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GEORGIA Thousands of opposition supporters marched through the capital Tbilisi May 26, protesting the result of this month’s parliamentary election that saw a landslide victory of President Mikhail Saakashvili’s party, according to the BBC. The opposition says the election, which will allow the pro-Western president to implement radical reforms, was rigged.

ITALY Eight policemen and three civilians suffered serious injuries May 24 in a clash over the location of a new garbage dump in a densely populated Naples suburb, the BBC reported. Critics say the site — one of 10 proposed dumps intended to deal with the area’s ongoing rubbish crisis — may be hazardous to local residents’ health.
FRANCE French authorities arrested one of the highest-ranking members of ETA, dealing a blow to the Basque separatist group after a series of attacks in northern Spain, The New York Times reported May 22. Police detained Francisco Javier Lopez Pena, who is said to be the person with the greatest political and military weight in the terrorist organization, along with three other members.
RUSSIA In a joint statement from Beijing, China and Russia condemned the United States’ plans to build a global missile-defense shield May 23, alleging the move will set back international disarmament efforts. The statement was delivered by Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, whose two-day state visit to China was part of his first foreign trip since taking office, the BBC reported.
UK After reviewing files on UFO sightings released this month by the Defence Ministry, senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University David Clarke concluded there was no evidence of any alien visitation. The ministry made the nearly three decades’ worth of files public after being bombarded with UFO-related requests under the Freedom of Information Act, The International Herald Tribune reported May 26.
GERMANY Bavarian authorities have taken a 7-month-old boy into protective custody after his parents offered him for sale on eBay, the BBC reported May 24. The child was advertised as a “nearly new baby” with a starting price of one euro. Police have launched an investigation into possible child-trafficking by the infant’s father, 24, and mother, 23, despite their claims that it was only a joke.


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