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Police in the Basque Country were on maximum alert Thursday over a possible attack by the armed Basque armed group ETA after police found explosives and arrested eight suspects in a raid, a Basque official said.
Ailing leader Fidel Castro published an article in state media Thursday criticizing U.S. use of biofuels, emerging from months of silence in a move to reassert his voice on current international issues.
A French court on Thursday ruled in favour of a satirical weekly that had printed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, rejecting accusations by Islamic groups who said the publication incited hatred against Muslims.
On Wednesday night, black alderman Wouter Van Bellingen was due to oversee in Belgium a mass ceremony by hundreds of couples vowing eternal love - and sending out a message on international anti-racism-day.
Italian fashion firm's Armani said in a statement carried by the Italian ANSA news agency that it was surprised and very saddened by a controversy concerning one of its advertisements.
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