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Swedish Soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies at 82

AP - Saturday, November 21

STOCKHOLM - Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, an international opera star, has died, her husband Sverker Olow says. More »

  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) in Moscow. Westerwelle emphasised strong relations with Russia during his first visit to Moscow Friday, but remained discreet on human rights issues.

    New German foreign minister on first Moscow visit

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - Germany's new Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle emphasised strong relations with Russia during his first visit to Moscow Friday, but remained discreet on human rights issues.

  • The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    LONDON - Catherine Ashton.

  • The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a deal with Slovenia for international arbitration to resolve a border row between the two countries that blocked Zagreb's bid to join the European Union.

    Croatian parliament ratifies Slovenia border deal

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    ZAGREB (AFP) - - The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a deal with Slovenia for international arbitration to resolve a border row between the two countries that blocked Zagreb's bid to join the European Union.

  • Russia's Gorbachev considers political comeback

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    MOSCOW - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback.

  • Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    LONDON - Buckingham Palace says the queen and her husband Prince Philip are celebrating 62 years of marriage quietly _ without the fanfare of two years ago, when they marked their diamond anniversary.

  • UK man cleared of wife's death during nightmare

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    LONDON - A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.

  • Midday shooting in central Paris kills 1, wounds 2

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    PARIS - Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others.

  • Russian Orthodox worshippers leave a memorial service for slain priest Daniil Sysoyev at Saint Thomas's church in southern Moscow. An Russian Orthodox priest who was an outspoken critic of both Islam and ultra-nationalist groups was shot dead in his Moscow church by a masked assassin.

    Russian Orthodox priest critical of Islam shot dead

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - An Russian Orthodox priest who was an outspoken critic of both Islam and ultra-nationalist groups was shot dead in his Moscow church by a masked assassin, investigators said Friday.

  • Russian Orthodox priest shot dead in Moscow church

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    MOSCOW - A gunman killed a Russian Orthodox priest in his Moscow church and seriously wounded the reverend's assistant, officials said Friday.

  • Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been derided by Russian premier Vladimir Putin who attacked the leader, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him alluding to the widely-circulated footage in which Saakashvili put the tip of his tie into his mouth and chewed on it as he waited to be interviewed last year.

    Putin derides Georgian leader Saakashvili

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    YALTA, Ukraine (AFP) - - Vladimir Putin on Friday delivered one of his most searing attacks yet against the Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him.

  • Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy arrives at a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. European leaders on Thursday chose Van Rompuy to become the first president of the European Union, diplomatic sources said.

    Europe names Belgian PM as first president

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - - EU leaders on Thursday picked little known Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile.

  • Video: Hundreds of football fans took to the streets of Paris and Marseille on Wednesday night after Algeria beat Egypt 1-0, qualifying the team for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Fans were seen waving Algerian flags and cheering in both French cities. Duration: 00:30

    French riots after Algeria-Egypt match

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    PARIS (AFP) - - Football fans battled with police, torched cars in cities across France and looted a supermarket after Algeria beat Egypt to qualify for the World Cup finals, police said.

  • Members of the Russian Constitutional Court attend a hearing on the death penalty in St. Petersburg. The Court on Thursday ordered that the death penalty cannot be applied in Russia even after January 1 when a moratorium expires.

    Russian court forbids use of death penalty

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) - - Russia cannot apply the death penalty even after a moratorium expires next year, a court ordered Thursday, in a major step towards abolishing capital punishment in the country.

  • Slovenian President Danilo Turk (L) and his Russian counterpart Dimitri Medvedev applaude as they watch a World Cup 2010 qualifying match between Slovenia and Russia. Medvedev has fired one of his top advisors for abuse of office in one of the biggest changes to his Kremlin administration since taking power, media reported on Thursday.

    Russian president fires top advisor: reports

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired one of his top advisors for abuse of office in one of the biggest changes to his Kremlin administration since taking power, media reported on Thursday.

  • Cesare Battisti is seen during a meeting with representatives from a human rights commission at Papuda penitentiary in Brasilia, on November 17. Brazil's supreme court on Wednesday voted to extradite Battisti, despite a government order granting him political asylum.

    Brazil court backs Battisti extradition, but Lula has final say

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    BRASILIA (AFP) - - Brazil's supreme court Wednesday authorized the extradition of Italian ex-militant Cesare Battisti, wanted for murders dating from the 1970s, but left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with final say in the case.

  • EU and Russian leaders met in Stockholm on Wednesday for a summit dominated by energy issues and climate control. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt hosted Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for the meeting. Duration: 01:07

    EU-Russia summit sees climate progress, rights row

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - EU criticism of Russia's rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on climate issues ahead of a key summit in December.

  • Former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, shown in a file picture, a candidate to be the EU's first president, stepped up Wednesday her attack on the selection process and challenged her male rivals to a open contest.

    Ex-Latvian president challenges rivals on top EU job

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    LONDON (AFP) - - Former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, a candidate to be the EU's first president, stepped up Wednesday her attack on the selection process and challenged her male rivals to a open contest.

  • Auschwitz survivors shortly after the concentration camp was liberated in 1945. German prosecutors have charged a 90-year-old former SS soldier with 58 counts of murder for the cold-blooded killings of Jewish forced labourers in the final weeks of World War II.

    Former SS member, 90, charged over Nazi massacre

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    BERLIN (AFP) - - German prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 90-year-old former SS soldier with 58 counts of murder for the killing of Jewish forced labourers in the final weeks of World War II.

  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrive at the Janadriya residence. Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon.

    Sarkozy in Riyadh, says Mideast peace talks 'urgent'

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    RIYADH (AFP) - - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with Saudi King Abdullah after warning of an extremist backlash if Middle East peace talks do not commence soon.

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