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» EU Regulators Fine Spanish Telecommunications Company
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
European Union regulators have fined Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica $206 million for setting high prices on services used by its rivals.
 
 
» 3 Plead Guilty in Britain to Using Internet to Incite Terrorism
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
Three Muslim men, believed to be closely linked to al-Qaida, have pleaded guilty in London to using the Internet to incite terrorism.
 
 
» Russia to Respond if US Rejects Kremlin's Missile-Defense Plan
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov says the term "Cold War" will be forgotten if the United States accepts his country's missile-defense plan for Europe.  But Ivanov is also threatening to deploy Russian missiles near Poland if Washington rejects the Kremlin offer.  VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports.
 
 
» German Government Believes Missing Citizen Was Kidnapped in Afghanistan
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
Germany's Foreign Ministry says a German citizen is believed to have been kidnapped in Afghanistan.
 
 
» Kidnapped BBC Journalist Freed in Gaza
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
Kidnapped BBC Journalist Alan Johnston has been freed by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, he was freed with the help of the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza.
 
 
» Britain Reduces Threat Level from 'Critical' to 'Severe'
By Voice Of America | On July 5, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
Britain has lowered its national security level from its highest level, "critical" to "severe," indicating that authorities no longer believe a terrorist attack is imminent.
 
 
» Australian Police Question Two Men Over UK Terror Plot
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
Australian police are interviewing two men in connection with a plot to detonate car bombs in Britain and have detained one of them. Counter-terrorism officers detained the young doctor at Brisbane airport as he was trying to leave the country. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.
 
 
» A Shadow of Suspicion Hangs Over Tour de France
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
France in the summer is one of the world's top tourist destinations.  Many visitors come specifically to watch the Tour de France, which begins on July 7th.  It is the most prestigious, professional cycling event in the world and the world's biggest free sporting event. 
 
 
» Belarus Vows Cooperation With Russia in Opposing Plans for US Missile Shield
By Voice Of America | On July 4, 2007 | In Europe | Rated
 
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his government will set aside economic disputes and work closer with Russia to oppose U.S. and NATO plans for a missile shield in central Europe.
 
 
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