France votes no in EU referendum

Sunday, May 29, 2005 In a result predicted by polls, a 54.87% majority of French voters voted non in Sunday’s European Constitution referendum. Of France’s 42 million eligible voters, over 70% turned out at the 55 thousand polling stations across the country, which were open from 8:00 to 20:00 on…

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Nurse glues boyfriend’s eyes shut

Wednesday, July 13, 2005 A nurse from Sunderland in the United Kingdom superglued her (now former) boyfriend’s eyes shut when he would not stop paying attention to swimsuit clad women while the two were on holiday in Malta. After an argument, the boyfriend, Disc Jockey Lee Scullion (31), went for…

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Riots in Greece enter fourth night

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 The riots in Greece that started on December 6 have entered their fourth night. These are the worst riots the Hellenic Republic has witnessed in decades. The riots were triggered when Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old student, was shot and killed by police. The police claim that…

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Militants in Pakistan torch NATO, US military vehicles

Sunday, December 7, 2008 Pakistani officials have reported that vehicles supplying NATO forces in Afghanistan have been set on fire by suspected militants. The attack occurred in the northwestern city of Peshawar which lies on Pakistan’s North-Western frontier at 0230 local time. Sources claim that more than 250 gunmen using…

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