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    • Members of the UN observers mission in Syria stand at a shop in Damascus
      Syria's Assad - Nations who "sow chaos" … 24 minutes ago

      AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that countries trying to "sow chaos" in Syria could be infected with it themselves, an apparent warning … More »Syria's Assad - Nations who "sow chaos" …

      Members of the UN observers mission in Syria stand at a shop in Damascus

      AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that countries trying to "sow chaos" in Syria could be infected with it themselves, an apparent warning to Arab Gulf nations that back the insurgency aimed at forcing him from power. Assad's remarks, to a Russian TV channel, came after U.N. staff monitoring …

    • Former Bosnian Serb army commander Mladic attends his trial at the ICTY at The Hague
      Mladic taunts survivors at start of … 40 minutes ago

      THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic made a throat-slitting gesture to a woman who lost her son, husband and brothers in the Srebenica massacre at … More »Mladic taunts survivors at start of …

      Former Bosnian Serb army commander Mladic attends his trial at the ICTY at The Hague

      THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic made a throat-slitting gesture to a woman who lost her son, husband and brothers in the Srebenica massacre at the start of his trial on Wednesday for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War Two. Mladic, now 70, flashed a defiant thumbs-up as he entered …

    • Newly appointed caretaker PM Pikrammenos pauses as he talks during a meeting in Athens
      Judge to lead Greece to fateful June … 48 minutes ago

      ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece put a senior judge in charge of an emergency government on Wednesday to lead it to new elections on June 17 and bankers sought to calm public … More »Judge to lead Greece to fateful June …

      Newly appointed caretaker PM Pikrammenos pauses as he talks during a meeting in Athens

      ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece put a senior judge in charge of an emergency government on Wednesday to lead it to new elections on June 17 and bankers sought to calm public fears after the president said political chaos risked causing panic and a run on deposits. In a sharp blow to confidence, sources at the European Central …

    • Britain's Prime Minister Cameron gestures outside 10 Downing Street in London
      Cameron says euro zone must make up … 53 minutes ago

      LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said the euro zone had to act swiftly to solve its debt crisis or face the consequences of a potential break … More »Cameron says euro zone must make up …

      Britain's Prime Minister Cameron gestures outside 10 Downing Street in London

      LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said the euro zone had to act swiftly to solve its debt crisis or face the consequences of a potential break up. "The euro zone has to make a choice. If the euro zone wants to continue as it is, then it has got to build a proper firewall, it has got to take steps …

    • Breivik Trial: Shot Survivor Wrote In Blood
      Breivik Trial: Shot Survivor Wrote In … 58 minutes ago

      A survivor unable to speak after being shot in the face by Anders Behring Breivik has told how he spat out blood and used it to write out his family's telephone numb … More »Breivik Trial: Shot Survivor Wrote In …

      Breivik Trial: Shot Survivor Wrote In Blood

      A survivor unable to speak after being shot in the face by Anders Behring Breivik has told how he spat out blood and used it to write out his family's telephone number.

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