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Attacks boost Hollande's image, but maybe not for long Hollande received a warm ovation from the crowd that thronged the French capital, belying the president's standing in opinion polls that hit a record low just months ago.

13 January 2015

Kerry tours new Ford plant in western India US Secretary of State toured a state-of-the-art $1 billion Ford Motor company plant due to open in western India.

12 January 2015

Grabar-Kitarovic: from country girl to Croatia's first female president Croatia's first female president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, is a moderate conservative who styles herself as "a woman of the people".

12 January 2015

Netanyahu welcomes France's 'very firm position' on anti-Semitism Israeli Prime Minister said he appreciated the "very firm position" taken by French leaders against "the new anti-Semitism and terrorism" in France.

12 January 2015

Venezuela's Maduro holds talks in OPEC kingpin Saudi Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held talks in OPEC's leading oil producer Saudi Arabia.

12 January 2015

Turkish PM says Islamophobia should prompt similar reaction as Paris rally Turkish Prime Minister hailed the unprecedented rally against terror in Paris as a strong message to the world.

12 January 2015

Kerry holds historic talks with Bhutanese PM Top US diplomat John Kerry became the first American secretary of state to meet with a Bhutanese prime minister.

12 January 2015

Italy PM calls for EU intelligence agency after Paris attacks Italy's Prime Minister called for the European Union to have its own intelligence agency following the bloodiest attack on French soil in half a century.

10 January 2015

France 'faced down' attacks but still under threat says Hollande France "faced down" Islamists who were behind the deaths of 17 people in three days of attacks but still remains threatened.

10 January 2015

Polish left picks surprise presidential candidate Poland's ex-communist social democrats tapped a political unknown with model good looks and a doctorate degree in history for the May presidential vote.

10 January 2015

Sirisena to be sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president Maithripala Sirisena will be sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president after the strongman incumbent conceded defeat in a bitterly fought election.

09 January 2015

Crisis-hit Croatia to elect president in uncertain vote Croatia elects a president in a run-off vote expected to be a tight fight between centre-left incumbent Ivo Josipovic and conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

09 January 2015

US says was overly optimistic on Haiti quake aid US officials admitted that Washington had been over ambitious in its plans to help Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.

09 January 2015

Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades Sri Lankans turned out in large numbers, shrugging off some reports of intimidation to vote in the island's tightest election in decades.

09 January 2015

France to host international 'anti-terrorism' meeting Sunday France's interior minister said he would host an international meeting for his counterparts to discuss the battle against terrorism.

09 January 2015

Nazarbayev to discuss Ukrainian crisis and Astana meeting with Merkel in Berlin on January 9 President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrives to Berlin on Janurary 9 to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

08 January 2015

Greek PM uses Paris attack to slam Syriza migration proposals Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras used the deadly Islamist attack on France's Charlie Hebdo magazine in an election campaign speech.

08 January 2015

EU chair Latvia says Russia 'more open' to Ukraine solution Latvia said Russia seemed more open to a negotiated solution over the conflict in Ukraine, raising the prospect of an easing of sanctions against Moscow.

08 January 2015

Kerry pushes Sri Lanka leader to hold 'free, fair' polls Top US diplomat John Kerry has urged Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to ensure that Thursday's elections are peaceful and credible.

08 January 2015