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Hague quits as British foreign secretary in pre-election shake-up

Britain's William Hague announced his surprise resignation as foreign secretary, as Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron overhauled his government to set the battle-lines for elections next year.

Hague quits as British foreign secretary in pre-election shake-up
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Landmark Swiss-China free-trade deal comes into force

A watershed free-trade deal between China and Switzerland came into force on Tuesday, the first such accord between the Asian giant and a mainland European economy.

Landmark Swiss-China free-trade deal comes into force
President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik watches as a statue of Gavrilo Princip is uncovered during an opening ceremony in East Sarajevo. ©Reuters/Dado Ruvic
Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing that sparked WWI

Sarajevo on Saturday was to mark 100 years since the assassination that sparked World War I, an act that still deeply divides the people of the Balkans over the legacy of that fateful day.

Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing that sparked WWI
Jean-Claude Juncker. ©Reuters/Francois Lenoir
Juncker named to top EU job in bitter blow for Britain

Jean-Claude Juncker has been named as the next president of the European Commission with backing from most EU leaders, dealing a bitter blow to opponent David Cameron and threatening to increase the chances of Britain leaving the bloc.

Juncker named to top EU job in bitter blow for Britain
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (C) poses with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (R). ©Reuters/Stringer
EU signs association accords with Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova

The European Union on Friday signed association accords with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as the three former Soviet republics committed themselves to a future in Europe.

EU signs association accords with Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. ©Reuters/Thomas Peter
New debt would be 'worst possible' error in EU: Schaeuble

Running up new debt would be "the worst possible" thing to do, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday as a debate resurfaces over an easing of EU fiscal rules.

New debt would be 'worst possible' error in EU: Schaeuble
Ukraine urges Merkel, EU help end pro-Russian revolt

Ukraine pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other Western allies on Monday to help settle a pro-Russian uprising that has raged on in the industrial east despite Kiev's unilateral ceasefire.

Ukraine urges Merkel, EU help end pro-Russian revolt
Ukraine, Russia in crisis talks on gas, insurgency

Ukraine's week of tough negotiations with Russia, aimed at ending a separatist insurgency and averting a gas cut-off, got off to a rocky start as a round of gas talks broke up early Tuesday without a deal.

Ukraine, Russia in crisis talks on gas, insurgency
Spider venom may save the bees: study

Venom from one of the world's most poisonous spiders may help save the world's honeybees, providing a biopesticide that kills pests but spares the precious pollinators, a study said.

Spider venom may save the bees: study
Ukraine forces suffer fresh losses in separatist east

Ukrainian forces have suffered fresh losses in a rebel raid in the separatist east as the newly-elected president promised to hold his first talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin on easing the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.

Ukraine forces suffer fresh losses in separatist east
Kazakhstan to provide humanitarian aid to Serbia

Kazakhstan will render humanitarian aid to Serbia.

Kazakhstan to provide humanitarian aid to Serbia
Merkel conservatives win EU vote, neo-Nazis gain seat

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives came out ahead in European Parliament elections, official results showed Monday, but a neo-Nazi party also won a seat in Brussels, echoing far-right gains elsewhere.

Merkel conservatives win EU vote, neo-Nazis gain seat
European election: And the winner is ... Angela Merkel

Largely untouched by the eurosceptic wave sweeping the continent, Germany's Angela Merkel looks set to emerge the biggest winner of Sunday's European elections.

European election: And the winner is ... Angela Merkel
China's Xi and Russia's Putin meet facing West's criticism

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held talks with visiting Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as the two powers seek to build ties in the face of Western criticism and territorial disputes.

China's Xi and Russia's Putin meet facing West's criticism
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Population of Zhanaozen exceeds plans

The population of Zhanaozen town in western Kazakhstan has exceeded the development plan.

Population of Zhanaozen exceeds plans
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Gazprom chief escaped sanctions after European lobbying

The head of Russian state gas giant Gazprom escaped being named on a list of EU sanctions over the Ukraine crisis after lobbying from European energy firms, Moscow newspaper Vedomosti reported.

Gazprom chief escaped sanctions after European lobbying
European Council's President Herman Van Rompuy. ©Reuters/Francois Lenoir
Moldova to sign association agreement on June 27: EU

European Union President Herman Van Rompuy Tuesday invited Moldova to sign a key economic and political deal with the EU on June 27, warning against external pressure on the country in remarks aimed at Moscow.

Moldova to sign association agreement on June 27: EU
Toll in migrant shipwreck rises to 17: Italy

The Italian navy on Tuesday said 17 bodies had been recovered and 206 people rescued by patrol boats and merchant ships from a migrant shipwreck in international waters between Libya and Italy.

Toll in migrant shipwreck rises to 17: Italy
Explosions, gunfire near Ukraine's Slavyansk

Several explosions and gunfire could be heard near the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk Monday, according to an AFP reporter there, as Kiev seeks to flush out pro-Moscow rebels holed up there.

Explosions, gunfire near Ukraine's Slavyansk
Sun sets on Spaniards' solar power dreams

"The sun could be yours," the Spanish government promised in 2007, encouraging citizens to invest in solar power. Many who did now wish they could give it back.

Sun sets on Spaniards' solar power dreams