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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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...France to create 11,000 places for asylum seekers, refugees
The French government said on Wednesday it would create 11,000 places to house refugees and asylum seekers as the number of people ...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 ...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 ...Italy warns EU solidarity at risk over migrant crisis
Italy warned Tuesday that EU solidarity is at stake if the 28-nation bloc fails to reach a deal on sharing the burden ...Donald Trump announces run for US presidency
Property tycoon Donald Trump, one of America\'s most flamboyant and outspoken billionaires, declared Tuesday he was running for the White House, promising ...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 ...