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EDINBURGH (Reuters) - With rousing speeches, patriotic music and support from actor Sean Connery, supporters of independence for Scotland launched a campaign on Friday which they hope will lead to the demise of a 305-year-old union with England and the breakup of Britain. "This is the beginning of something really special …

Thousands of protesters returned to the streets across Quebec late Thursday in defiance of a new law regulating demonstrations and despite the arrest of some 1,000 protesters this week.

The Quebec government invited student groups Thursday for talks to end a three-month conflict over a planned hike in tuition fees after nearly 700 people were arrested overnight in the Canadian province.

Police arrested some 400 people in Montreal early on Thursday after demonstrators threw rocks at officers in the latest student protest to shake the city, a police spokesman said.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Montreal to mark 100 days of student protests and defy a new law requiring that organizers give notice of demonstrations eight hours in advance.

Ed Miliband has accused the Government of taking backward steps on social mobility by allowing inequality to grow and denying bright youngsters from poor backgrounds the chance to succeed.

They came out in droves united in their desire to overthrow Hosni Mubarak, but on the eve of Egypt's landmark presidential election, the youth that spearheaded that revolt are divided over how to keep it alive.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Her rivals call her Germany's "debt queen", but Hannelore Kraft's victory in a state election at the weekend has driven speculation she could challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel as the mother of a nation famed for its frugality. Kraft's ready smile and common touch helped her turn around the fortunes of …

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - A former member of the far-left Baader-Meinhof gang broke almost 20 months of silence at her murder trial on Monday to deny involvement in the assassination of Germany's chief prosecutor in 1977. Authorities had been hoping that Verena Becker's trial would answer one of the last remaining …

(Reuters) - Border officials, healthcare workers and thousands of police officers protested in London on Thursday against pension reforms and austerity measures including wage caps. Here is a look back at some other major protests in Britain: * Several big protests have taken place over the last 100 years, including Britain's …

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's reformist Democratic Party and the resurgent Socialists of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic agreed on Wednesday to renew a governing coalition that would keep the country edging towards the European Union. The alliance locks out the opposition Serbian Progressive Party, which narrowly won …

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's resurgent Socialists said on Tuesday they were prepared to revive a coalition with the pro-Western Democratic Party after inconclusive elections but indicated they expected to lead the government. The alliance would likely keep Serbia on track to open membership talks with the European Union, …

David Cameron and Nick Clegg delivered a rare joint speech today, as they reaffirmed their commitment to deficit reduction amid an anti-austerity mood in Europe.

Two brothers accused of pulling a mounted policeman off his horse during student riots have been cleared of violent disorder.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces and students armed with knives stormed a protest march at Aleppo University early on Thursday, activists said, killing four and rounding up 200 demonstrators demanding President Bashar al-Assad step down. The pre-dawn raid was an unusually bloody incident for Aleppo, Syria's normally …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House condemned the raid of a Syrian student protest on Thursday and said a new international approach may be needed if a U.N.-backed peace plan fails, accusing President Bashar al-Assad of making "no effort" to implement it so far. "If the regime's intransigence continues, the international …

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces and students with knives attacked a protest against President Bashar al-Assad at Aleppo University early on Thursday, killing at least four people and arresting 200, according to activists and Internet videos. Security forces raided the campus and fired at hundreds of students marching …

BERLIN (Reuters) - A potential rival to conservative German Chancellor Angela Merkel could spring to national prominence later this month if she clinches victory for the Social Democrats (SPD) in a major regional election. Polls indicate Hannelore Kraft, 50, a tram-worker's daughter with a ready smile and common touch, …

BUCHAREST/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Romania's left-leaning opposition will try to form a new government after torpedoing the centre-right cabinet in a confidence vote on Friday, the latest collapse of an austerity-minded ruling coalition in Europe. Like other governments in the European Union, ousted Prime Minister Mihai Razvan …

BEIJING (Reuters) - The son of Chinese politician Bo Xilai has spoken out for the first time since his father's ouster and mother's arrest for murder, expressing deep concern for his parents and responding to reports about his lavish lifestyle and questions over who funded his overseas schooling. His mother, Gu Kailai, …

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A rising star is ejected from China's Politburo and faces trial for violations of Communist Party discipline. His wife is in custody, suspected of murdering a British national. So much for an orderly transition of power. Just weeks ago, the pending retirement of Chinese president and Communist Party …

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A rising star is ejected from China's Politburo and faces trial for violations of Communist Party discipline. His wife is in custody, suspected of murdering a British national. So much for an orderly transition of power. Just weeks ago, the pending retirement of Chinese president and Communist Party …

DUBAI (Reuters) - London-based Ethical Asset Management has launched what it calls the world's first "investment sukuk", aiming to resolve a major area of controversy in Islamic finance by treating the vehicle as an equity instrument rather than as a bond. The firm aims to raise 200 million pounds through the sukuk in the …