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Leftist oppn wins big in Slovakia election – Fico makes comeback as Slovak PM

 BRATISLAVA: A leftist party led by one of the few leading politicians in Slovakia to escape voter anger over a major corruption scandal has been propelled back into power in…

Churches launch attack on British gay-marriage plan – Anti-gay-marriage letter to be read in churches

LONDON: The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England will be the latest church leader to try to ambush the prime minister’s attempt to legalize same-sex marriage when he…

Islamic meat feeds French election debate

PARIS: When halal butcher Lahcen Hakki went to stock up at Paris’ main meat market last month, he was surprised to run into Nicolas Sarkozy and quickly managed to snag…

As vote looms, Slovakia rocked by bribes scandal

BRATISLAVA:  For two years, the dossier claims, politicians of all stripes were pocketing kickbacks from members of an influential private investment group. In the wall of the apartment where the…

UK: Afghanistan deaths won’t dent troop morale

LONDON: Britain’s defense secretary insisted yesterday that the country’s troops are committed to their mission in Afghanistan, after the number of UK personnel killed in the conflict passed 400. Ministers…

Protesters plan new anti-Putin rally – In a rallying cry, foes brand Putin win an insult

MOSCOW: Opponents of Vladimir Putin branded his election victory an insult to the Russian people yesterday, trying to inject life into protests which risk fading after his return to the…

Russian election thrusts Prokhorov into spotlight – Billionaire bachelor courts middle class

MOSCOW: Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov can claim a victory of sorts in Russia’s presidential election, he may have done enough to win a permanent role in Russian politics despite finishing third…

Fraud claims cloud Putin election triumph

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin yesterday was preparing to reoccupy the Kremlin after a crushing presidential election victory but Russian and foreign observers sounded alarm over the extent of violations in the…

Worst train tragedy in Poland in years kills 15

WARSAW: Two trains running on the same track collided head-on in southern Poland late Saturday, leaving 15 people dead and 56 injured – the country’s worst train disaster in more…

Putin poised to regain Kremlin; protests likely

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin appears all but certain to return to the Kremlin in today’s Russian presidential election, but he’ll find himself in charge of a country far more willing to…

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