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Turkish police have detained a man they believe to be one of the main perpetrators of car bombings that killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border, officials have said.
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Turkish police have detained a man they believe to be one of the main perpetrators of car bombings that killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border, officials have said.

An international peace conference for Syria, where government and opposition forces will be represented, should happen as soon as possible, the UN chief Ban Ki-moon said during a visit to Russia.

A judge has rejected an appeal by Spanish King Juan Carlos's daughter in a corruption probe, insisting her tax returns be admitted for scrutiny in the investigation which has plunged the family into scandal.

Lawyers for the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that ran aground off Italy's Tuscan coast in 2012, killing 32 people, say prosecutors have rejected their bid for a plea bargain.

Michael McFaul, United States ambassador to Moscow, has met with officials at the Russian foreign ministry after Russia ordered the expulsion of an alleged CIA agent, accusing him of recruiting a Russian agent.

The conservative GERB party of Boyko Borisov, Bulgaria's former prime minister, has received the most votes in the weekend's parliamentary elections, but has fallen far short of a majority and is lacking coalition options.

Italian prosecutors called for a six-year jail sentence and a lifetime ban from politics for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is charged with abuse of office and having sex with a minor.

A new United Nations report say the health benefits of consuming nutritious insects could help fight obesity and world hunger.

The Russian security services say they have detained a US diplomat they claim is a CIA agent.

The conservative GERB party of Bulgaria's former prime minister Boyko Borisov has received the most votes in a weekend parliamentary poll, but fell far short of a majority, according to partial official results.
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