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Syrian bloodshed spreads to Aleppo

The upsurge in violence in Syria has spread to the northern city of Aleppo, where soldiers and civilians have been killed in separate explosions, according to state TV. It said a building used by military intelligence and a security forces as a…

Syrian troops pound Homs with mortar strikes

Troika demands more cuts - Greece strikes

Greece is in the grip of another general strike with workers furious about yet more budget cuts…

Eurozone finance ministers delay Greek bailout

Tahrir marks the anniversary of Mubarak's ouster

Egypt is braced for a general strike on Saturday, the day which marks the one year anniversary of…

Egypt's Islamist-military 'coup'

India and EU: Free-trade agreement close

Leaders from the EU and India have made “substantial progress” towards a free trade deal. Talks have been ongoing since 2007 and are said to be in their final stage, despite…

Focus on Putin in Russian presidential campaign

There have been heated exchanges live on Russian state television between candidates vying to become the country’s next president. The common target was the favourite to win, Prime…