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'Black widow' gets life term for killing four 4 Jul 2008, 0413 hrs ISTA 69-year-old former prostitute dubbed the "Black Widow" by the German press was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of four wealthy but frail elderly male companions.
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Iran warns West against attack, refers to nuclear 'solution' 2 Jul 2008, 2329 hrs ISTIran warned on Wednesday of a fierce response and radically higher oil prices if the country was attacked, but also signalled possible progress in its five-year nuclear standoff with the West.
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Drunken Swede tries to row home from Denmark 2 Jul 2008, 0521 hrs ISTA drunken Swede stole a dinghy after a night out in the Danish town and tried to row back to Sweden, but fell asleep halfway.
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Pope calls for end to violence in Colombia 2 Jul 2008, 0255 hrs ISTPope Benedict XVI has appealed for an end to the "violence, kidnappings, extortion" that plague Colombia.
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Arctic holds 100 billion barrels of oil: US geologist 2 Jul 2008, 0156 hrs ISTThe Arctic holds 100 billion barrels of oil in unexplored fields, a government geologist with the US Geological Survey said.
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Desi rich seek piece of Hollywood history 2 Jul 2008, 0047 hrs IST,Rashmee Roshan LallThe influx of a new ethnic breed of have-money-will-buy celebrities - Russians, Indians and others - are expected to breathe life into the dying 1940s movie-star glamour of the Cote d'Azur.
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Watch: France takes over EU presidency 1 Jul 2008, 1912 hrs IST
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Turkish ruling party faces threat of closure 1 Jul 2008, 1624 hrs ISTTurkey's top prosecutor demands a dissolution of the ruling A K Party amidst growing apprehensions within the country of the party having hidden Islamist agenda.
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Polish president refuses to sign EU reform treaty 1 Jul 2008, 0751 hrs ISTPolish President Lech Kaczynski announced in an interview published Tuesday that he will not sign the EU's Lisbon Treaty, saying it was pointless after Irish voters rejected it in a referendum last month.
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President Sarkozy may attend Beijing Olympics 1 Jul 2008, 0050 hrs ISTFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy said he could attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics if talks between China and the Dalai Lama make more progress.
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