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Economic crisis

Barack Obama and Mariano Rajoy. Photo: EFE

G8 agrees to address EU financial crisis with mix of growth, austerity

Obama said the group was committed to making sure that growth and stability and fiscal consolidation are part of an overall...

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NATO summit

NATO will pull most troops out of Afghanistan by end of 2014. Photo: EFE

NATO to pull most troops out of Afghanistan by end of 2014

Reuters

The strategy for a gradual exit from Afghanistan is aimed at holding together the multinational force and maintaining security in spite...

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Chicago

Rajoy defends solvency of Spanish banks at NATO summit

Rajoy revised Spain's 2011 budget deficit upwards for a second time to 8.9 percent, after four Spanish regions confirmed...

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Meeting in Berlin

Merkel, Hollande stress they want to keep Greece in eurozone

The German Chancellor and French President agreed Tuesday to spend the coming weeks discussing proposals for generating...

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Third day of failed talks

Greece to hold new vote after failure to form government

Reuters

Elections rules suggest it will be in mid June. A caretaker government will be formed on Wednesday.

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New French president

Hollande takes power as euro zone teetering towards crisis

Reuters

Hollande will give his first presidential news conference in Berlin in the evening, flanked by the centre-right Merkel.

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Q1 2012

Euro zone economy set to enter recession seen contracting 0.2 pct

Reuters

The debt crisis sucks southern Europe into a downward spiral and widens the split with paymaster Germany.

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United States

Obama becomes first US president to publicly support gay marriage

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Indonesia

Russian Sukhoi plane with 46 people on board missing on test flight

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Analysis

Greek euro exit seen as manageable, not catastrophic

Reuters

Some banks have raised estimates of the likelihood of Athens quitting the euro. They say the damage could be contained.

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Elections in Greece

Left-wing party will try to form government after stalemate

The Radical Left Coalition, led by Alexis Tsipras, is to formally receive a mandate to form a government, and get three...

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TDE

Bolivia nationalizes local unit of Spain's Red Electrica

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Former Liberian president

Hague court convicts Charles Taylor of crimes in Sierra Leone

Iceland's former PM found innocent of major charges in crisis trial

The verdict by a special court was seen by many as little more than a slap on the wrist for Geir Haarde,...
Socialist Hollande narrowly wins first round, Sarkozy second

Far-right voters may decide who becomes France's next president after anti-immigration crusader Marine...
Hillary Clinton goes dancing after midnight at Cafe Havana

Clinton had a drink at the salsa bar and then danced with a posse of her female aides, relaxing after...
Norway killer Breivik refuses to recognise court

The "lone wolf" killer intends to deny criminal guilt, saying he was defending Norway against multuculturalism...
Santorum's departure marks Day One of contest between Romney, Obama

Romney and Obama wasted no time in portraying the voters' choice in dire and sometimes starkly personal...
8.7 quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued

A tsunami watch was in effect for the entire Indian Ocean and individual countries, including Thailand,...

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