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Merkel defends cooperation with US spy agency German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted her country needed to work with American intelligence agencies, in the wake of claims Berlin helped the US spy on EU leaders and companies.

05 May 2015

Jean-Marie Le Pen, France's far-right master provocateur Jean-Marie Le Pen, a former paratrooper whose inflammatory speeches has made him the figurehead of France's far right, , has not once veered away from the role he loves best -- master provocateur.

05 May 2015

Obama urges deeper look at race, hints at his future President Barack Obama urged Americans to address the root causes of recent racially-tinged unrest, focusing not just on police actions.

05 May 2015

Bill Clinton will keep giving speeches to 'pay our bills' Former US president Bill Clinton said in an interview that aired he will keep giving lucrative speeches "to pay our bills" while wife Hillary Clinton runs for the White House.

05 May 2015

Kazakhstan had alternative presidential elections: head of CIS observation mission Sergei Lebedev, head of the CIS observation mission, believes there were political alternatives at Kazakhstan's presidential elections.

04 May 2015

France's Hollande in Qatar for warplane deal French President Francois Hollande arrived in Qatar to oversee the signing of a multi-billion-euro deal to sell 24 Rafale fighter jets to the gas-rich emirate.

04 May 2015

Italy to vote on radical overhaul of electoral system Italy's lower house of parliament is due to take a final vote on a bill to radically overhaul the electoral system aimed at ending decades of political instability.

04 May 2015

Kerry calls for unity to defeat terrorism US Secretary of State John Kerry called for unity in the face of terror attacks, as he visited a memorial in Kenya to the 1998 bombing of the US embassy.

04 May 2015

'Queen of Scots' Sturgeon emerges as star of UK election The steely and polished Scottish independence leader Nicola Sturgeon has emerged as an unlikely star of Britain's unpredictable election race.

04 May 2015

China's Xi to visit Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia this week to attend World War II anniversary celebrations, with Kazakhstan and Belarus also on his itinerary.

04 May 2015

Europe-Australia talks over stopping asylum-seeker boats: Abbott Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia and Europe were in talks on how to stop asylum-seeker boats after the success of his government's controversial polices on the issue.

04 May 2015

Kerry hails 'enormous progress' in new-look Sri Lanka US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed Sri Lanka for making "enormous progress" since the departure of strongman Mahinda Rajapakse.

02 May 2015

EU, NATO try to counter Russian propaganda Western powers are getting set to counter an expertly crafted Russian disinformation campaign over Ukraine which has left them wrong-footed too many times for comfort.

02 May 2015

Embattled Rousseff pledges support for Brazil workers Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took to social media rather than make a formal May Day address to underscore her government's commitment to workers' rights.

02 May 2015

UN Security Council fails to back Russian appeal on Yemen The UN Security Council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement demanding an immediate ceasefire or at least humanitarian pauses in the fighting in Yemen.

02 May 2015

British PM in 'career-defining' election slip Politicians are often accused of pursuing their own interests and British Prime Minister David Cameron did little to dispel the impression.

02 May 2015

Violent clashes overshadow start of Milan Expo The opening of Expo 2015 was marred by violent clashes between police and dozens of militants opposed to Milan's hosting of the world fair.

02 May 2015

Femen and her father ruin France's Marine Le Pen's big day Bare-chested Femen activists making Nazi salutes disrupted a speech by France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen at her National Front party's traditional May 1 rally in Paris.

02 May 2015

Australia calls for regional fight against drug trade after executions Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called for a regional approach to tackle drug trafficking, saying the death penalty would not halt the illegal trade.

30 April 2015

Nepal quake survivors clash with riot police, UN seeks $415 mn Desperate survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people clashed with riot police in Nepal's capital.

30 April 2015

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