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Former Italian PM Andreotti dies

Italy's former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti has died aged 94, according to Italian media reports.

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Hungary PM vows to fight anti-Semitism

Hungary's prime minister told an international assembly of Jews that his government has declared "zero tolerance" on anti-Semitism, but those gathered said he has failed to confront the country's largest far-right party.

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Germany gripped by neo-Nazi murder trial

Beate Zschaepe, believed to be the last surviving member of the NSUA high-profile neo-Nazi trial that focuses on ten mostly racially motivated murders by an underground far-right gang has started in Munich.

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Leftist party protest Hollande's first year

Tens of thousands of leftist party supporters marched through Paris to express disappointment with French President Francois Hollande's first year in power.

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British MP denies rape allegations

The deputy speaker of Britain's parliament, Nigel Evans, has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, but said the allegations against him were "completely false".

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Belgium train derailment sparks fire

At least two people have died and 14 others have been injured when a train carrying chemicals derailed in Belgium, causing a major fire near the city of Ghent, a local government official has said.

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Japan signs nuclear plant deal with Turkey

Japan and Turkey have signed a deal to build a major nuclear power plant on Turkey's Black Sea coast, a milestone for the Japanese nuclear industry as it recovers from the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

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UK man jailed for selling fake bomb detectors

A British businessman was sentenced to 10 years in jail after a judge described him as having "blood on his hands" for selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq and other countries and endangering lives for profit.

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Russian city unveils cultural landmark

Russia's new "Mariinsky II" theatre has opened in St Petersburg with a gala conducted by Valery Gergiev and other star performers.

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Greek police break up 'racist' charity act

Greek police have broken up an attempt by Golden Dawn to hand out food to only Greeks, in defiance of a municipal ban, with Giorgos Kaminis, the city's mayor, saying one of the ultra-nationalist party's politicians tried to punch him and draw a gun.

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