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Ukraine

Interpol puts ex-Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych on international wanted list

Interpol has put ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on the international wanted list on charges of embezzlement and financial wrongdoing

Croatia

Croatia elects Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, its first female President

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has been elected Croatia’s first female president. Winning by a whisker, the conservative challenger came out on top amid

Croatia

Croatia elects its first female president

Croatia has elected its first woman president. The conservative opposition challenger Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic won by the narrowest of margins of

France

French PM Manuel Valls seeks to reassure Jewish community

About three thousand people gathered on Saturday evening outside the kosher supermarket in eastern Paris, where four shoppers were murdered the day

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North Korea

Thousands rally in North Korea in support of Kim Jong-un

Tens of thousands of North Koreans have taken part in a rally in Pyongyang , to show support for their country’s policies and leader Kim Jong-un. The

Tunisia

New Prime Minister Habib Essid promises bright future for Tunisia

Tunisia’s first freely-elected President, Beij Caid Essebsi, has chosen a fellow veteran of the former regime of Habib Essid to become prime minister

Bahrain

More clashes in Bahrain over detained opposition leader

The have been more anti-government protests in Bahrain in support of the detained opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman. Clashes erupted between police

Gambia

Gambia President Jammeh blames foreign-backed dissidents for attack on capital

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has blamed foreign-backed dissidents for an attack in the capital Banjul that was widely reported as a coup attempt.

Lebanon

Former Lebanese prime minister Karami dies aged 80

The former two-time prime minister of Lebanon, Omar Karami, has died peacefully in hospital in Beirut aged 80. He initially served as PM for two

Israel

Netanyahu expected to easily win Likud party primary ahead of elections

Israel’s election race is taking off with a primary vote for Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party. The Prime Minister is widely expected to

World News

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World News

2015: the prospective movers and shakers of the year

Greece

Greece 2015: austerity pain leaves the Left a golden chance

Cuba

New era for US-Cuba relations after 18 months of secret talks

The US and Cuba announce talks aimed at restoring full diplomatic relations after five decades of hostility

Cuba

A brief history of US-Cuba relations

The US and Cuba have had no diplomatic relations since 1961, but the breakdown of relations came steadily after the revolution in 1959 which brought

Haiti

Haitian president agrees to call for resignation of prime minister

The president of Haiti Michel Martelly has agreed to ask for the resignation of his prime minister Laurent Lamothe. It comes after a special

Zimbabwe

Signs of a power struggle in Zimbabwe: President Robert Mugabe sacks key government figures

Power struggle in Zimbabwe? Robert Mugabe fires deputy Joice Mujuru and some of her allies amid accusations of corruption and allegations of a plot to kill the president.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's President Mugabe says he will remain in office 'as long as he has strength'.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says he will remain in office as long as he has the strength to do so. The ninety year-old ruler was addressing a

Europe News

Hungary open to EU 'rule of law' review

Hungary said it would agree to have its commitment to the rule of law reviewed by the EU. That is what László Trócsányi, Hungarian Justice minister

Italy

Italian PM Renzi gets Senate backing to push on with controversial 'Jobs Act'

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has been given the go ahead to push on with controversial labour reforms after winning a confidence vote in the