question: british prime minister gordon brown threatened thursday to boycott a summit of european union and african leaders later this year if zimbabwean president robert mugabe attended .

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summary: british pm threatens to boycott eu summit over mugabe

question: the european union was urged tuesday to break the link between aid to poorer countries and commercial contracts , which campaigners said was a source of `` shame '' .

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summary: eu urged to untie aid from trade

question: three police officers in this french mediterranean port were suspended saturday on orders from the interior minister after they admitted beating up a youth of north african parentage .

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summary: policemen suspended for beating up north african youth

question: u.s. transportation secretary norman mineta and his french counterpart , jean-claude gayssot , have signed an agreement liberalizing air service between the two countries , the french transportation ministry said wednesday .

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us french transportation chiefs sign agreement to liberalize air