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Fighting kills 40 in east Ukraine

Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine reported heavy casualties on Tuesday after a second day of fighting with government forces, as authorities in Kiev vowed to continue the military offensive "until not a single terrorist" was left.

Czech cabinet loses confidence vote, PM to resign

2013-08-08 13:10

The Czech cabinet led by Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok failed to win a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday and Rusnok said he would resign on Thursday or Friday.

Paris attacks on tourists raise concerns

2013-08-08 07:49

Police have increased their presence on the streets of Paris following a series of robberies and violent attacks on tourists and visitors, including Chinese citizens.

AT&T ready for disaster recovery

2013-08-07 20:58

It is important to be able to maintain essential communications during a disaster event, AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery team said.

Woman offers breast-feeding service to gay parents

2013-08-07 10:43

A woman has posted an offer on a French website to breast-feed babies of homosexual male couples for $130 a day, stirring up media interest just weeks after a divisive same-sex marriage law was passed.

Snowden obtains formal registration in Russia

2013-08-06 21:41

Former US National Security Agency worker Snowden, who faces espionage charges in his country, had been officially registered as resident in Russia.

Snowden could be offered consultant job

2013-08-06 19:34

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who has recently received temporary residence permit in Russia, might be invited to work as an expert for the Parliament.

Forest fire rages in Athens

2013-08-06 08:20

A wildfire fanned by strong winds raged near Athens on Monday, damaging homes and sending residents fleeing, fire brigade officials said.

First taste of test-tube burger 'close to meat'

2013-08-06 07:22

The world's first laboratory-grown beef burger was flipped out of a petri dish and into a frying pan on Monday, with food tasters declaring it tasted "close to meat".

Russia may resume Proton rocket launches

2013-08-05 21:40

Russia planned to resume launches of its Proton-M rockets, with five scheduled before the end of the year.

Panda sculptures in Berlin

2013-08-05 19:28

A woman poses as she has her picture taken amid 1600 panda sculptures in Berlin August 5, 2013.

Riding the clean energy boom today

2013-08-04 23:59

Air Liquide Group, the world's largest industrial gas producer by revenue, has launched the second phase of its investment program, called Tengfei II, in China this year.

Germany ends information-sharing with US

2013-08-04 05:16

Germany has cancelled a Cold War-era agreement on information-sharing with the United States and Britain as recent revelations about US online spying put the government under pressure and criticism.

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