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INTERNATIONAL: The St. Petersburg Times - World - Swiss Vote to Keep Heroin Program On Track

It has helped eliminate scenes of large groups of drug users shooting up openly in parks that marred Swiss cities in the 1980s and 1990s and is credited with reducing crime and improving the health and daily lives of addicts....

Bayerische Landesbank to cut one-third of work force

Bayerische Landesbank, a large German regional bank, announced Monday plans to eliminate 5,600 jobs, a reduction of 29 percent of its work force, as it scaled back its international business and tapped the government for...

Rice Urges "Transparency" In Pakistan

The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the civilized world must unite against this menace.

Euro nations rule out sales tax cuts

Euro nations rule out sales tax cuts : Euro zone nations on Monday ruled out slashing sales tax to boost their economies but backed a wide €200 billion ($252 billion) economic stimulus package that aims to boost growth. Finance...

Merkel's Budget Course Draws Fire

BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed growing calls for Germany to slash taxes or greatly boost spending, though Europe's industrial powerhouse is sliding into what could become its worst recession in decades....

Police shooting victim is named

The man shot dead by police outside a cathedral has been named by sources as David Sycamore, 39, of Southway, Guildford, Surrey. He was fatally wounded by armed police outside Guildford Cathedral on Sunday afternoon.

U.S. to press NATO for Georgia, Ukraine boost

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States will urge NATO on Tuesday to encourage Georgia and Ukraine to join the military alliance after European nations derailed President George W. Bush's bid to put them on the track to membership.

Dutch ban magic mushrooms, but "trips" still sold

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities banned the sale of fresh "magic" mushrooms on Monday, but enforcement was delayed by problems over how to police it. The ban was the latest move by the Netherlands to tighten its famously...

French first lady joins global fight against AIDS

France's glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 seconds. As ceremonies marked...

U.S. in recession, Europe backs spending hikes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy has been in a recession for a year, the nation's business cycle arbiter declared on Monday, while European leaders vowed to step up public spending to try to cushion a deepening downturn.

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