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Amsterdam airport tightens security after sting

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport — the departure site for the Detroit underwear bomber — tightened security Tuesday after journalists orchestrated a sting operation that smuggled bottles of liquids onto planes bound for London and Washington.

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Newsweek: Why Merkel doesn’t want to lead Europe

Europe needs a leader, but the likely candidate doesn’t want to take the job.

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Webber’s ‘Phantom’ sequel opens in London

“Love Never Dies” picks up the story 10 years on, with disfigured genius the Phantom relocated to the bright lights of New York’s Coney Island and still besotted with beautiful soprano Christine Daae.

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Britain may force owners to microchip dogs

British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country’s dangerous canines.

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Britain begins inquiry into Iraq abuse claims

Britain opened an inquiry Tuesday into claims that its soldiers murdered and abused civilians in southern Iraq in 2004, some of the most serious allegations made against British forces over the war and occupation of the country.

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Pope’s brother: I slapped pupils in the face

The pope’s brother said in an interview that he slapped pupils across the face at a German boys’ choir, and that he was aware of allegations of abuse but did nothing about it.

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Arrests over plot to kill Muhammad cartoonist

Seven people were arrested in the Irish Republic on Tuesday over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog, police said.

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Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees

United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country’s domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.

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3 arrested in theft of Cyprus ex-leader’s body

Three men are arrested over the theft of the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was found reburied in another grave three months after being dug up and reportedly held for ransom.

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Amsterdam airport tightens security at duty free

The Dutch anti-terror agency says security has been tightened at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport after investigative journalists smuggled bottles of liquid onto passenger jets bound for London and Washington, D.C.

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