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Australia vows to exhaust all options to save Bali drug smugglers Australia will pursue all legal options to save two of its citizens from execution in Indonesia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed.

16 February 2015

Turkey's Erdogan says not bothered by 'isolation' on world stage President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted in an interview published he was unconcerned by Turkey's "isolation" on the world stage.

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

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

Mexico bristles at UN criticism over disappearances The Mexican government bristled at a UN committee's findings that disappearances are widespread in the country and the authorities lack precise numbers of missing people.

14 February 2015

Obama condemns 'outrageous' murders of Muslim students US President Barack Obama condemned the "brutal and outrageous" execution-style murders of three Muslim students in North Carolina.

14 February 2015

Australian PM under fresh fire after horror week Australian Prime Minister came under fire over controversial comments on the arrest of two terror suspects and for referring to a "holocaust" of job losses.

13 February 2015

Greece 'does not blackmail and will not be blackmailed': Tsipras Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned that his government would not be pressured into breaking promises made to voters.

13 February 2015

New Pentagon chief could collide with White House Ashton Carter was confirmed as US defense secretary, and he could soon find himself at odds with a White House that clashed with previous Pentagon chiefs.

13 February 2015

Turkish leader slams Obama 'silence' in Muslim killings Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized US President Barack Obama's silence over the killing of three Muslim students in North Carolina.

13 February 2015

UN chief urges action on Ukraine peace roadmap UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Russia and Ukraine to follow through on a ceasefire and other commitments to end the 10-month war in east Ukraine.

13 February 2015

UN Security Council seeks to choke off Islamic State funds The UN Security Council is set to adopt a resolution aimed at choking off millions of dollars in earnings from oil sales.

13 February 2015

Australia PM savages study into detention of asylum-seeker children Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott savaged a Human Rights Commission report into the struggles of asylum-seeker children held in detention.

12 February 2015

Obama says special forces could target IS leaders President Barack Obama said he would not flinch from sending US special forces to kill Islamic State leaders.

12 February 2015

Ukraine peace summit starts in Minsk: official The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Wednesday gathered for the start of a peace summit in Minsk aimed at ending 10 months of bloodshed in Ukraine.

12 February 2015

Stumbling blocks in Ukraine peace plan The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are expected to meet for a summit on a peace plan to end escalating bloodshed in east Ukraine.

11 February 2015

Low oil prices won't spur world growth: Moody's Low oil prices normally help grease the wheels of business and spur global economic growth, but Moody's said it would not revise its forecasts for the G20,.

11 February 2015

Ukraine conflict main players hold talks ahead of peace summit Ukrainian and Russian representatives as well as European mediators and pro-Moscow separatists held talks in Minsk.

11 February 2015

Obama presses Putin to strike Ukraine peace deal US President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, urging him to embrace a negotiated solution.

11 February 2015

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