog Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:07 AM PST The death of a man found in a car in Leicester, days after he was reported missing, is investigated by the police watchdog.  
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Iraq's main Sunni bloc to participate in government Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:29 AM PST |
TP Mazembe 0-3 Inter Milan Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:10 PM PST Inter Milan are crowned world club champions for the third time after a 3-0 win over TP Mazembe in the Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi.  
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Chinese trawler in Yellow Sea clash Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST A routine check goes awry after Chinese fishermen stop South Korean coast guards from boarding trawler in Yellow Sea.  
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S Korea military drills to go ahead Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:30 AM PST Despite widespread concerns and North Korea's threat to retaliate, joint drills with US are planned on disputed island.  
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Asylees' perilous trek to Australia Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:14 AM PST Al Jazeera reports on the risks asylum seekers in Indonesia take to reach Australia.  
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Parliament Vote Puts Iraq Closer to a New Government Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST The vote in Parliament helped to resolve a furor that erupted nearly a year ago, after an Iraqi panel sought to disqualify hundreds of Sunni candidates.  
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Judges Reinstate Travel Ban for Kosovo Ex-Leader Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST Judges told former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, awaiting trial in The Hague, that he could not be given temporary release.  
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Astronomer Sues University, Claiming Faith Cost Him a Job Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST An Internet search of C. Martin Gaskell raised questions for some at the University of Kentucky, and the position went to another candidate.  
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