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Greece government to present alternative debt plan at EU finance ministers meeting

The Greek government is to present its first concrete proposals for an alternative debt plan at an emergency meeting of…

9 years ago

More than 200 migrants killed in Mediterranean sinking

At least two hundreds migrants are dead after the motorboats they were travelling on sank in the Mediterranean Sea, the…

9 years ago

Francesco Schettino trial: Costa Concordia captain awaits verdict

The trial of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, Capt. Francesco Schettino, is in its final moments in Italy. Thirty-two…

9 years ago

Barack Obama: US may supply lethal defensive arms to Ukraine if diplomacy fails

The US is studying the option of supplying lethal defensive arms to Ukraine if diplomacy fails to end the crisis…

9 years ago

The human cost of war in Ukraine

5,358 people killed and 12,235 wounded in eastern Ukraine Fatalities include 298 people on board flight MH17 shot down on…

9 years ago

Vladimir Putin: Ukraine crisis caused by West

President Vladimir Putin has renewed the blame on the West for the Ukrainian crisis, as he works on Franco-German proposals…

9 years ago

Alexis Tsipras: Greece seeks bridge loan rather than bailout extension

Greece is seeking a bridge loan rather than an extension of its bailout, PM Alexis Tsipras has said. In an…

9 years ago

Ukraine peace: Vladimir Putin to discuss with Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel and Petro Poroshenko by phone

Vladimir Putin is to discuss a peace plan for east Ukraine with French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel…

9 years ago

Venice flooding 2015: Carnival season clashes with unusually high tides

Venice has kicked off Carnival season with more flooding than usual. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists…

9 years ago

Julian Assange policing costs reach $15 million

The UK has spent about £10 million ($15 million) providing a 24-hour guard at the Ecuadorean embassy in London since…

9 years ago