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Dutch MPs have been lining up to condemn former US General John Sheehan's comments linking openly gay Dutch UN troops with the failure to prevent the massacres at Srebrenica in 1995. The US is currently locked in debate about whether to allow openly gay troops.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a warning to eurozone members that if they don’t play by the rules they’re out. But this tough stance hasn’t exactly had the desired effect as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou claimed there was “zero chance” Athens would ever leave.
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Rocket-fire, death, strong words and humanitarian issues …if new EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton was under any illusions that solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would be easy, her maiden voyage to the troubled region will have laid those doubts to rest.
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With World Forestry Day round the corner, the spotlight is being turned on protecting the world's forest reserves. German environmental groups have a plan to tackle this by promoting books printed on sustainably sourced paper. Just one hurdle remains - convincing the publishers.
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The Turkish prime minister's threat to expel 100,000 Armenian illegal immigrants from the country in the row over recent US and Swedish rulings classing a World War I massacre as "genocide" looks set to jeopardise already faltering attempts at reconciliation with its neighbour.
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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton arrived in the Middle East this week amid escalating Israeli-Palestinian tension. Given the bad press she has received since being appointed, critics are now wondering what the baroness can bring to the table in this fragile diplomatic situation.
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Riga grappled with its annual public relations headache today as more than 1,000 Latvians paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of two Waffen SS divisions that fought with Nazi Germany. Dozens of demonstrators showed their disapproval by lining the street to protest the commemorations.
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It’s St. Patrick’s Day – a day synonymous with Ireland, Guinness, diddlyi music and of course mischievous little leprechauns. But tourists don’t have to wait for Paddy’s Day to find out about the pint sized pests with the pots of gold, they can just go to the first ever Leprechaun Museum.
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The EU, frequently criticized for being too weak, appears to be finding its feet when it comes to economic policy. After pushing Greece to make vicious spending cuts, it is has now trained its sights on the UK – warning the country is not doing enough to slash its budget deficit.
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In an act of sporting courage that would put most delicate and over-paid footballers to shame, Slovenia’s Petra Majdic won an Olympic bronze medal having just fractured five ribs after plummeting into a ditch during practice.
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