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©Reuters Britain's Tesco picks new chairman Troubled British supermarket giant Tesco named John Allan as chairman, ending a four-month search after Richard Broadbent resigned amid an accounting scandal.
18 February 2015
Fans protest as 'Russian Sinatra' hit by EU sanctions Russian MPs spoke out and fans launched a Twitter campaign after the European Union slapped sanctions on a popular singer often compared to Frank Sinatra.
18 February 2015
UK's Labour details pre-poll economic plan Britain's main opposition Labour party outlined its economic plan to try to woo middle-income voters ahead of an anticipated closely-fought election in May.
17 February 2015
French MPs to vote on controversial reform plan Millions of tourists in Paris will be able to shop all-week long if French MPs pass a controversial set of reforms seen as vital to unblock its stuttering economy.
17 February 2015
Two thousand Hungarians protest in Budapest on eve of Putin visit Hundreds of Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest to protest against Vladimir Putin, a day ahead of the Russian leader's visit to Budapest.
17 February 2015
Cartoonist sent into hiding after Copenhagen attacks A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings at the weekend has been sent into hiding.
17 February 2015
 Yerlan Idrissov. Photo courtesy of Turar Kazangapov Minsk agreement might fail again: Kazakhstan's Idrissov The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov has expressed concerns over the implementation of the agreement signed in Minsk.
16 February 2015
Hollande says 'same targets' hit in Paris, Copenhagen attacks French President Francois Hollande said that the "same targets" were hit in the weekend attacks in Copenhagen as during the January assault in Paris that claimed 17 lives.
16 February 2015
Netanyahu urges Jews to move to Israel after Copenhagen attacks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged European Jews to move to Israel after a Jewish man was killed in an attack outside Copenhagen's main synagogue
16 February 2015
Greece, eurozone thrash out high-stakes debt rescue changes Greece goes into talks with its eurozone partners demanding changes to a massive international bailout.
16 February 2015
French actor Louis Jourdan, star of 'Gigi', dies aged 93 Veteran French actor Louis Jourdan, who starred in "Gigi" and "Octopussy", has died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.
16 February 2015
Copenhagen attacks: terror into the night Saturday's twin attacks on a cultural centre and synagogue in Copenhagen left two people dead and five police officers wounded before the assailant himself was gunned down.
16 February 2015
Ban Ki-moon condemns Copenhagen attacks UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the deadly attacks in Copenhagen and called on society to stand up for tolerance and free expression.
16 February 2015
Merkel party down in state poll, anti-euro party may take seats German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffered heavy losses in Hamburg city-state elections, where an anti-euro party also looked set to enter parliament.
16 February 2015
Nursultan Nazarbayev and Angela Merkel. Photo courtesy of huffingtonpost.com. Nazarbayev discusses Norman meeting in Minsk with Angela Merkel Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the outcomes of Norman Talks in Minsk, Belarus.
14 February 2015
Photo courtesy of bursatron.com.mx HSBC boss says SwissLeaks claims 'painful' The boss of HSBC, which is at the centre of claims that it helped customers at its Swiss private bank avoid millions of dollars of tax.
14 February 2015
Upstarts outshine veterans ahead of Berlin film fest awards The race for the Golden Bear top prize at the 65th Berlin film festival shaped up as a dead heat, with break-out talents looking well placed to pip cinema heavyweights.
14 February 2015
Separatists doubt Kiev will control 'their' Russian border The separatist guard at a crossing point between Ukraine and Russia poured scorn on Kiev regaining control despite a new peace deal.
14 February 2015
UN Security Council to meet Sunday on Ukraine ceasefire The UN Security Council is expected to meet on Sunday for an emergency session to shore up the Minsk ceasefire deal for east Ukraine.
14 February 2015
G7 calls for Ukraine deal to be implemented 'without delay' The G7 voiced concern about bloody violence and the build-up of weapons in eastern Ukraine, days before a negotiated ceasefire was due to come into effect.
14 February 2015

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