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Sarkozy may face legal queries after immunity expires

Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has enjoyed legal immunity for the past five years, could soon be forced to explain himself to magistrates in three separate funding scandals that have dogged his time in power.

No magic bullet to beat crisis: Germany

Merkel says deficit-fuelled growth will catapult eurozone back into chaos.

UK child sex racket sparks confused debate on Islam

“Our children are not halal meat,” read a poster held up by a member of the right-wing British National Party outside the Liverpool Crown Court, where nine men of South Asian origin were being sentenced for grooming and sexually assaulting white underage girls in the northern town of Rochdale.

Prostitution course guarantees jobs

A Spanish company is offering professional courses in prostitution which “guarantees a job offer on graduation.”

Pakistan, Britain to raise bilateral trade to $4 bn

Pakistan and Britain have launched a Trade and Investment Roadmap which aims to raise their bilateral trade to 2.5 billion pounds (over $4 billion) by 2015, Geo News reported.

3 NRI medical scientists honoured in UK

Three Indian-origin scientists, based in London and Oxford and noted for their excellence in medical science, are among 46 experts elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Victim's family member hurls shoe at Breivik at Norway trial

A family member of one of Anders Behring Breivik's 69 victims in his shooting massacre on Norway's Utoeya island last July threw a shoe at him in court on Friday, screaming "you killer, go to Hell!"

Life in jail for Briton who gouged out girlfriend's eyes

A British man who gouged his girlfriend's eyes out with his fingers, leaving her blind, was jailed for life on Friday.

Mayan calendar offers no hint of world’s end this year

Astronomical tables found in Guatemalan jungle oldest known; paintings of Mayan king unearthed.

Two arrested after five children die in British house fire

British police arrested two people on suspicion of murder after five children died in a house fire in the central English city of Derby.

Iran, IAEA talks under scrutiny ahead of Baghdad

World powers will tomorrow be closely following Iran's first talks with the UN nuclear agency in three months, for clues on whether Tehran means business at an upcoming crunch meeting in Baghdad.

5.4 magnitude quake shakes southern Cyprus

Authorities in Cyprus say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 has shaken the east Mediterranean island's southern coast.

Irish women least satisfied with sex

Seven out of 10 Irish women say they are not satisfied with their night-time sexual activity, says a study of the sex habits of girls across the European Union.

Oil tanker hijacked in Arabian sea, Indians aboard

After a brief lull, pirates hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker in the Arabian Sea with a crew of 15, mostly Indians and Filipinos.

Greek President to urge unity government to avert new polls

President Carolos Papoulias was under pressure on Saturday to orchestrate a way out of Greece's political impasse as fresh elections appeared increasingly likely.
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