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Athens rallies against austerity ahead of eurozone crunch talks
A few thousand demonstrators rallied in front of the parliament in Athens on Wednesday to protest against austerity and back the leftist ...EU to extend Russia sanctions to January 2016
EU member states agreed Wednesday to extend damaging economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis by another six months to the ...North Korea says hit by worst drought in 100 years
North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen chronic food shortages ...Greek PM attacks creditors as pressure builds for debt deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday accused international creditors of trying to "humiliate" his country and called on Europe to reconsider ...Greek centrist party calls on Tsipras to reach deal soon
The leader of Greece\'s centrist To Potami party called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday to reach a deal with the ...Saudi Arabia opens $585B stock market to foreign investors
Saudi Arabia\'s stock market, valued at $585 billion, opened up to direct foreign investment for the first time Monday, as the kingdom ...China to remove visa requirements for Taiwanese
China will lift a visa requirement for Taiwanese travelling to the mainland, state media reported Sunday, part of a wider plan to ...Germans losing patience with Greece, most want it out of euro: poll
Germans are losing patience with Greece after the protracted debate over its debt crisis and more than half want it to leave ...Tears as Greek state TV returns to air after austerity shutdown
Employees at Greece\'s state television ERT hugged each other and cried on Thursday as the channel aired its first broadcast in two ...EU pushes Greece for deal as protests erupt
EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker impatiently pushed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for a debt deal Thursday after talks with the leaders ...