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'I'm still in charge' of Greece debt talks team: Varoufakis Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis insisted in a German newspaper interview that he is still in charge of Greece's team handling crucial talks with creditors.

29 April 2015

Obama hosts glitzy state dinner for Japan PM A presidential haiku, sashimi salads and a red carpet awaited Japan's Shinzo Abe at the White House, as Barack Obama offered the prime minister a grand welcome.

29 April 2015

EU's Mogherini sees 'major role' for Iran in Syria talks Iran can play a major role in persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate in peace talks, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said.

29 April 2015

Russia removes Navalny-led opposition party from approved list Russia has withdrawn the opposition Progress Party led by arch Putin foe Alexei Navalny from the list of authorised parties.

29 April 2015

Japan PM says 'deeply pained' over WWII 'comfort women' Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his remorse over the sexual slavery of Asian women during World War II.

29 April 2015

Iran's Rouhani warns change coming for 'sanctions busters' President Hassan Rouhani warned that middlemen who have circumvented sanctions will need to "think of another job."

28 April 2015

Australia's FM slams chaos ahead of Indonesia executions Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop criticised Indonesia's "chaotic" handling of the execution of nine prisoners.

28 April 2015

Italy looks to Milan Expo for taste of recovery Italy is having a party, the whole world is invited and, yes, there will be food; lots of it.

28 April 2015

As UK election looms, Ireland fears 'Brexit' With elections looming in Britain, the Irish government has taken the unusual step of beginning a campaign to warn its biggest trading partner against leaving the European Union.

28 April 2015

UN peacekeepers must protect cultural sites: UNESCO chief UN culture chief Irina Bokova urged the Security Council to task peacekeepers with protecting cultural sites and to help prosecute those who destroy historical treasures.

28 April 2015

France's Jean-Marie Le Pen hid 2.2 mn euros in Swiss account: report Jean-Marie Le Pen, the elderly founder and former chief of France's far-right Front National, hid 2.2 million euros in a secret account in Switzerland.

28 April 2015

NATO calls for 'comprehensive response' to migrant crisis The plight of migrants in the Mediterranean requires a "comprehensive response", NATO'S head Jens Stoltenberg said.

27 April 2015

Australia-bound Prince Harry set to miss royal birth Prince Harry seems set to miss the birth of his niece or nephew when he flies back to Australia, as his sister-in-law Kate waits to go into labour.

27 April 2015

Greek president to visit Berlin 'soon' for war payment talks Greece's president said he hoped to meet his German counterpart soon for talks on Athens' demands for reparations over the Nazi occupation of Greece during World War II.

27 April 2015

UN preparing 'massive' aid operation in quake-hit Nepal The UN food agency said Monday it was preparing a large-scale aid operation to earthquake-ravaged Nepal, with a first plane set to arrive.

27 April 2015

ASEAN warns sea reclamation 'may undermine peace' Reclamation work in the disputed South China Sea, where China has constructed an airstrip and other structures on coral reefs, threaten to "undermine peace, security and stability" in the region.

27 April 2015

Nazarbayev appoints Kazakhstan ambassadors to six countries Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed ambassadors of Kazakhstan to six countries.

27 April 2015

Ukraine to push for peacekeepers, funds at EU summit Ukraine will press European leaders for peacekeepers to patrol its war-torn east and will angle for more international financial support at two days of high-level talks starting.

27 April 2015

Clinton Foundation admits financial disclosure 'mistakes' Officials at the philanthropy founded by Bill and Hillary Clinton admitted that the organization has made financial disclosure "mistakes" and vowed to quickly correct the errors.

27 April 2015

Mustafa Akinci: new Turkish Cypriot leader seen as dove Mustafa Akinci, who won a run-off for the Turkish Cypriot leadership, is a veteran politician seen as best placed to revive peace talks with the Republic of Cyprus.

27 April 2015

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