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• Austrian politician Haider dies in car crash
In 1999, Haider received 27 percent of the vote in national elections as leader of the Freedom Party. The party's subsequent inclusion in the government led to months of European Union sanctions over Haider's statements, which were seen as anti ...
• Gunmen kill 11 in Mexico bar rampage
Chihuahua state has seen hundreds of murders this year as the government attempts to crack down on warring drug cartels. On Aug. 16, gunmen killed 13 people, including a 1-year-old child, at a dance hall in Creel, a picturesque town along a canyon ...
• Thai police arrest key protest leader
Thai police arrested a key leader of a month-long protest inside Bangkok's Government House compound on Sunday, but the detained anti-government figure urged his supporters not to quit. In a short letter read out on the People's Alliance for ...
• French bank to take majority stake in Fortis
BRUSSELS, Belgium - French banking giant BNP Paribas will take a 75 percent stake in the remaining operations of troubled bank Fortis NV, the Belgian government announced Sunday. Prime Minister Yves Leterme said the deal gives the Paris-based bank ...
• Deal to save Germany’s Hypo Real Estate fails
Hypo was the first German blue chip to seek a government rescue after running into trouble in mid-September as credit froze on international markets. The plan — approved on Thursday by the EU — would have entailed the German government injecting ...