A decision by the European Union’s highest court on Wednesday could spark a trade war with countries that oppose being forced into Europe’s carbon-trading system.

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Court Upholds Europe’s Plan to Charge Airlines for Carbon Emissions

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a State Transportation Department officer, spent eight months as prime minister of his native country before being forced out.

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After Serving as Somalia’s Prime Minister, Back to Work in Buffalo

A law protecting people from being forced into marriage against their will comes into effect in Scotland.

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Forced marriage law takes effect

The petrol industry is being forced to defend high prices at the pumps when figures show oil prices have fallen.

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High petrol prices anger drivers

Just five months after opening its doors to delighted pinheads and wizards across the D.C. region, Georgetown’s National Pinball Museum is being forced to close. David Silverman, the Silver Spring man whose dream it was to share his pinball collection with the masses, said Monday that he has received a letter informing him that he will have to vacate his third-floor space at the Shops at Georgetown Park in mid-July. “This has been a dream of mine for over 30 years and to have it whittled down . . . ,” Silverman said. Read full article > >

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National Pinball Museum to close

Maybe the third time will be a charm for Ginni Thomas. After being forced to step down as head of Tea Party group Liberty Central and failing to get an apology from Anita Hill, she’s now billing herself as a consultant on governmental matters and…

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Ginni Thomas Now a Lobbyist

Some people are being forced to put their homes at risk because of debts of as little as £600, the Office of Fair Trading finds.

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An English teacher who suffered permanent damage after being forced to raise her voice to be heard in class is awarded a £156,000 payout.

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Payout for voice damage teacher

A Brighton hospital reassures patients after being forced to apologise to two pregnant women for wrongly telling them their unborn babies were dead.

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Women are told unborn babies dead

Thousands of women and girls are being forced to work as prostitutes in brothels in Mali, say Nigerian officials.

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Nigeria ‘sex slaves’ held in Mali

Some vulnerable elderly people are being forced to pay for health care, the new chairman of the Commons health committee says.

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NHS ‘turning its back on elderly’

Foreign woman suspected of being forced to work as prostitutes in Belfast are understood to have been rescued in a series of raids.

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Women rescued in ‘brothel raids’

A number of families from a loyalist area of north Belfast have said they are being forced out of their homes by the UDA.

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Families flee over UDA ‘warnings’

Shirley Sherrod, who received an apology after being forced to resign from the Agriculture Department, will meet Tuesday morning with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss a job offer.

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Sherrod to meet with Ag. chief

Hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan are still being forced to leave their homes as the devastation from the heavy monsoon rains continues.

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Southern Punjab ‘like an inland sea’