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      <title>Finland gunman 'in fatal rampage'</title>  
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      <title>Hamelin hit by new plague of rats</title>  
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      <description>Provides an overview of Estonia, including key events and facts about this small country on the Baltic sea</description>  
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      <description>Provides an overview of Finland, including key events and facts about this northern European country.</description>  
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      <title>France country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of France, including key events and facts about this European country.</description>  
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      <title>Georgia country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Sri Lanka, including key events and facts about this</description>  
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      <title>Germany country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Germany, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
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      <title>Greece country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Greece, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
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      <title>Hungary country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Hungary, including key events and facts about this eastern European country</description>  
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      <title>Iceland country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Iceland, including key events and facts about this</description>  
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      <description>Concise information about Ireland and its people, including figures for area, population, main languages, religions, exports, and more.</description>  
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      <title>Italy country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Italy, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
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      <title>Latvia country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Latvia, including key events and facts about this country which lies on the Baltic Sea</description>  
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      <title>Liechtenstein country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Liechtenstein, including key events and facts about this tiny European country</description>  
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      <title>Lithuania country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Lithuania, including key events and facts about this small country on the Baltic Sea</description>  
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      <title>Luxembourg country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Luxembourg, including key events and facts about this tiny but very wealthy European country</description>  
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      <title>Macedonia country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Macedonia, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
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      <title>Malta country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Malta, including key events and facts about this small island state in the Mediterranean Sea</description>  
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      <title>Moldova country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Moldova, including key events and facts about this small eastern European country</description>  
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      <title>Monaco country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Monaco, including key events and facts about tiny kingdom on the Mediterranean Sea</description>  
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      <title>Montenegro country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Montenegro, including key events and facts about this Mediterranean country which used to be part of the former Yugoslavia</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17667132#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <title>Netherlands profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of the Netherlands, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17740800#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <title>Norway profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Norway, including key events and facts about this north European country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17743896#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <title>Poland profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Poland, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17753718#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:32:21 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Portugal profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Portugal, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17758217#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:01:40 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Romania profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Romania, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17776265#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:08:27 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Russia country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Russia, including key events and facts about this major world power</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17839672#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:50:37 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>San Marino country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of San Marino, including key events and facts about this tiny European country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17842338#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:49:51 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Serbia country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Serbia, including key events and facts about this European country which used to be part of Yugoslavia</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17907947#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 10:06:14 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Slovakia country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Slovakia, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17847682#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:35:27 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Slovenia country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Slovenia, including key events and facts about this European country which used to be part of Yugoslavia</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17846376#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 09:04:14 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Spain country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Spain, including key events and facts about this tropical island off India's southern tip.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941641#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:59:21 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Sweden country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Sweden, including key events and facts about this European country.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17955808#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:52:36 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Switzerland country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Switzerland, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17980650#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:34:56 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Turkey country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Turkey, including key events and facts about this country which straddles Europe and Asia</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17988453#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <title>Ukraine country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Ukraine, including key events and facts about Europe's second biggest country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18018002#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link>  
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      <title>United Kingdom country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of the United Kingdom, including key events and facts about this European country</description>  
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      <title>Vatican country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of the Vatican, including key events and facts about the world's smallest independent state</description>  
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      <title>Regions and territories: Abkhazia</title>  
      <description>An overview of Abkhazia including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media.</description>  
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      <title>Regions and territories: Ajaria</title>  
      <description>An overview of Ajaria including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:39:05 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Ceuta, Melilla</title>  
      <description>A profile of the Spanish north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:31:31 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: The Channel Islands</title>  
      <description>An overview of the Channel Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:35:16 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Chechnya</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:14:57 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Corsica</title>  
      <description>An overview of Corsica including key facts and notes on the media</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:24:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Crimea</title>  
      <description>Key facts, dates, events</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:23:33 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Dagestan</title>  
      <description>Key facts, dates and events</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:46:14 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Faroe Islands</title>  
      <description>An overview of the Faroe Islands including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:21:24 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Gibraltar profile</title>  
      <description>An overview of Gibraltar including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description>  
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      <title>Regions and territories: Greenland</title>  
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      <title>Regions and territories: Ingushetia</title>  
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      <title>Regions and territories: Isle of Man</title>  
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      <title>Kabardino-Balkaria profile</title>  
      <description>A profile of the southern Russian republic</description>  
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      <title>Regions and territories: Kaliningrad</title>  
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      <title>Regions and territories: Kalmykia</title>  
      <description>Key facts, dates and events</description>  
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      <title>Regions and territories: Karachay-Cherkessia</title>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:06:27 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Kosovo</title>  
      <description>An overview of Kosovo including key facts, leaders and notes on the media</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:42:57 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh</title>  
      <description>Key facts,dates and events</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:29:14 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: North Ossetia</title>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:08:59 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Regions and territories: South Ossetia</title>  
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      <title>Trans-Dniester profile</title>  
      <description>An overview of the breakaway region in eastern Moldova</description>  
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      <title>VIDEO: MPs brawl in Ukraine parliament</title>  
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      <title>VIDEO: Greece prepares for new polls</title>  
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      <title>VIDEO: 'Pope's butler' quizzed on leaks</title>  
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      <title>VIDEO: Azerbaijan businesses get ready for Eurovision</title>  
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      <title>VIDEO: What next for Russia opposition?</title>  
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      <title>VIDEO: Basque children 75 years later</title>  
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      <title>VIDEO: Cornish wrestling at the Eden Project</title>  
      <description>Cornish wrestlers put on a display of their unique sport as the Olympic torch makes its way around the UK</description>  
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      <title>VIDEO: Former Greek PM gives euro warning</title>  
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      <title>Eurovision and activism in Baku</title>  
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      <title>Fiscal debate failing to ignite</title>  
      <description>Ireland's debate on ratifying the EU Fiscal Treaty fails to ignite</description>  
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      <title>Everest rescue helps Israel-Turkey thaw</title>  
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      <title>The time Britain slid into chaos</title>  
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