 Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears
Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Al Jazeera
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 G8 summit: The hunger game
One of the worst hit is the African country of Niger where the lives of six million children are in the balance, the British charity Save the Children has warned. Serious... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) The Independent
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 US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) ABC News
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 Chinese in bold call for official's removal
A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
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 Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014
Berlin, May 16: Germany will give 150 million euros ($190 million) worth of cash aid to Afghanistan a year after international peacekeeping forces pull out on schedule in... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Siasat Daily
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 Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts
The current diplomatic contretemps between Russia and the United States is a crisis for the reset policy in bilateral relations, which are still based on Cold War-era... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) Novosti
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 Ukraine Dismisses EU Plea Over Jailed Tymoshenko
Kiev. Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Wednesday brushed aside Western concerns about his government’s treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as... (photo: European Community / EC) Jakarta Globe
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 Greece to decide on interim government
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis, pool) CNBC
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 Bosnia war crimes trial of ex-army chief Mladic to open
AFP - Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic goes on trial Wednesday, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his campaign of ethnic cleansing and the... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner, Pool) France24
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 Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
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 Greece to go back to the polls after President fails to form Coalition
"It is absolutely necessary to have the broader support of political parties" ... Antonis Samaras, New Democracy leader. Photo: AFP ATHENS: Greece will be going to... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis) Canberra Times
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 Francois Hollande becomes France's new president
Francois Hollande became president of France on Tuesday in a ceremony steeped in tradition, taking over a country with deep debts and worried about Europe's future and... (photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani) WPXI
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 Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing
A man convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran two years ago has been hanged, Iran's state media report. Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was convicted of... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) BBC News
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 Hollande to be sworn in as new French President
Paris, May 15: Francois Hollande will be sworn in as France's first Socialist president in 17 years in a hurried ceremony on Tuesday before a dash to Berlin to challenge... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) The Siasat Daily
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 Fresh talks in Greece as fears of euro exit grow
Further talks are due in Greece amid a scramble to try to secure a workable government following inconclusive elections nine days ago. Leftist parties have signalled... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) BBC News
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 World braces itself for Greek euro exit
Without those funds from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, Greece could run out of cash to meet its national debt interest payments as early as next... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) The Independent
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 Greece crisis: Far left Syriza pulls out of talks
The leader of far-left party Syriza will not attend coalition talks on Monday, reports say, plunging Greece into further political disarray. The move by Alexis Tsipras... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis) BBC News
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 Spaniards keep up anniversary rally against crisis
MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards kept up protests against politicians' handling of the economic crisis in Madrid's Puerta del Sol on Sunday after police evicted people from... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti) The Star
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 Greece parties in emergency talks with president over new government
Last-ditch discussions hope to produce some form of coalition as country remains leaderless after deadlocked elections Greek President Carolos Papoulias (c), Pasok leader... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis) The Guardian
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 Syria militants claim responsibility for blasts
Beirut -- A video posted online in the name of a shadowy militant group claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Syrian capital of Damascus last week that... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan) San Francisco Chronicle
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