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Hollande vows fight to save Frenchman facing death in Indonesia
French President Francois Hollande said his country was doing "everything" it can to save a Frenchman accused of drug offences in Indonesia ...Japanese plane circles over China-claimed region in South China Sea
A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea on Tuesday at the start of an exercise ...Greece accepts principle of extending current bailout
Greece has accepted the principle of extending its current bailout programme which expires at the end of the month so as to ...Greece offers new proposals ahead of emergency summit
Greece\'s prime minister presented new proposals to European leaders Sunday aimed at ending his country\'s debt crisis, as Athens announced a frenzied ...Chilean authorities declare environmental emergency
Authorities in Chile\'s largest city shut down hundreds of businesses and ordered hundreds of thousands of cars off the streets on Monday ...Britain, France demand Iran nuclear inspections
Britain and France insisted Monday that any deal on Iran\'s contested nuclear programme must include a comprehensive verification regime to ensure Tehran ...Germany frees al-Jazeera journalist
German authorities on Monday ordered the release of Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour, two days after detaining him at the request of his ...Chinese dog meat festival underway despite outcry
Campaigners protesting at China\'s annual dog meat festival, which sees thousands of canines butchered and eaten, were forcibly dispersed by unidentified men ...Heatwave kills more than 180 in Pakistan
An intense heat wave killed more than 180 people over the weekend in Pakistan\'s southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, ...Taliban launches suicide attack on Afghan parliament
A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday, wounding at least 19 people and sending a plume ...