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FIFA executive committee member Blazer admitted bribes
A former executive committee member of soccer\'s global governing body FIFA told a U.S. judge in November 2013 that he and other ...Thousands rally against domestic violence in Argentina
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Argentina on Wednesday to condemn violence against women after a series of ...EU, Libya hold talks on joint naval force to combat human traffickers
The EU\'s foreign policy chief held "constructive" talks with Libya\'s foreign minister, focused on a European naval force that would fight people ...Breast cancer screening cuts deaths by 40 %
Breast cancer screening between the ages of 50 and 69 leads to a 40% reduction in women dying of the disease, according ...Greece delays IMF payment as cash runs short
Greece delayed a key debt payment to the International Monetary Fund due on Friday as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, facing fury among ...FIFA admits to giving $5-million to Ireland over Henry handball
FIFA have confirmed they made a $5 million payment to the Football Association of Ireland after Thierry Henry\'s handball stopped Ireland qualifying ...More than 30,000 rally at anti-G7 kick-off demo in Bavaria
More than 30,000 people demonstrated Thursday against a G7 summit starting at the weekend in the southern German state of Bavaria, police ...Fighting flares up near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday fought their first serious battles in months and Ukraine\'s defense minister said an attempt by ...George W. Bush now more popular than Obama, poll finds
Former US President George W. Bush is now more popular than his successor Barack Obama, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday.Latvian parliament elects defence minister Vejonis as president
Latvia\'s parliament on Wednesday elected Defence Minister Raimonds Vejonis as the Baltic state\'s new president with 55 of its 100 legislators backing ...