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19:02 23/08/2009

Wildfires force mass evacuations in Athens suburbs
14:31 23/08/2009
Dozens of homes have been destroyed by wildfires to the north of Athens and thousands of residents have been evacuated, officials said
Pakistan's Taliban names new leader
14:17 23/08/2009
The Taliban movement in Pakistan named a new leader on Sunday, to replace Baitullah Mehsud, who is believed to have been killed in a CIA missile strike earlier this month
South Koreans bid farewell to former leader
13:53 23/08/2009
Over 20,000 people gathered on the lawn outside parliament in the South Korean capital on Sunday for the state funeral of former president Kim Dae-jung, Yonhap news agency reported

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Swedish Euphoria and Udmurtian Fervor: 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Winners

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PM Medvedev Elected as United Russia Leader

Members of Russia's ruling United Russia party on Saturday elected Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its leader at a party congress.

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Sweden Wins 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden’s Loreen has won the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with 372 points with her hit Euphoria, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.

Hamdeen Sabbahi

Egyptian Independent Presidential Candidate Appeals Polls’ Results

An independent candidate at the Egyptian presidential elections, Hamdeen Sabbahi of the nationalist Dignity party, who came the third in the polls’ first round on Wednesday and Thursday, said he would appeal the results because of violations.

Victims of Jet Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Victims of Plane Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Twelve Russians, the crew members of a An-30 turboprop that crash landed on May 23 at an airport in the east of Prague, and Russian Defense Ministry inspectors returned to Russia on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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