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Russia's Putin Goes To Shanghai For Talks With Jinping

9:29am May 21, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been all smiles as they emphasize improved relations between the two countries. Drawing them closer is their shared, tense relationship with the U.S..

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Europeans Worry About Stability Of Russian Gas Supply

8:06am May 21, 2014

Russia is Europe's main supplier of natural gas. Russia is threatening to cut off Ukraine's supply unless it pays in advance. That worries Western European nations about their own gas supply.

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Europe Steps Up Attacks Against Google

11:43am May 20, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

European digital companies have brought charges against Google for monopolistic behavior. And a ruling by a European court could force Google to remove certain web links from its search engine.

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EU Tries A Rap Battle To Encourage Young People To Vote

11:43am May 20, 2014

The rap battle featured members of the European Parliament amid dueling emcees such DeKay. At least one young person was convinced — Dekay herself said she'd vote.

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Record Floodwaters Wash Across Balkans

7:46am May 20, 2014

The worst rains and flooding in Serbia and Bosnia since record keeping began 120 years ago have killed dozens of people. For more, David Greene talks to the BBC's Guy Delauney.

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Fiery British Imam Found Guilty Of Terrorism Charges

8:54pm May 19, 2014

by Bruce Auster

Abu Hamza, an Islamic cleric alleged to have started an al-Qaida camp in the U.S., has been convicted on terrorism charges in a New York courtroom.

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Shifting Images: Cleaning Up Amsterdam And Controversial Art

1:06pm May 19, 2014

Eugene Robinson, deputy editor of the online magazine Ozy, tells Tess Vigeland how Amsterdam is shaping up the red light district and about a New Orleans homicide detective who is an artist by day.

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Turkish Coal Miner Faces Future After Tragedy

11:29am May 17, 2014

by Leila Fadel

A survivor of the Turkish coal mine disaster that killed more than 250 talks about the hours he spent trapped below ground. He's now afraid to return to mining, and wonders how he'll make a living.

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Legal experts say it's too soon to know the impact of a European court ruling that will require Google to remove some links upon request.

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European Ruling On Removing Google Links May Leave A Mess

8:31pm May 16, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Europeans now have the right to have search results about them deleted from online databases. But legal experts say each of the EU's 28 countries could interpret the decision differently.

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Mine Disaster Has Ramifications For Turkey's Prime Minister

12:07pm May 16, 2014

by Leila Fadel

Hope is fading that any more workers will be rescued from a mine in western Turkey, where more than 280 miners died after an explosion. Anger toward the country's ruling party is growing.

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