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Homs people queue for bread as bombing restarts
The Syrian regime is determined to re-establish security, according to reports quoting the state news agency, as the army again…
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Diplomats in the danger zone
Following the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq can France play a greater role as Iraq struggles to emerge from invasion, occupation and civil war? Iraq is a country, which is under going massive…
EU funding for foreign students
Nacisse, from Cameroon, studying at the Free University of Brussels, asks: Why doesn’t the European Community finance students from Africa? Dennis Abbott, EU spokesman for Education…
New flight test to keep pilots out of a spin
A December 2006 training flight above the Moscow region nearly ended in tragedy. “The trainee made a mistake. That caused the plane to enter a very steep stall. The plane got into a spin…
Deadly cold Europe
Shattering Siberian cold rolling over Europe banished what had been a mild winter. Ukraine got the worst of it, the temperature sliding fatally low. More than 100 people there froze to death. French…
Europe Weekly: Greece, gas and wintry weather
Europe’s big freeze and Greece’s on-going economic tragedy were this week’s big issues. The Greek government’s EU partners continue to remain unconvinced by the debt…
What can the ECB do to help Greece?
It was another tantalising week for markets, as investors desperately await some decision — any decision — on Greece. In the end it was business as usual: more promises, more deadlines…











