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Belgian firefighters slam retirement age

Belgian firefighters in front of the premier’s office in Brussels. Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:48PM Share | Email | Print Hundreds of Belgian firefighters have hosed down Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo’s office in protest against tougher retirement plans introduced by the country’s government. The firemen, demanding early retirement, managed to break through police lines

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Bulgaria bases can’t be used for Iran war

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:48PM Share | Email | Print The Bulgarian Foreign Minister says US military bases in the country will not be used for a potential US strike on Iran over Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program. Nikolay Mladenov’s remarks came before the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived

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Russia not to trade off Iran for Syria

Russian Foreign Ministry building Sat Feb 4, 2012 8:26AM Share | Email | Print Nothing could be further from the truth than the assertion that our country may cut a backroom deal, giving the green light to a US military operation against Iran in exchange for Western non-interference in Syria’s internal affairs.” Russian Foreign Ministry

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