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Dozens held at Azerbaijan opposition rally

Police in Azerbaijan have detained about 35 people after a group of opposition protesters held a small rally in central Baku on the eve of the Eurovision song contest final.

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Blast targets police in central Turkey

Car bomb reportedly explodes outside police station in Kayseri provinceA suspected car bomb blast outside a police station in central Turkey has reportedly killed an officer and wounded 20 other people on Friday.

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Lebanese Shia pilgrims killed in Iraq bombing

At least three Lebanese Shia pilgrims were killed and seven wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near their bus in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, a police source said.

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Strauss-Kahn faces new French rape probe

A French prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington hotel by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief and one-time French presidential hopeful.

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Serbia chooses nationalist as president

Veteran nationalist Tomislav Nikolic is on course to narrowly defeat incumbent Boris Tadic in Serbia's presidential runoff vote, surprising many analysts in the Balkan nation.

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Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies

Robin Gibb, a performer who enjoyed decades of success as part of all-brother singing trio the Bee Gees, has died aged 62 after a battle against cancer.

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Dutch man sentenced in paedophilia case

A Dutch court has sentenced a former a creche worker who sexually assaulted 67 children and produced child pornography to 18 years in prison.

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Deadly earthquake rocks northern Italy

At least seven people have been killed and up to 50 others injured in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake near the northern Italian city of Bologna, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.

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No survivors in northwest Bosnia plane crash

A plane crash has killed five people in northwest Bosnia, local officials have said.

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Serbia goes to polls in presidential runoff

Serbians are voting in a presidential runoff election, with pre-vote opinion polls predicting victory for incumbent Boris Tadic over his nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic.

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