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Italian Women Assail Berlusconi For Sexist Remarks

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (shown here in March 2009 at a gathering of his new political party, the People of Freedoms) has recently come under fire for a sexist remark about an opposition politician's looks and intellect. After a series of sex scandals involving Berlusconi, more than 100,000 women have signed a petition stating they are offended by him. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Italian Women Assail Berlusconi For Sexist Remarks

For a long time, Italian women remained largely silent about Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's multiple sex scandals and gaffes. That changed after Berlusconi made a remark about an opposition politician's intellect and looks, unleashing a wave of anger.

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Tuesday

Karadzic's War Crimes Trial Resumes

The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic resumed Tuesday in The Hague, but once again Karadzic boycotted the proceedings. The judges at the international tribunal, however, ruled the trial could continue without him being in court.

Karadzic's War Crimes Trial Resumes

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Karadzic Wants More Time For War Crimes Defense

The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic resumes in The Hague Tuesday. Karadzic wasn't in court for the opening of the trial Monday. He was protesting what he says is lack of time to prepare for the case. Karadzic was indicted in 1995 and was captured more than a year ago.

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Monday

Karadzic Boycotts Start Of War Crimes Trial

A war crimes trial began Monday in The Hague for Radovan Karadzic, who led the Bosnian Serbs through a three-year civil war. He went into hiding after the war to escape arrest, but was finally seized last year, and he faces 11 count of war crimes. Karadzic boycotted the opening of the trial, he is representing himself.

Karadzic Boycotts Start Of War Crimes Trial

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Sunday

World

14 Years Later, Bosnian Serb's War Crimes Trial Opens

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic goes on trial for war crimes in The Hague on Monday. The charges include an allegation of committing genocide arising out of the massacre of about 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica in 1995. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli will be covering the trial. She talks with host Liane Hansen about what led up to the trial and about what could happen next.

14 Years Later, Bosnian Serb's War Crimes Trial Opens

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Saturday

Strange News

Final Dispatches Show U.K. Ambassadors' Snarky Side

British ambassadors have long had a tradition of unleashing vicious torrents of insults about their foreign posts — in official documents bound for 10 Downing St. These letters, uncovered by the BBC for a documentary radio series, reveal the candid side of British diplomacy.

Final Dispatches Show U.K. Ambassadors' Snarky Side

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Friday

U.K. Postal Workers On Strike

Tens of thousands of British postal workers seeking better pay and employment protection walked off the job Thursday in a 48-hour strike. It's the biggest labor dispute seen in Britain for years, and threatens to severely disrupt mail service across the country.

U.K. Postal Workers On Strike

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Eiffel Tower Celebrates A 'Green' 120th Birthday

The Eiffel Tower in Paris is celebrating its 120th birthday. To mark the occasion, the city is putting on a free sound and light show every night for the next two months. It takes place on the facade of the tower that faces the Seine River. The show is environmentally friendly because it is powered by LED strobe lights. It took more than a month to attach the lights to the tower's girders.

Eiffel Tower Celebrates A 'Green' 120th Birthday

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Far-Right Leader's TV Appearance Sparks Protests

Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the BBC's London headquarters Thursday to complain that a far-right politician was included on a political debate show. Nick Griffin is the leader of the British National Party, a party that until recently demanded the forceful repatriation of all immigrants. Griffin has denied the Holocaust and has been convicted for inciting racial hatred.

Far-Right Leader's TV Appearance Sparks Protests

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Thursday

History

French Priest Provides Voice To Holocaust Witnesses

Some researchers say up to a third of all Holocaust victims were executed not in camps, but by bullets. Most of them had been shot by German troops during the invasion of Russia. A French priest has spent years searching for mass graves and recording the memories of elderly witnesses. His organization has opened a display of the priest's work in Paris.

French Priest Provides Voice To Holocaust Witnesses

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World

France, Britain Deport Illegal Afghan Migrants

A plane from London stopped at Paris Wednesday and then flew on to Kabul. It didn't have troops or military supplies on board though, but illegal Afghan migrants being returned to their home country. It's part of a joint crack down on illegal immigration on both sides of the English Channel.

France, Britain Deport Illegal Afghan Migrants

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Monday

Greece Unveils Museum Meant For 'Stolen' Sculptures

A view of the Parthenon Gallery in the new Acropolis Museum. Many of the items from the Parthenon's frieze were removed more than 200 years ago by Lord Elgin and later sold to the British Museum. Courtesy of Nikos Daniilidis/Acropolis Museum hide caption

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Greece Unveils Museum Meant For 'Stolen' Sculptures

Two centuries ago, Lord Elgin pried sculptures off the Parthenon and took them to Britain. For decades, the main argument against the return of the marbles was Greece's lack of a suitable location for their display. The new Acropolis Museum is a stunning rebuttal.

Greece Unveils Museum Meant For 'Stolen' Sculptures

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Sunday

Technology

Finland Makes Broadband A Public Right

In Finland, the static noise of a dial-up modem and the stress of a slow Web connection soon will be relics of the past. Beginning in July, every person in the country will have the legal right to an Internet connection of at least 1 megabit per second.

Finland Makes Broadband A Public Right

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Thursday

Florida State Cheating Allegations Examined

Florida State University released a transcript Wednesday of the NCAA hearing on the academic fraud case involving 61 athletes across 10 sports. The transcript includes an opening statement from school President T. K. Wetherell who said he didn't believe the students cheated, but that they got inappropriate help. Andrew Carter, a staff writer with the Orlando Sentinel, says FSU, as a public institution, was bound by open-records laws to release the transcripts.

Florida State Cheating Allegations Examined

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