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 Europe's shame: the dictatorship of Belarus
| I landed in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, last Friday to meet the journalist Oleg Bebenin and other civil society activists. On Monday I attended Oleg's funeral. | One of Belarus's leading journali... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske) The Independent
Belarus Europe Journalist Photos Wikipedia: Dictatorship |
 Pope Will Meet Abuse Victims in U.K.
By CASSELL BRYAN-LOW in London and STACY MEICHTRY in Rome | Pope Benedict XVI plans to meet with victims of clerical abuse during his visit to the U.K., according to a church group helping to arrange ... (photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito) Wall Street Journal
Abuse Photos UK Vatican Wikipedia: Sexual abuse |
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 US market falls amid Europe bank worries
US stocks fell in very light volume on Tuesday as investors seized on renewed concerns about European banks as a reason to sell shares. | US market falls amid Europe bank... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Times Of India
Bank Europe Market Photos Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange |
 French unions test Sarkozy in massive pensions strike
| Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Brian Love | Reuters | PARIS: French trade unions said 2.5 million people took to the streets on Tuesday to protest... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) Daily Star Lebanon
France Labor Photos Politics Wikipedia: Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy |
 Spain's PM says ETA must lay down arms
| MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Tuesday ETA had to lay down its arms forever, after the Basque separatist group declared ... (photo: AP / Paulo Amorim) The Star
Arms Photos Spain Wikipedia: ETA Zapatero |
 French workers stage mass protest against pension reform
| PARIS (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of French workers took to the streets Tuesday to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62, the c... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) The Jordan Times
France Labor Photos Protests Wikipedia: Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy |
 Asian Migrant Workers See Exploitation in Sweden
| The image of migrant workers freezing, locking up their bosses and marching for better pay and conditions is not typically Swedish. | Yet these are among the catalog of... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) The New York Times
Migrant People Photos World wikipedia:Migrant |
 European Commission Warns France About Treatment of Migrants
| BRUSSELS — Against a backdrop of anger from lawmakers, the European Commission on Tuesday warned France to abide by European law in its treatment of migrants, tho... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) The New York Times
EU France Immigration Photos Wikipedia: Romani people |
 Arrests stir worry about Qaeda plots in West
| LONDON (Reuters) - Their place in history assured, are al Qaeda's ageing leaders content merely to propagate their ideology and tactics among like-minded militant group... (photo: AP / Courtesy of Al-Jazeera via APTN, File) The Star
Al Qaida Intelligence Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda |
 Danish Shipping Giant to Switch to Cleaner Fuel When in Hong Kong
| HONG KONG — Aiming to reduce noxious fumes in one of the most densely populated parts of Asia, the Danish shipping giant Maersk Line said Tuesday that its ships w... (photo: AP / Michael Dwyer) The New York Times
Hong Kong Photos Pollution Shipping Wikipedia: A. P. Moller-Maersk Group |
 Questions About Banks Push European Indexes Lower
| Equity markets declined Tuesday, particularly in Europe, where concerns about the health of banks resurfaced and European finance ministers met to consider a new levy o... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) The New York Times
Banking EU Finance Photos Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis |
