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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

Netanyahu admits 'profound disagreement' with Obama Israeli Prime Minister admitted he has a "profound disagreement" with President Barack Obama over efforts by the US and world powers to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.

11 February 2015

Greece wants to fix debt problem with EU, not other powers Greece's foreign minister said his left-wing government wants to resolve the nation's debt squeeze with Europe.

11 February 2015

Greece draws up reforms as emergency debt meeting looms Greece's radical new government was fine-turning details of a controversial reform deal it hopes to seal with sceptical EU creditors at critical talks.

10 February 2015

Can Brazil president survive growing Petrobras scandal? Mounting allegations that her party received hundreds of millions of dollars in a kickbacks scandal engulfing oil giant Petrobras have sent Brazilian President's poll ratings tumbling.

10 February 2015

EU suspends new sanctions pending Ukraine summit EU foreign ministers postponed new sanctions against Russia for a week to boost the chances of success at a four-way Ukraine peace summit.

10 February 2015

No decision yet on Ukraine arms aid: Obama US President Barack Obama said no decision had been made on whether to send weapons to Ukraine to help Kiev battle pro-Russian separatists.

10 February 2015

Putin in Egypt in bid to expand Russian influence President Vladimir Putin arrived in Egypt as Russia seeks to expand its reach in the Arab world's most populous country.

10 February 2015

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