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Tainted wine for sale in Italy

Rome - Authorities in Italy suspect some 70 million litres of cheap wine on sale in local shops and supermarkets could contain illegal, harmful substances, a weekly magazine reported Friday.

Karlsruhe culture festival highlights Rome until April 26

Karlsruhe, Germany - The Karlsruhe culture festival in Germany, set to begin Friday evening, has an "All Roads Lead to Rome" theme this year, with all the art and music having some kind of connecti

Zimbabwe's MDC in court to force poll results release

Harare - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) lodged an urgent application in the country's High Court Friday to force the election commission to hurry the release of results

Seven Taliban killed, five arrested in separate Afghan incidents

Kabul - Afghan police and international forces killed five Taliban insurgents and arrested five others in southern Afghanistan, while two other militants were killed when the rocket they were firin

Bulgaria supports NATO entry for Macedonia, Croatia and Albania

Sofia- Bulgaria supports entry for Macedonia, Croatia and Albania into the NATO military bloc, a government minister said in the capital Sofia Sunday.

Summit of Mekong River countries kicks off

Bangkok- A summit of the six countries connected by the Mekong River kicked off Sunday in land-locked Laos with a series of youth and business meetings, officials said Sunday.

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