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Last Updated: Sunday, 30 December 2007, 18:03 GMT
President Sarkozy
France to halt links with Syria
France to suspend diplomatic contacts with Syria until progress is made on choosing a new Lebanese president.
Lebanon delays vote for 11th time
Bush 'loses patience' with Syria

Pablo Picasso's Dryad Russian art show one step closer
A Russian art exhibition will be one step closer to opening in London when a law to protect the works comes into force.
Mladen Markac Croatia minister goes in hunt row
Croatia's interior minister resigns after being pictured on a hunting trip with war crimes suspect Mladen Markac.
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Football: Arsenal back on top
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Timisoara, Romania Boom time
The town that spawned Romania's revolution is now a shopping hub
Aziz and Semso Demir Coming home
Assyrians trickle back to Turkey to rebuild an ancient community
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Strong language in Kerry Gaeltacht debate

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Brown to 'step up' terror fight
French cafes set to ban smoking
Air France Alitalia bid approved
Peugeot plans car plant in Russia
Bleak outlook for UK jobs
Heineken buys brewer in Belarus
Winehouse to face Norway court
Unholy dust-up at Nativity church
Russia jails troops over Chechnya

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Hope and fear over Schengen
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Pound at record low against euro
BA accused over air cargo cartel
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Heavyweights against the ropes
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