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UN condemns Syrian government for Houla shelling

Protests have erupted across Syria after Friday’s massacre of at least 100 people, many of them children, in the town of Houla. With international…

IMF chief back-tracks over Greek tax-dodging

Greek and French politicians are making political capital out of remarks made by the IMF chief…

Greek anger at Lagarde tax avoidance comments

Haneke scoops Cannes Palme d'Or

Austrian director Michael Haneke has won the Cannes film festival’s top prize. He scooped…

Dossier : Cannes Film Festival 2012

Mali: Rebel groups agree to creation of Islamic state

Two Rebel groups have agreed to merge and create an independent Islamic state in Northern Mali. After seizing Azawad – an area larger than France – two months ago, the groups had…

Iran to build second nuclear plant

It has been revealed that Iran is set to begin construction of a second nuclear power station. According to the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Fereydoun Abbassi…