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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: 5262

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: 1435

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: 1476

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: 5942

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: 1454

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: 1264

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: 1448

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: 862

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: 1139

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: 1277

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: 1532

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: 1356

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: 7250

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: 1465

Jean-Marc Ayrault to Be Named France's Next Prime Minister

Jean-Marc Ayrault, the parliamentary leader of the Socialist party, is expected to be named France's prime minister on Tuesday.

World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 11:28 | Viewed: 1314

Eurozone Determined to Keep Greece in the Club

Eurozone's finance ministers expressed their strong desire to keep Greece in the single currency club at a meeting that finished late on Monday.

World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 08:40 | Viewed: 758

Freshly Sworn-In Hollande to Face Talks with Merkel

Left-winger Francois Hollande is to be officially sworn in as France's new President on Tuesday before heading to Germany to discuss EU's debt crisis with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 08:09 | Viewed: 1915

Last-Ditch Talks on Forming Cabinet in Greece

Last-ditch talks on forming a new Greek government are under way in Athens as the prospect of fresh elections looms.

World | May 14, 2012, Monday // 20:21 | Viewed: 1537

Azerbaijan Cracks Down on Opposition Protests ahead of Eurovision

Police in Azerbaijan on Monday broke up an attempt to hold an opposition protest in Baku as the city gets ready to hold the Eurovision song contest later this month.

World | May 14, 2012, Monday // 19:49 | Viewed: 1034

Greece Braces for Further Drop in Foreign Tourists

Greek hotel owners expect to see a drop in the number of foreign tourists visiting the country during the upcoming summer season.

World | May 14, 2012, Monday // 17:47 | Viewed: 995

Iran's First NPP in Busher to Start by 2012 End, Russia Says

Bushehr, Iran's first nuclear power plant, will start commercial energy production by the end of 2012, the plant's Russian General Designer Valery Limarenko said on Monday.

World | May 14, 2012, Monday // 15:55 | Viewed: 1381
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