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Greece's deputy foreign minister resigns: State TV

Tough terms of EU bailout agreement prompts latest resignation from the country's embattled government

Nigeria re-arrests church bombing 'mastermind': source

Nigerian authorities arrest Kabiru Sokoto an alleged member of Islamist group Boko Haram, accused of being behind bombing of a Catholic church outside capital Abuja

'N Koreans distrust leaders': Kim brother emails

North Korea's new leader is inexperienced and corruption will thrive, elder brother states

Pakistan court digs in on PM showdown

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani may escape contempt of court charges if he reopens graft cases against Asif Ali Zardari

Spain rights judge Garzon convicted for wiretapping

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon - who attempted to extradite Augusto Pinochet - convicted of illegal wiretapping, defenders claim accusations are politically motivated

China: Syria veto won't hurt cooperation with US

Beijing says its veto of UN resolution on Syria will not affect cooperation with US on other international issues such as Iran, North Korea

US drone strike kills senior militant in Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban leader with alleged links to 'Al-Qaeda' is killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan, says Taliban source

Family of Maldives ex-president flee to Sri Lanka

Wife and daughter of ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed sent to Sri Lanka for their own safety

Argentina to complain to UN over Falklands

In a diplomatic row that has dragged on for 30 years, Argentina finally decides to present an official complaint to the UN General Assembly against Britain's rule over the Falklands

Argentina's Fernandez undergoes cancer surgery

Argentina was advised of possible Iran attacks

Iran declares 'innocence' in Argentina bombing

Putin made Russian corruption 'civilised' - campaign chief

Election campaign chief praises Putin's efforts to combat corruption in response to US leaked documents that put Russia as most corrupt major power

Pakistan court throws out PM appeal

Supreme Court rejects embattled PM's appeal, ordering him to appear in court to face indictment over government's refusal to re-open corruption case

Maldives ex-president says "will be in jail tomorrow"

Under house arrest, ousted Maldivian leader states he will become first democratically elected president to serve life sentence and calls on international community to act quickly

Nigerians flee to Cameroon to escape sectarian violence

In hopes of escaping spate of tit-for-tat sectarian violence, Nigerians in country's south seek refuge in neighbouring Cameroon

Spy chief unveils new Romanian government

Romanian intelligence head announces new government following protests, key portfolios unchanged

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