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Ukraine postpones Central European summit after threatened boycott over Yulia Tymoshenko case
Ukraine has decided to postpone the 18th summit of Central European states planned for 11-12 May in Yalta after several of European leaders said...
Air India hit by mass sick call amid training dispute
Air India has sacked 10 pilots after dozens of them called in sick amid a dispute over training for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner...
Euro fell against USD and GBP following French and Greek election results
Euro fell against the dollar and the pound on Monday following French and Greek election results, which cast doubt on European austerity plans. Pro-bailout parties in...
Vladimir Putin is back to Kremlin as Russia’s new president
Vladimir Putin is back to Kremlin where he is inaugurated as president of Russia in a ceremony in the capital, Moscow. Vladimir Putin is returning...
Francois Hollande celebrates victory in France’s presidential election
Francois Hollande has been celebrating his victory in France's presidential election. Socialist Francois Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off...
Israel: PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls for early general election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election in Israel in four months' time. The vote is expected to take place in...
Francois Hollande wins French presidential election, say early estimates
French Socialist Francois Hollande has been elected as new president, according to early estimates. Francois Hollande got about 52% of votes in today's run-off, according...
Russia: violent clashes at anti-Putin protests in Moscow
Protesters against Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin have clashed with police in the capital Moscow, ahead of his inauguration on Monday for a third term. The...
President Barack Obama kicks off his re-election campaign in Columbus, Ohio
It was an embarrassing start for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign yesterday as he held his first political rally of the 2012 race in...
Greece: Pasok and New Democracy coalition suffers dramatic losses in parliamentary election
Greek main parties have suffered dramatic losses in the parliamentary election, according to exit polls. The latest polls put centre-right New Democracy in the lead with...
Pepsi original secret formula could be unveiled
Joan Ritchie Silleck and Robert Ritchie, the heirs of Richard Ritchie, the man who developed the formula for Pepsi-Cola in 1931, have sued snack...
France votes in second round of presidential election
France is prepared for the second round of presidential election that could see a socialist winner for the first time since 1988. In the first...
Vladimir Putin’s mystery tsar palace built on Russia’s Black Sea coast?
An extraordinary building has gradually taken shape on a thickly wooded mountainside overlooking Russia's Black Sea coast near the village of Praskoveevka. The building is...
Chen Guancheng can apply to study abroad, say Chinese authorities
China says activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, potentially indicating a way out of the diplomatic crisis with the US over him. A...
Chen Guangcheng phones US Congress to plead for help to leave China
Activist Chen Guangcheng has phoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family. Chen Guangcheng said...
Ukraine slams Euro 2012 boycott
Ukraine denounces a threatened EU boycott of next month's Euro 2012 football championship as "destructive". In a statement, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the move would...
Chen Guangcheng says he is unable to meet US officials and to leave China
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he has been unable to meet US officials to discuss his desire to leave the country. The blind dissident, in...
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande trade insults in the final debate
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his rival Francois Hollande have traded insults in their only TV debate of the election campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy called Francois Hollande...
Oscars venue Kodak Theatre becomes Dolby Theatre in a new sponsorship deal
Kodak Theatre, the Hollywood venue that hosts the Oscars, has been renamed the Dolby Theatre in a new sponsorship deal. The 3,400-seater building, which has...
Motorola Mobility wins Microsoft key products ban in Germany
Motorola Mobility has been granted an injunction against the distribution of key Microsoft products, Xbox 360 games console, Windows 7 system software, Internet Explorer...
Chen Guangcheng left US embassy in Beijing a week after his escape from house arrest
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing, a week after seeking shelter following his escape from house arrest. State news agency...
US Navy SEAL accuses Barack Obama of using them as “ammunition” for his re-election campaign
US Navy SEAL has slammed President Barack Obama for taking the credit for killing Osama bin Laden and accused him of using Special Forces...
Marine Le Pen vows blank vote in Sunday’s French presidential poll
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to cast a blank vote in Sunday's French presidential poll run-off. Marine Le Pen told a rally of...
More than one shooter in Robert F. Kennedy assassination, claims Nina Rhodes-Hughes
Robert F. Kennedy, JFK’s brother, was shot dead by two gunmen and not just “lone wolf” Sirhan Sirhan, claims Nina Rhodes-Hughes, a witness stood...
Nicolas Sarkozy to sue Mediapart website over Gaddafi claims
President Nicolas Sarkozy is to file a complaint against Mediapart website that claimed Libya's Col. Muammar Gaddafi had offered to fund his 2007 election...
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