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Greece's Varoufakis warns against historic 'failure' by EU Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis warned that EU leaders had a duty to avoid a historic "failure" and urged a swift accord in Greece's debt talks with its creditors.

09 June 2015 14:00

Putin signs off on amnesty for hidden assets Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law an amnesty for people who illegally spirited funds out of the country.

09 June 2015 12:14

No reason to probe Brazil in FIFA scandal: Rousseff There is no reason Brazil's hosting of last year's World Cup should be probed as part of the FIFA scandal, President Dilma Rousseff insisted in an interview.

09 June 2015 11:58

Obama urges greater effort to halt foreign fighters entering Syria Thousands of foreign jihadists are still flooding into Syria to fight, US President Barack Obama warned, as he urged greater efforts to halt the flow.

09 June 2015 11:31

Turkey ruling party set to lose parliament majority: results Turkey's Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party is on course to win general election but with a reduced share of the vote and is set to lose its parliamentary majority.

08 June 2015 16:26

G7 summit opens with tough line on Ukraine The leaders of Germany and the United States hammered home a tough line on Russia as they kicked off a G7 summit dominated by crises in Ukraine and Greece.

08 June 2015 16:25

Luxembourg votes on giving foreigners full voting rights Luxembourg went to the polls in a landmark referendum on whether to give foreign nationals, who make up nearly half the population, full voting rights.

08 June 2015 16:21

Merkel, Obama: Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine truce implemented US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Western sanctions must remain in place against Russia until it complies with a ceasefire deal with Ukraine.

08 June 2015 16:20

Thousands celebrate historic India-Bangladesh border pact Thousands living near the Bangladesh-India border celebrated an historic agreement that will allow them to choose their nationality.

08 June 2015 09:50

British PM risks party rebellion on EU membership talks Prime Minister David Cameron was put on notice that 50 of his own backbenchers will lead calls for Britain to quit the EU if he does not secure major concessions from Brussels.

07 June 2015 16:18

OPEC unlikely to lose oil influence to US shale: analysts OPEC's announcement that it is keeping crude output levels unchanged again, despite a collapse in oil prices, reflects the growing influence of booming US shale.

07 June 2015 14:10

Kiss from big brother in pics of Britain's royal baby The first photos of Britain's Princess Charlotte together with Prince George, who is pictured giving his baby sister a kiss.

07 June 2015 13:42

EU chief refuses to talk to Greece's Tsipras European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker refused a request from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to talk on the phone.

07 June 2015 13:33

Italy PM under fire as minister probed in mafia migrant scandal Italy's premier rebuffed opposition demands that he sack a junior minister who is being investigated in a burgeoning scandal.

07 June 2015 11:50

Obama hails Biden's son Beau as 'original' in eulogy Beau Biden, son of US Vice President Joe Biden, was a selfless "original" who made his own way in life, President Barack Obama said in a eulogy.

07 June 2015 11:28

Japan PM first to arrive at G7 summit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touched down at Munich airport, the first world leader to arrive for the G7 summit in southern Germany.

07 June 2015 11:13

France 'must continue to reform', says prime minister French Prime Minister Manuel Valls promised there would be "no let-up" in the government's reform agenda and reiterated a pledge to bring down stubbornly high unemployment.

07 June 2015 10:09

Ban Ki-moon to visit Astana on June 10 Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Kazakhstan on June 10.

06 June 2015 14:05

Kazakh Embassy opens in Belgrade Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan has made a working visit to Serbia. He also took part in the ceremony of opening of the embassy of Kazakhstan in Belgrade.

06 June 2015 13:24

German anti-Islam movement seeks electoral anchor as rallies dwindle Germany's anti-Islam PEGIDA movement has its sights set on gaining a political foothold when its eastern stronghold city of Dresden goes to the polls.

05 June 2015 12:04

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