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European Parliament receives petition against ACTA

"Receiving a petition supported by more than 2 million people places an even bigger responsibility on us to listen to the European people and offer them a place to express their views to the European institutions", said Petitions Committee chair...

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Chinese Flock to Obama Website

Hundreds of Chinese have flooded U.S. President Barack Obama's Google-plus page with messages, after China seemingly unblocked the social networking service.

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Russia’s Democracy Movement Forms a Human Chain Around Kremlin

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Thousands of Moscow residents held hands along the city's 13 kilometer-long...

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UN chief congratulates Yemen's new president

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Voting in presidential elections in Yemen.

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