FOOTBALL
Ireland renews rematch appeal after Henry's remarks
The Irish Football Association has renewed its appeal to FIFA for of a replay of the controversial World Cup playoff game with France, hours after Bleus captain Thierry Henry said a rematch was the only fair solution.
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Atom-smasher restarts after 14 months
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Europe rocked by massive match-fixing scandal
DR CONGO
Aid groups say 30,600 have fled ethnic clashes
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INFLUENZA H1N1
WHO says mutation found in virus strain
The World Health Organisation said on Friday that a mutation has been found in samples of Influenza H1N1 taken after the first two deaths from the virus in Norway.
FRANCE
Prosecutors to appeal chemical plant explosion acquittal
French prosecutors have said they will appeal a court ruling that cleared a subsidiary of energy giant Total and its former boss of responsibility for a chemical plant blast that killed 31 people in 2001.
FRANCE
Fugitive French prisoner Jean-Pierre Treiber arrested
Fugitive prisoner Jean-Pierre Treiber was arrested Friday, two months after his daring escape from a French prison. Treiber was detained in 2004 on suspicion of a double murder and was awaiting trial at the time of his breakout.
IRAN
Offer to process fuel abroad ‘unique’ opportunity, IAEA says
UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei has said that Iran was missing a "unique and fleeting" opportunity after it rejected an IAEA offer on Wednesday to process nuclear fuel abroad.
EUROPEAN UNION
Van Rompuy set to bring quiet diplomacy to EU top job
After weeks of backroom dealings, Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy has been appointed the EU’s first president while Britain’s Catherine Ashton was selected the 27-nation bloc's first foreign affairs chief.
IT INDUSTRY
Public gets first look at Google's Chrome OS
Internet giant Google has for the first time showed how its long-awaited operating system, Chrome OS, will work. The 100% cloud computing system will run on netbooks as soon as 2010.
DIPLOMACY
Gabonese president Bongo in first Paris trip since election
Gabon's President Ali Bongo was in France on Wednesday for his first trip since succeeding his father, who was France's closest ally in Africa and the key figure in a rather dubious network of trade and political ties known as "FranceAfrique".
DIPLOMACY
Putin says compromise gas deal reached with Ukraine
Speaking after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko late Thursday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the two countries had reached a compromise deal on the thorny issue of gas supply.
AFGHANISTAN
Deadly bombings mar start to Karzai's second term
At least 18 people were killed in a series of deadly bombing attacks, marring the start of newly re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai's second term in office and highlighting the challenges that lie ahead.
AVIATION
Air France A380, world's largest civilian aircraft, set for transatlantic debut
Shortly before noon Friday, an Air France A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, will take off from Paris for New York on its first transatlantic flight with 538 passengers on board.
WEATHER
Floods batter Britain, hundreds rescued from inundated homes
Torrential rains lashed parts of Britain, flooding homes and buildings as rescuers worked through the night to evacuate about 200 people from the northern English county of Cumbria.
HONDURAS
De facto leader Micheletti to briefly step down during elections
In an apparent bid to boost the legitimacy of the Nov. 29 election, Hondura’s de facto leader Roberto Micheletti announced Thursday that he would step down and hand over government to his cabinet during the elections.
LEBANON
Hassan Nasrallah is re-elected head of Hezbollah
Hassan Nasrallah was re-elected head of Hezbollah on Thursday following a congress that also adopted a new manifesto, which is to be revealed in coming days, the militant Shiite party announced.
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Spanish farmers hard hit by credit crisis
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Early pregnancies and abortions in France
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