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N.Zealand PM hits back at swipe by 'Luminaries' author Catton New Zealand prime minister John Key hit back at criticism of his government by the country's Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton.

02 February 2015

UN council condemns 'heinous' Japanese hostage murder The UN Security Council condemned the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a Japanese journalist, after Islamic State militants claimed his beheading.

02 February 2015

Obama urges less austerity in Greek recovery Greece will not deliver a strong economic recovery unless authorities loosen austerity programs, US President Barack Obama suggested in remarks that aired.

02 February 2015

Bulgaria bids farewell to 'democracy hero' Zhelev Bulgaria bid farewell to its first non-communist president Zhelyu Zhelev, hailed as a hero of freedom and democracy in the Balkan country.

02 February 2015

EU must stop 'spasmodic' moves on Russia: minister The European Union must halt "spasmodic" action against Russia, adding Greece could not be ignored in EU affairs simply because it owes money.

02 February 2015

African Union urged to release S.Sudan atrocity probe A top African Union official who led an inquiry into atrocities in war-torn South Sudan warned that ignoring its recommendations would help the guilty to evade justice.

31 January 2015

Kerry heading to Ukraine amid concern over conflict US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Ukraine next week amid growing global concern over the intensifying nine-month war in the country's eastю

31 January 2015

Ukraine rebels vow to push offensive if talks fail Pro-Russian separatists vowed on Friday to push their latest offensive in eastern Ukraine further if truce talks with Kiev's pro-Western leaders fail.

31 January 2015

New Greek PM Tsipras in Italy, France next week: office Greece's new radical Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will travel to Italy and France next week for meetings.

31 January 2015

Italy presidential battle heads into third day Italy's presidential election will go into a fourth and likely decisive round on Saturday more after two more inconclusive votes.

31 January 2015

Hezbollah head says not seeking new war but warns Israel Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said his Shiite militant group is not seeking confrontation with Israel.

31 January 2015

Greece will stay in eurozone: French PM French Prime Minister Manuel Valls sought to reassure Chinese concerns about the eurozone, insisting that Greece will stay part of the single currency.

30 January 2015

Gaza war pushed Palestinian economy into recession: IMF The war between Israel and Gaza drove the Palestinian economy of Gaza and the West Bank into its first contraction since 2006, the International Monetary Fund said.

30 January 2015

Obama clash looms after Senate passes Keystone The US Senate approved a bill authorizing construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the United States.

30 January 2015

EU to expand Russia blacklist, ready for more measures over Ukraine The EU agreed to add new names to a sanctions blacklist over Russia's involvement in Ukraine and will start work on possible further measures.

30 January 2015

Poroshenko and US press Putin on Ukraine violence Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko appealed to Russia's Vladimir Putin while Washington threatened tougher measures should Moscow fail to rein in separatists mounting.

29 January 2015

US 'monitoring closely' as new Greek PM shakes up policies The White House said it was "monitoring closely" events in Greece, where a new hard-left government has vowed to reopen the terms of a massive financial bailout.

29 January 2015

Hollande urges Turkey to 'break taboos' on Armenia WWI killings French President called on Turkey to take new steps towards the "truth" behind the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying "it is time to break the taboos".

29 January 2015

Prime-Ministers of Russia and Kazakhstan in talks Prime-Ministers of Kazakhstan and Russia, Karim Massimov and Dmitriy Medvedev, have had a phone conversation to discuss the forthcoming meeting in Moscow.

29 January 2015

India sends foreign minister to China after Obama visit India's foreign minister will travel to China this weekend, a day after Barack Obama ended a visit aimed at renewing US ties with the South Asian country.

28 January 2015

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