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Greece govt stuck between protesters and troika

Another wave of protests has erupted in Greece as the government cannot seem to please the people or the eurozone finance ministers. There were angry scenes in Athens on Friday as protesters threw missiles at police during the first day of…

Eurozone finance ministers delay Greek bailout

Syrian bloodshed spreads to Aleppo

The upsurge in violence in Syria has spread to the northern city of Aleppo, where soldiers and…

Syrian troops pound Homs with mortar strikes

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…