Egypt’s rulers are studying a proposal from their own advisers to bring forward parliamentary elections by two weeks after demands from protesters.
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/ 26 December 2011
The last week of the year is typically economically uneventful, with the exception of a potential credit downgrade to France, the story is the same.
North Korea’s leading newspaper has referred to the son of Kim Jong-Il as head of a key ruling party body, suggesting he’s on track to take control.
A Sudanese general has flown to Damascus to head an Arab League mission to check Syria’s compliance with a peace plan to halt a crackdown on unrest.
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/ 25 December 2011
A suicide bomber has attacked a funeral in north-east Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people including an MP and wounding dozens of others.
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/ 25 December 2011
Egypt’s judiciary has decided to free blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has spent the past two months in custody for inciting violence.
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/ 25 December 2011
Boko Haram says it planted bombs that exploded on Christmas Day at churches in Nigeria, one of which killed at least 27 people just outside Abuja.
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/ 25 December 2011
Russia came to terms with its second mass opposition rally within a month which was even bigger and more sharply critical of strongman Vladimir Putin.
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/ 25 December 2011
A bomb has exploded in a Catholic church on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, with a shortage in ambulances hampering the evacuation process.
Former Atalanta captain Cristiano Doni has reportedly admitted helping to fix Serie B matches involving his team last season.