LONDON (AP) — Britain is likely to overhaul its extradition laws amid concerns the United States is able to fly suspects out of the U.K. with little proof they have committed a crime, a senior government minister said Wednesday.
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PARIS (Reuters) - French trade unions called another strike over unpopular pension reform after President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday he would not retreat on plans to raise the retirement age.
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PARIS (AP) — A Muslim stone mason who spent nearly four decades helping to restore an ancient Roman Catholic cathedral has been immortalized, as a winged gargoyle peering from the facade of the edifice with the inscription ”God is Great” at his clawed feet.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Primates, including mankind’s closest relatives — chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans — have gained new protection after the European Parliament backed a clampdown on animal testing.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel risked angering Muslims by speaking at an awards ceremony on Wednesday for a Dane whose cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed provoked sometimes violent protests by Muslims five years ago.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel risked angering Muslims by speaking at an awards ceremony on Wednesday for a Dane whose cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed provoked sometimes violent protests by Muslims five years ago.
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The French market for halal goods is nearly twice as big as the market for organic food.
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The French market for halal goods is nearly twice as big as the market for organic food.
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Iranian authorities have suspended the sentence of death by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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A parliamentary committee will hold a full inquiry in the wake of continuing allegations that The News of The World had illegally intercepted telephone messages of British celebrities and politicians.
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