World News - Europe

By NICHOLAS WADE

Darwin’s theory of evolution has become the bedrock of modern biology. But for most of the theory’s existence since 1859, even biologists have ignored or vigorously opposed it, in whole or in part. 

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European MPs have criticised Turkey's slow pace of reform and said it should recognise the massacre of Armenians in 1915 as genocide before joining the EU. 

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Talks between Iran and the EU over Tehran's nuclear programme have been postponed for several days, Iranian envoys say.

They are now likely to take place after top UN powers meet on Thursday to discuss the deadlock over Iran.  

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LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, has said the worldwide church may have to split to end a bitter row over the consecration of gay bishops 

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