Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi starts tour of Europe
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Switzerland at the start of a historic European tour, which
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Euro zone crisis expected to dominate G20 Summit
Much of President Barack Obama’s attention at next week’s Group of 20 economic summit in Mexico’s Pacific resort of Los Cabos may
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Economic volatility here to stay, World Bank report says
A positive start to 2012 has been reversed by a resurgence of tensions in the euro area, which have eroded
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Britain warns Syria follows path of Balkans
Britain has warned that Syria risks becoming “the next Bosnia.” British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the Syrian government’s use
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US charges alleged international child porn distributor
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey announced the indictment of a Ukrainian man in what they called the most “significant” child
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Falling oil prices prompt Russian economic fears
Oil prices have shown a steady fall in the last few months, prompting fears that the Russian economy, which relies
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Serbian FM Jeremić elected UN General Assembly president
In a vote on June 8 2012, the United Nations General Assembly elected Serbia’s foreign minister, Vuk Jeremić, as the
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Global financial system needs further reforms, IMF’s Lagarde says
Further action is needed to reform the global financial system, by strengthening crisis management tools and the overall architecture of
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European Commission adopts ‘special measure’ to support Syrian population and refugees
The European Commission said that it had on June 8 2012 adopted a special measure for Syria, under the European
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