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Anti-Islam PEGIDA rally in Austria dwarfed by counter-demo The first protest in the Austrian city of Linz by Germany's "anti-Islamisation" movement PEGIDA drew just 150 supporters.
09 February 2015 13:23
Moody's threatens to downgrade Greece Moody's placed Greece's credit rating on review for a downgrade Friday, citing "high uncertainty" about the country's talks with creditors.
07 February 2015 13:23
French far-right leader Le Pen draws protests in Oxford Hundreds of demonstrators picketed an appearance by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen at Britain's prestigious Oxford Union debating societty.
06 February 2015 18:17
Merkel, Hollande take Ukraine peace plan to Putin German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were due in Moscow after getting Kiev's tentative backing for a crunch peace plan.
06 February 2015 13:33
Benedict Cumberbatch wins praise for troubled genius The 38-year-old British actor, who has a best actor nod for playing codebreaker Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game", insists he can and has played idiots.
06 February 2015 13:23
British singer Gary Glitter found guilty of child sex crimes British former glam rocker Gary Glitter could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty at a London court.
06 February 2015 12:20
Greek finance minister met with 'scepticism' in Berlin debt talks Greece's finance minister faced criticism and a stern reminder of his commitments to his EU partners.
06 February 2015 12:06
NATO agrees to boost defences in eastern Europe NATO defence ministers agreed to immediately set up six bases in eastern Europe and establish a spearhead force of 5,000 troops in response to Russian aggression.
06 February 2015 10:58
Russia pushes UN to cut off Islamic State funds Russia is making a push at the United Nations for a new resolution to choke off funding from oil sales to the Islamic State group.
05 February 2015 13:57
Golovkin wants to face Cotto before 2015 ends Golovkin hopes to face the WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KOs) before the end of 2015.
05 February 2015 02:12
Kazakhstan returns 2nd place at Winter Universiade Kazakhstan has returned its second place at the 17th Winter Universiade overall medal count.
05 February 2015 01:41
Major German investments in Hungary despite rights issues: report Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed major German investments including involvement in a Russian-built nuclear plant during her visit to Hungary.
04 February 2015 15:42
'No doubt' US will provide arms: Ukraine president Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said he has "no doubt" the US will provide weapons for the fight against pro-Russian separatists.
04 February 2015 15:01
Italy's Renzi says EU-Greece deal possible after Tsipras talks Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he believes Greece will be able to strike a deal with its EU partners over its massive debts.
04 February 2015 14:47
Russian MP says homosexuals 'mentally ill' after lesbian selfie A Russian lawmaker who has strongly backed anti-gay legislation said all homosexuals were "mentally ill".
04 February 2015 11:37
EU won't change everything to please Greece: Juncker European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Greece's new government that Brussels will not change all of its rules just to solve the debt crisis in Athens.
03 February 2015 17:45
16 civilians killed in latest Ukraine fighting: officials At least 16 civilians have been killed in fierce fighting across east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said.
03 February 2015 16:46
Top UN court to rule on Balkans genocide claims The UN's highest court started delivering its ruling in a long-running genocide case between Croatia and Serbia.
03 February 2015 16:21
Pistorius stripped of degree by Scottish university Jailed Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been stripped of an honorary degree awarded to him by Strathclyde University in 2012.
03 February 2015 15:03
Litvinenko thought Putin was linked to crime: widow The widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko told that her husband had suspected Vladimir Putin of being involved in "criminal conduct".
03 February 2015 12:33
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