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Dozens flee homes as wildfires rage in Greece, PM urges calm
Forest fires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures broke out around Athens and in other parts of southern Greece on Friday, ...Russia plans fuel shipments to Syria from Crimea
Russia plans to supply Syria with 200,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per year via the Crimean port of Kerch, two ...IS claims missile attack on Egypt navy boat
The Islamic State jihadist group said it carried out a missile attack on an Egyptian navy vessel off North Sinai on Thursday, ...Four Marines killed in US military shootings, gunman dead
Four Marines were killed Thursday in twin shootings at US military centers in the southern state of Tennessee, officials said, opening a ...Eurogroup approves launch of Greece bailout talks
Eurozone finance ministers approved the launch of formal bailout talks with debt-wracked Greece on Thursday, after the Greek parliament pushed through a ...Dead mystery child dumped in suitcase in Australia
The skeletal remains of a young child have been found dumped in bushland in southern Australia, with police Thursday looking for an ...Crying refugee girl puts German chancellor on the spot
Angela Merkel has come under criticism for her awkward treatment of a young refugee girl brought to tears by the German chancellor\'s ...Zambian president gives death row inmates life sentences
Zambia\'s President Edgar Lungu on Thursday reduced the sentence of 332 prisoners awaiting death by hanging to life imprisonment to ease maximum ...Ukraine passes draft bill to grant east regions more autonomy
Ukraine\'s parliament approved a draft law on Thursday to grant two separatist regions greater autonomy, a step towards meeting the demands of ...Greek Parliament approves bailout measures
The Greek parliament passed sweeping austerity measures demanded by lenders to open talks on a new multibillion-euro bailout package to keep Greece ...