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Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years
The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April - the highest figure in almost five years. Tensions between Iraq's Sunni minority and Shi'ites, who lead the government, have reached their…
Syria: fierce battle for strategic town of Qusair
Around 30 Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers have been killed in fierce fighting in Qusair…
Hot-air balloon collision leaves two dead in Turkey
A hot-air balloon has crashed to the ground in Turkey after a mid-air collision with another. Two…
latest economy news
Greek banks to be sold- Slovenia’s shaky banks bring a downgrade from Fitch
- Italy freezes hated property tax, doesn’t say how will make…
- European car sales rise, but it is a ‘dead cat bounce’?
- Turkey gains investment grading from Moody’s
- Stimulus measures boost Japan’s growth
- Greece seeks Chinese investors
- Falling eurozone inflation raises deflation fears
- Eurozone economy in longest ever recession
- Brussels opens oil ‘price-fixing’ probe
