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United Nations: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiation VIENNA — A United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects of the Fukushima disaster says none of the six former reactor workers who have died since the catastrophe perished due to the effects of radiation.
Today at 20:44 | Associated Press
UK police arrest anti-corruption officer, 3 others LONDON — London police arrested one of the force's anti-corruption officers and three former officers Wednesday in an investigation of alleged bribery by a company working for an ex-governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta state who pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
Today at 20:21 | Associated Press
European shares hit by Greece, contagion worries LONDON -European shares fell on Wednesday, ending a two-day recovery rally, as fears resurfaced that an EU summit will fail to reach decisive agreement on measures to tackle the region's economic crisis and prevent contagion if Greece leaves the euro zone.
Today at 19:12 | Reuters
Bundesbank: eurozone can handle Greek reform halt BERLIN — Germany's central bank says the 17-country eurozone would be able to cope with Greece failing to implement austerity and reform promises.
Today at 14:45 | Associated Press
Afghan girls poisoned in second anti-school attack TALIQAN - More than 120 schoolgirls and three teachers have been poisoned in the second attack in as many months blamed on conservative radicals in the country's north, Afghan police and education officials said on Wednesday.
Today at 14:37 | Reuters
Russia says Iran ready to discuss nuclear steps MOSCOW - Iran appears ready for serious discussion of concrete steps to resolve the international standoff over its nuclear programme, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Today at 13:20 | Reuters
Head-on train collision in Poland hurts two WARSAW — Two commuter trains in Warsaw have collided, injuring two people and raising questions about how they ended up on the same track.
Today at 13:02 | Associated Press
World Health Organization: Most radiation doses from Fukushima within norms GENEVA - Radiation doses received after the Fukushima nuclear accident last year were below international reference levels in all but two locations in Japan and below the level seen as "very small" in neighbouring countries, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
Today at 12:40 | Reuters
Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem JERUSALEM — The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem — a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace.
Today at 12:28 | Associated Press
Five aid workers, including two foreigners, kidnapped by Afghan gunmen KUNDUZ - Five aid workers, including two foreign women, have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, police and the provincial governor's office said on Wednesday.
Today at 11:10 | Associated Press
Iran seeks concessions in Baghdad nuclear talks BAGHDAD — An Iranian adviser says Tehran's tentative agreement to let U.N. inspectors into a suspected nuclear testing site is a show of good faith that must be reciprocated in negotiations with world powers meeting in Baghdad.
Today at 11:00 | Associated Press
Egyptians chose leader in post-Mubarak election CAIRO — Determined to end decades of authoritarian rule, millions of Egyptians on Wednesday waited patiently in long lines outside polling stations across the nation to freely chose their first president since last year's ouster of longtime ruler and close U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak.
Today at 10:15 | Associated Press
Egyptians start voting in presidential race CAIRO - Egyptians began voting on on May 23 in the nation's first genuine presidential election that will pick the man to replace Hosni Mubarak who was ousted in a popular uprising last year.
Today at 09:08 | Reuters
South Korea to carry out first chemical castration on rapist SEOUL - South Korea will chemically castrate a serial rapist who preyed on young girls, the first time it has employed the punishment under legislation passed in 2010, Korean media reported on May 23.
Today at 07:23 | Reuters
Spain teachers, students strike over spending cuts MADRID — Teachers and students from every level of Spain's education system went on strike Tuesday to protest wide-ranging government spending cuts, erecting makeshift tombs at university campuses to symbolize what they claim will be the death of the country's schooling system.
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