Portugal’s Socialists seize control of parliament

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Afghan exit is 'fraught with peril for NATO'

US President Barack Obama and his partners want their war-weary voters to know that the end is in sight in Afghanistan. However finishing the war in 2014 is easier said than done. France wants an early exit and as…

Nato plans Afghan pullout but Pakistan problem remains

Somalis go on trial in Paris accused of piracy

The trial has opened in Paris of six Somalis accused of taking a French yacht crew hostage in the…

Russia: Anti-Putin protesters set to face huge fines

Demonstrators taking a stand against President Vladimir Putin may have to check their wallets…

Canadian student protesters defy emergency law

Student protesters in Canada turned out in their thousands to defy a new law which effectively bans demonstrations against tuition fee hikes. Voted through last Friday, the emergency law…

Italian PM joins mourners at bomb victim's funeral

Family members, friends and government ministers all turned out to pay their respects to the 16-year-old girl who died in a bomb explosion in the south of Italy on Saturday. Melissa Bassi was…