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Dominique de Villepin, the former French prime minister, has been ordered to stand trial for his role in an alleged plot to smear Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president.
19/11/2008
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An Egyptian court has overruled a controversial 20-year deal on gas exports to Israel.
18/11/2008
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A man suspected to be the military leader of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (Eta) has been arrested in the French Pyrenees, France's interior minister has said.
17/11/2008
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The space shuttle Endeavour has docked with the International Space Station three days after launch late last week, delivering equipment and supplies on a mission to double the living space on the orbiting complex.
17/11/2008
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Taiwan's former president, Chen Shui-bian, has been transferred from his jail cell to a Taipei hospital days after he began a hunger strike to protest against his arrest on graft allegations.
17/11/2008
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The eurozone has officially slippped into recession after European Union (EU) statisticians estimated the economy of its 15-member states shrank by 0.2 per cent in the third quarter.
14/11/2008
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The European Union will discuss sending a humanitarian aid mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as reinforcing UN peacekeepers there, Bernard Kouchner, the French foreign minister has said.
14/11/2008
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The European Union's transport chief has approved the proposed takeover of bankrupt Alitalia airline but insists it must repay a $380m rescue loan to the Italian government.
13/11/2008
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European Union nations have given the go-ahead for bent cucumbers and other blemished produce labelled "for use in cooking", to be sold in supermarkets and elsewhere.
13/11/2008
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The European Commission has said it is ready to resume negotiations with Russia on a new strategic partnership agreement, despite lingering concerns over the presence of Russian troops in Georgia.
11/11/2008
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Chen Shui-bian, the former Taiwanese president, has been detained after being questioned about a money-laundering case.
11/11/2008
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Brazil, Russia, India and China are closing ranks to demand a big role in negotiations to create a new global financial order and prevent another economic meltdown, according to Brazil's finance minister.
08/11/2008
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European Union leaders have reached a "pretty detailed common position" to take to an international summit in Washington next week on the financial crisis, Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has said.
08/11/2008
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A boat carrying 11 European politicians has reached the Gaza Strip, breaking the Israeli blockade of the coastal territory.
08/11/2008
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European Union (EU) leaders are gathering in Brussels to prepare a common line on how to tackle the financial crisis which they will present to a global summit in Washington on November 15.
07/11/2008
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