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Consumers in crisis-hit Spain put brakes on spending Spaniards are buying fewer cars, fewer clothes and even cutting back on smoking as a grinding recession and rising unemployment force them to slash spending, dealing a severe blow to manufacturers and shops.

11 June 2013

Europe stepping up Internet surveillance on lower scale than US European governments' ability to monitor citizens' online activity on security grounds has increased significantly in recent years.

11 June 2013

Recurrent pneumonia not common: lung expert Pneumonia is one of the most common of lung infections among the elderly but concerns of underlying conditions arise when it recurs.

10 June 2013

UN food body approves $200 mn food aid to N. Korea The UN food body on Saturday said it had approved $200 million of food aid for North Korea, targeting the country's most vulnerable people who remain dependent on external assistance.

09 June 2013

The $20,000 pet lion that lives on a Kabul rooftop For Kabul's wealthy elite some things are de rigueur: armed guards, a marble-clad mansion, a blacked-out SUV. But one man has taken the flamboyant lifestyle a step further and bought a lion.

08 June 2013

Turkey PM urges end to protests, tells supporters to 'go home' Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end to mass protests against his rule Friday, but urged supporters to "go home" after they staged a major show of strength welcoming him back from an overseas trip.

08 June 2013

Highway plan sparks fear for Beirut heritage A new highway touted as a way to ease Beirut's notorious traffic has angered residents and activists who say it will destroy rare old houses that survived Lebanon's 15-year civil war.

08 June 2013

New health threats for China as it grows richer: Lancet The Chinese are increasingly facing diseases of affluence such as cancer, according to a study to be published Saturday in a leading medical journal, with threats to health including diet, pollution and city living.

08 June 2013

Turkey defends democratic credentials as tear gas flies Turkey's embattled government insisted on Wednesday it was "not a second-class democracy" even as police tear-gassed protesters massed in the streets calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to quit.

06 June 2013

Toll from US tornadoes climbs to 20: officials At least 20 people were killed by a series of tornadoes that swept through the Midwestern US state of Oklahoma last week, including seven children.

06 June 2013

Online, at a price: Cubans get public Internet spots Cubans barred from logging onto the Internet at home on Tuesday flocked to newly opened public access spots to surf an uncensored World Wide Web -- if they could afford the high prices.

05 June 2013

Homelessness rising in Australia: study Homelessness in Australia has surged 17 percent since 2006 mainly due to a spike in migrant numbers, though fewer people are sleeping rough on the streets.

05 June 2013

One-third of US marriages start online: study More than one third of US marriages begin with online dating, and those couples may be slightly happier than couples who meet through other means.

04 June 2013

Jolie 'moved' by public support following surgery Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she had been "moved" by public support after she revealed she had had a double mastectomy to reduce her high risk of breast cancer.

04 June 2013

Four dead, many missing in central Europe floods Four people have died and at least eight more were missing Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes after floods and landslides.

03 June 2013

Skirt-clad Romanian women promote 'stylish' cycling More than 1,500 Romanian women in colourful skirts and high heels cycled through the country's main cities to promote urban biking as a "stylish and fun" way of transport.

03 June 2013

Fresh street clashes pressure Turkey government Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faced growing pressure on Monday after angry demonstrators clashed for a third night with police in a nationwide wave of protests.

03 June 2013

Bosnia youth honour victims of Prijedor camps Hundreds of youth gathered Friday to mark the 1992 ethnic cleansing against non-Serbs in Prijedor, one of the deadliest episodes of the Bosnian war.

03 June 2013

New law reignites debate over Germany's 'baby hatch' Germany's "baby hatches", where women can safely leave their unwanted newborn, have come under fire as the government pushes a new law to guarantee a child the right to eventually know its mother's identity.

01 June 2013

Thousands of workers protest in Sarajevo Several thousand workers protested in Sarajevo against the government's economic policies, demanding their back pay.

31 May 2013

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