Possible breakthrough in nuclear clear-up

19/07/11 09:00 CET

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Syria: Annan in Damascus to rescue peace plan

Kofi Annan flew to Damascus to appeal to President Bashar al Assad and try to rescue his faltering peace plan. The UN and Arab league envoy has condemned the massacre of men, women and children in Syria, following…

Russia's Syrian concern

Egypt: Mursi and Shafiq in presidential run-off

An Islamist and a former prime minister are through to the run-off of Egypt’s landmark…

Egypt election: Shafiq vows no return to Mubarak era

Spanish bank bailout plan spooks markets

The Spanish government’s reported plan for rescuing the country’s fourth-largest…

Bankia share price plummets

Greek polls soothe euro exit fears

Six new opinion polls all hand Greece’s pro-bailout parties victory in next month’s general election. The results from those voter surveys reassured investors worried about a…

Serbia's Tadic set to become next PM

Outgoing Serbian president Boris Tadic looks to become the country’s next prime minister. Tadic lost his bid for re-election to conservative nationalist Tomislav Nikolic one week…