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Robert Hackwill

United Kingdom

Cameron meets Merkel in last pre-summit referendum talks

British Prime Minister David Cameron has visited Germany for talks with Angela Merkel, among the last he’ll have before an EU summit next week when

Cuba

Catholic and Russian Orthodox leaders end 1000-year standoff

It is a meeting that may signal the beginning of the end of nearly 1000 years of bitter and often bloody rivalry between two branches of the

Greece

Greek farmers' pension protests bring violence to Athens

A day of violent farmers’ protests in Greece blazed on into the night as police fought demonstrators in the capital for the first time over pension

Germany

Tilda Swinton's tip for surviving a George Clooney joke

The 66th edition of the Berlin film festival has opened with the Cohen brother’s latest opus, “Hail Caesar” getting them rolling in the aisles

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Syria

Major powers agree on truce in Syria "within a week"

With the US and Russia leading the way the international partners along with the Syrians and groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, meeting in

Egypt

Egypt awaits its revolution five years after Mubarak

Thursday was the fifth anniversary of Egypt’s “spring revolution”, but the spirit on the streets seemed to be one of resignation, not the fervour of

World News

Slovenian researchers find brain link for Zika virus

New medical research has provided the strongest evidence yet of a direct link between the feared mosquito-spread Zika virus and infant microcephaly

South Africa

Zuma's legal battle latest stumble in error-filled second term

South African President Jacob Zuma’s legal headache is just the latest problem he has been backed into. His critics say that in the past this has

Ukraine

Eastern Ukraine struggles to survive across rebel dividing line

No jobs. Little left standing. A long wait to cross a frontier made by a war few Ukrainian farmers understand, and which cuts them off from their market...if they could grow anything. Near Luhansk, li

Ukraine

Normal life in East Ukraine waits on demining efforts

Wednesday is the first anniversary of the Minsk agreement that was supposed to end the crisis between Ukraine and Russia. Mapping and clearing the

Hungary

Refugees in Hungary offered classes to speed integration

Registered refugees in Hungary are getting English lessons to help them integrate in Europe. Every Saturday around 40 of them gather at the Central

World News

Hey, hey, it's the year of the Monkey!

It is the Lunar New Year , and across Asia it has been celebrated in style, with China leading the way as only China can, with spectacular fireworks

World News

Bosnia's Muslims protest against ban on religious symbols in courts

Bosnian Muslims have marched in Sarajevo to protest against a Supreme Court ruling that bans the ostentatious wearing of all religious insignia

Republic of North Macedonia

More problems at FYROM-Greek border slows refugees' journey north

Soldiers of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia have begun erecting a second, bigger wall just five metres from the border fence with Greece

North Korea

Two Koreas, two reactions after illegal rocket launch

In central Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, the news of the successful space shot was greeted with public pride and enthusiasm. Giant screens

Germany

Pegida fails to ignite as Europe-wide anti-Muslim protests fizzle

German anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant outfit Pegida tried to hold a European-wide day of protest on Saturday, with mixed results. In the city of its

France

Five migrants saved from channel after trying to sail to Britain from Calais

It is not often that migrants attempt to get into Britain the hard way, by crossing the channel from France on their own. However conditions are so

North Korea

World condemns North Korean satellite launch

At some time over the next seven days North Korea says it is to launch a communications satellite. Pyongyang has brought the launch window forward

Netherlands

EU foreign ministers tell Turkey to let in the exodus from Aleppo

Turkey’s foreign minister was invited to an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Amsterdam on Saturday, where he was told his country had to take in the

Syria

20,000 Syrian refugees stuck on Turkish border after fleeing Aleppo

Tens of thousands of people are leaving the Syrian city of Aleppo or the refugee camps on its outskirts and fleeing towards Turkey. Some 20,000 are

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