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London Inaugurates EU Tallest Skyscraper

Citizens and visitors to London have been treated to an amazing laser show, staged to celebrate the inauguration of Shard skyscraper, the tallest in the European Union.

World | July 6, 2012, Friday // 15:39 | Viewed: 1432

Cyprus Blames Greek Debt Restructuring for Bailout

Cyprus, whose banks are heavily exposed to Greece, says it deserves easier conditions on its bailout due to the heavy blow dealt by the restructuring of Greek government debt.

World | July 6, 2012, Friday // 13:19 | Viewed: 936

Slovenia Won't Seek Bailout in Coming Year - FinMin

Slovenia will not apply for an international bailout for at least a year and most probably not thereafter, according to the country's Finance Minister, Janez Sustersic.

World | July 5, 2012, Thursday // 18:12 | Viewed: 1156

UN Endorses Freedom of Online Expression

The UN Human Rights Council has endorsed a resolution upholding the principle of freedom of expression and information on the Internet.

World | July 5, 2012, Thursday // 16:24 | Viewed: 1315

Palestinians May Exhume Yasser Arafat's Body

The widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat confirmed she wants his body exhumed for tests as lab results showed he may have lost his life as a result of being poisoned by polonium.

World | July 5, 2012, Thursday // 13:14 | Viewed: 7032

Monti: Italy to Have Worse Deficit Than Expected

Italy's 2012 public deficit will be 2.0% of its GDP, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Wednesday.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 20:32 | Viewed: 889

Romania's Leftist Govt Moves to Impeach President Basescu

Romania's leftist government will seek to suspend and then impeach the country's center-right President, Traian Basescu.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 16:56 | Viewed: 1631

Yasser Arafat Might Have Died of Polonium Poisoning - Report

The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004, may have lost his life as a result of being poisoned by polonium, according to a study ordered by Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based TV channel reported on Wednesday.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 15:22 | Viewed: 8015

Gunman Takes Hostages in Germany, 1 Killed - Report

A man due to be evicted from his house has taken hostages in the Southern German city of Karlsruhe, according to media reports.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 11:51 | Viewed: 1037

CERN May Have Discovered Elusive Higgs Boson

CERN Scientists may have made the biggest scientific discovery of the century by capturing the elusive Higgs boson particle that gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric of the universe together.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 11:19 | Viewed: 1566

French Police Raid Sarkozy's Home and Offices

French police searched former President Nicolas Sarkozy's home and office Tuesday as part of an investigation into allegations of campaign finance violations.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 20:37 | Viewed: 1638

Syrian President Assad 'Regrets 100%' Downing of Turkish Jet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he regrets "100%" that a Turkish warplane was shot down by Syrian forces.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:52 | Viewed: 1200

Slovenia Too May Ask for Eurozone Bailout

Slovenia may become the sixth Eurozone country to seek an international bailout, according to economists.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 09:54 | Viewed: 1453

No Turkey-Syria War Looming, NATO Chief Says

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has played down the risk of a military confrontation between Turkey and Syria.

World | July 2, 2012, Monday // 20:02 | Viewed: 2144

Kosovo to Gain Full Sovereignty in September

Kosovo was granted full sovereignty by the international community on Monday, as the International Steering Group decided in Vienna to end its political oversight process over the country.

World | July 2, 2012, Monday // 15:40 | Viewed: 1238

Russian Capital Moscow Doubles Territory

Russia's capital Moscow acquired on Sunday 150,000 hectares of neighboring territories from its southwest borders, following the city's expansion plan brokered by then-President Dmitry Medvedev in 2011.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 19:02 | Viewed: 2749

Serbia Faces 'Total Bankruptcy' - Report

Serbia is facing "total bankruptcy" unless its future government manages to procure at least EUR 4 B in FDI per year, according to a report of Serbian magazine "Presmagazin".

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 17:52 | Viewed: 2690

US Museum Erects Bust of Yury Gagarin

The bust of Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin, the first man in space, has been unveiled at Long Island's Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 16:08 | Viewed: 1536

Iceland Incumbent President Wins Record 5th Term

Iceland's incumbent President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has won a record fifth term in office, gathering a total of 52.4% of all votes in Saturday's election.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 12:57 | Viewed: 10075

Hague Calls on UN to Allow Military Intervention in Syria

UK Minister of Foreign Affairs William Hague has called UN Security Council members to draft a resolution allowing the use of military force to tame the conflict raging in Syria.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 18:21 | Viewed: 1725

Mohammed Morsi Swears In as Egypt's New President

Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi swore in as Egypt's first freely elected president at a ceremony in the Constitutional Court in Cairo Saturday.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 15:02 | Viewed: 1165
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