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Austerity vote rallies Greek masses on strike day two
Day two of protests in Greece have seen demonstrators march to Parliament against austerity measures required by the IMF and the European Union.
Lenders give lukewarm approval to Greek aid tranche
Troika inspectors gave a lukewarm approval for a vital aid tranche to Greece, saying Athens was lagging on reforms needed to exit its debt crisis.
Greece pressed to shrink state and avoid default
International lenders told Greece it must shrink its public sector to avoid running out of money within weeks as investors dumped eurozone assets.
Greece opens Acropolis Museum, wants marbles back
Greece inaugurated its Acropolis Museum on Saturday with the prime minister calling for the Classical Parthenon marbles to be repatriated.
Fuel prices hit chaotic West African travel
Chaotic transport is a part of life in West Africa, but getting to work has become harder as rocketing fuel prices ignite protests by bus drivers.
Push for UN monitors in Zimbabwe
The United States and European Union plan a joint call for United Nations monitors to be sent to Zimbabwe after a human rights group alleged systematic government murder and…
EU to fingerprint foreigners to beef up borders
The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a plan to fingerprint all foreigners visiting 24 European countries. The electronic register, similar to a policy adopted by the…
Relief as EU leaders strike treaty deal
European Union leaders voiced relief at clinching a deal on Friday on a treaty to reform the 27-nation bloc’s institutions, replacing a defunct constitution and ending a two-year…
Bar Mugabe from EU-Africa meet, say Nordic countries
Sweden and Finland on Thursday called for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to be excluded from a European Union-Africa summit in December but left open whether they would join…
Commonwealth: EU should invite Mugabe to summit
The European Union (EU) should invite Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe to a planned summit with Africa because barring him would jeopardise relations between Africa and Europe,…
Poverty tourism brings cash to SA townships
Seeing buses full of tourists looking for a glimpse of South African poverty, squatter camp resident Lawrence Rolomana decided to try to earn a share of the cash they were…
South Africa divided over Vlok trial
As senior apartheid-era security officials go to court on Friday, South Africans are divided over whether it will help reveal the truth and reconcile the nation, or reopen the…
Bulgaria eyes quick deal for HIV nurses
Bulgaria said it was hopeful of an agreement with Libyan authorities on Monday that would pave the way for the release of six foreign medics convicted of infecting Libyan…
EU leaders clinch reform treaty deal
European Union leaders clinched agreement on Saturday on a mandate to overhaul the 27-nation bloc after persuading Poland to end a stand-off that nearly torpedoed a marathon…
Families of Bulgarian HIV nurses plead EU to help
Families of foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with the virus that causes Aids urged European Union leaders in Brussels on Thursday to help clinch a…