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Greece defies euro zone on pension, labour reform
May 7, 2015
Greece defies euro zone on pension, labour reform
Greece defied its international creditors on Thursday by sticking to "red lines" on pension and labour market reforms and urging…
Austrian baker causes stir with ‘tasteless’ 9/11 cake
May 7, 2015
Austrian baker causes stir with ‘tasteless’ 9/11 cake
A Vienna baker has stirred up anger by making a cake depicting Austria's main political parties as New York's twin…
Media: German spies curb Internet snooping for US after row
May 7, 2015
Media: German spies curb Internet snooping for US after row
Germany has halted its Internet surveillance for the US National Security Agency (NSA) in response to a row over the…
CNN: North Korea official says report Kim ordered executions ‘malicious slander’
May 7, 2015
CNN: North Korea official says report Kim ordered executions ‘malicious slander’
A North Korean official denounced a report by South Korea's spy agency that leader Kim Jong Un had ordered the…
EU’s Juncker fears Grexit talk could roil markets
May 7, 2015
EU’s Juncker fears Grexit talk could roil markets
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday he would not raise the possibility of Greece leaving the euro zone,…
Over 50 Thai police punished over links to human trafficking
May 7, 2015
Over 50 Thai police punished over links to human trafficking
More than 50 Thai police officers have been punished over suspected links to human trafficking networks, the country's police chief…
UPDATE: Britain braces for election gridlock as polls predict dead heat
May 7, 2015
UPDATE: Britain braces for election gridlock as polls predict dead heat
Britons voted on Thursday in the tightest election for decades; one that could cause government gridlock, push the world's fifth-largest…
Russia’s Putin, Germany’s Merkel to discuss Ukraine on May 10
May 6, 2015
Russia’s Putin, Germany’s Merkel to discuss Ukraine on May 10
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the crisis in Ukraine at talks in Moscow on…
Investigators: Germanwings pilot rehearsed crash on outbound flight
May 6, 2015
Investigators: Germanwings pilot rehearsed crash on outbound flight
The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a jet in the Alps in March practiced entering the fatal descent settings…
Afghan judge sentences four to death for mob killing of woman
May 6, 2015
Afghan judge sentences four to death for mob killing of woman
An Afghan judge sentenced four men to death on Wednesday for the mob killing of 27-year-old woman accused of burning…