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Lockerbie Bomber Al-Megrahi Dies in Libya

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence officer who convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday.

World | May 20, 2012, Sunday // 16:06 | Viewed: 1957

Serbians Go to Polls in Tadic-Nicolic Presidential Faceoff

Serbia is holding run-off presidential elections Sunday, with voters having to choose between incumbent reformist Boris Tadic and nationalist Tomislav Nikolic.

World | May 20, 2012, Sunday // 11:12 | Viewed: 2134

Italy Shaken by Deadly Earthquake

Northern Italy has been shaken by a very strong earthquake just hours after a 16-year-old girl was killed and other students were injured by a bomb in front of a school in Brindisi in the south.

World | May 20, 2012, Sunday // 10:36 | Viewed: 2226

Monti Pledges to Fight Crime after School Bomb Attack

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has declared that his government is determined to fight crime and not allow the country returned to its violent and "subversive" past.

World | May 19, 2012, Saturday // 18:01 | Viewed: 1368

Mafia Involvement Not Certain in Italy School Blast - Minister

Investigators are yet to find evidence suggesting the bomb that went off outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi is the work of the mafia, according to the country's Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri.

World | May 19, 2012, Saturday // 16:50 | Viewed: 1248

Bomb Goes Off Outside Italian School, Kills Girl

A 16-year-old girl was killed and at least six students were injured as a bomb exploded in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Saturday.

World | May 19, 2012, Saturday // 15:07 | Viewed: 1568

Russian Opposition to Bring 'March of Millions' Closer to Kremlin

The Russian opposition wants its next "March of Millions" protest rally scheduled for the Day of Russia, June 12, to be held closer to the Kremlin in the Russian capital Moscow.

World | May 18, 2012, Friday // 18:45 | Viewed: 3469

Erdogan in Bulgaria: I Don't Care What Assad Says

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has snubbed the statements of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the humanitarian and stability situation in Syria.

World | May 18, 2012, Friday // 18:22 | Viewed: 5279

IMF Suspends Contacts with Greece Until After New Vote

The International Monetary Fund will not return to Greece to review its loan program before Athens holds fresh elections on June 17, an IMF official said on Thursday.

World | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 19:10 | Viewed: 1443

Barroso: EU Wants Greece to Stay in Euro Area

The head of the European Commission said Europe wants Greece to remain part of the euro zone, but stressed there was "no way" of changing the terms of a 130-billion-euro bailout agreed.

World | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 18:36 | Viewed: 1485

Anti-Bailout Far-Left Party Takes Lead in Greece's Pre-Election Polls

Greece's radical leftist SYRIZA party is on the road of becoming the biggest group in the troubled country's next parliament, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.

World | May 16, 2012, Wednesday // 20:05 | Viewed: 5961

Ukrainian PM: Only Court Can Set Tymoshenko Free

Jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, may only be released after consideration of her appeal but not at "the command of the [executive] authorities", Ukraine's current PM Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday.

World | May 16, 2012, Wednesday // 19:43 | Viewed: 1462

Greece to Hold New Election on June 17

Greece will hold fresh elections on 17 June and a judge has been appointed to head an interim government.

World | May 16, 2012, Wednesday // 15:19 | Viewed: 1274

Russian Police Crack Down on Anti-Putin 'Occupy Moscow' Camp

Anti-Putin activists have vowed to continue their round-the-clock street protests after police broke up a downtown Moscow Occupy-type camp in a dawn raid on Wednesday.

World | May 16, 2012, Wednesday // 15:15 | Viewed: 1458

Moscow Riot Police Dismantle Anti-Putin Camp

A camp set up by protesters opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin was dismantled by riot police in Moscow on Wednesday.

World | May 16, 2012, Wednesday // 12:18 | Viewed: 866

Mladic War Crime Trial Kicks Off Wednesday

Alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic goes on trial in The Hague on Wednesday charged with masterminding atrocities in Bosnia.

World | May 16, 2012, Wednesday // 09:18 | Viewed: 1148

Lightning Delays Key Hollande-Merkel Talks

Crucial talks in Berlin between French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been delayed after Hollande's plane was hit by lightning Tuesday.

World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 20:20 | Viewed: 1285

Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside Norway Killer's Trial Court

An unidentified man set himself on fire Tuesday outside the court in Oslo where Anders Breivik is being tried for killing 77 people in a terror attack in July 2011.

World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 18:04 | Viewed: 1543

Greece to Go to Polls after Failed Cabinet Talks

The negotiations to form a new Greek cabinet have failed for good and the country is set to go to the polls again.

World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 17:22 | Viewed: 1368

NATO Reiterates: Macedonia Accession Depends on Name Dispute

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's NATO accession negotiations will start once there is a mutually acceptable solution to the country's name dispute with Greece, the Alliance's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said.

World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 14:46 | Viewed: 7256

Francois Hollande Assumes Office as France's President

Francois Hollande has officially taken his state oath as France's new President, making him the first socialist leader of the country since Francois Mitterrand 17 years ago.

World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 12:28 | Viewed: 1480
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