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Spain's Bankia seeks 19 billion euros in state aid

Spain’s Bankia group asked the government for a 19 billion euro bailout on Friday. The lender was nationalised earlier this month. Madrid now owns a 45 per cent stake. Bankia is struggling to plug a hole in its balance sheet because it holds some 32 billion euros of bad…

Egypt election: Divisive run-off fight ahead

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has begun courting some of the candidates knocked out during this…

Butler to Pope Benedict arrested in leaks scandal

Pope Benedict the sixteenth’s butler has been arrested following a scandal that has been…

Hollande takes withdrawal message to Kabul

French President François Hollande has wasted no time in taking his message of an early French withdrawal to Afghanistan, and in person. He flew in on a surprise, lightning visit for a few…

Ukraine dispute over Russian-language continues

Ukraine’s parliamentary speaker has cancelled Friday’s session after the row over use of the Russian language rumbled on for a second day. Thursday’s session ended in blows…