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Crisis deepens as Greek central bank warns of euro exit
The Greek central bank warned for the first time on Wednesday that the country could suffer a "painful" exit from the eurozone ...Slovenia detains former Kosovo PM on Serbian warrant
Former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj, acquitted by a UN court of war crimes during the 1990s Kosovo conflict, said he was ...U.S. weighs near-term Assad military retrenchment in Syria
The United States and its allies are weighing the possibility that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under growing military pressure, may soon narrow ...Volcano erupts in Japan
A light scattering of ash pointed to an eruption of the most active volcano on Japan\'s main island of Honshu, weather authorities ...Mount Everest shifted southwest due to Nepal earthquake
The world\'s tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimetres (1.2 inches) to the southwest because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the ...British scientists hunt for Viking traces in Norman DNA
British researchers on Monday began collecting the DNA of residents from Normandy in northern France in search of Viking heritage, but the ...China says South China Sea island building to finish soon
China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry ...Filipino Muslim rebels hand over assault weapons as gesture to reinforce peace deal
The largest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines handed over dozens of assault weapons Tuesday in a symbolic gesture to reinforce a ...Al-Qaeda in Yemen confirms leader killed in drone strike
Al-Qaeda in Yemen confirmed the death of its leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi, number two in the global jihadist organisation, in a US drone ...Egypt court confirms death sentence for ousted president Morsi
An Egyptian court upheld on Tuesday a death sentence against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police ...




