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Ai Weiwei

Outpouring of Support to Help Ai Weiwei Pay Tax Bill

A few days after Chinese artist Ai Weiwei warned he would fight tax evasion charges "to the death", as the Chinese authorities ordered a company linked to him to pay 15 million Yuan (£1.5 million), financial support from fellow activists has been pouring.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso

Italy Accepts IMF Monitoring Over Austerity Measures

IMF is monitoring Italy over its long delayed plan of reforms of pensions, labour markets and privatisation, EU Commission President Josè Manuel Barroso said on Friday. Under pressure from financial markets and European peers, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi agreed to allow International Monetary Fund to oversight the country's progress to overhaul its debt crisis.
Anti-government protesters shout slogans against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during the funeral of Sunni Muslim villagers killed on Wednesday, in Hula near Homs November 2, 2011

Syria: Death Toll Rises Ahead of Friday Protests

The death toll among Syrian civilians after Thursday's clampdown of the security forces against anti-government protesters has risen up to 20 civilians, according to London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi speaks during a news conference during his visit to Benghazi

Iran Warns U.S.: 'We Can Defend Our Country'

Tensions between Iran and the U.S. are mounting after Teheran warned that America should think twice as the government would be ready to "defend the country" amid speculation that the U.S. and Israel are considering an attack.
David Cameron

David Cameron Faces New Eurosceptic Rebellion

The prime minister, David Cameron, faces yet another rebellion in the Commons – this time over the use British taxpayers’ money to boost the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a fiscal reserve that supports ailing economies such as Greece.
Bahrain

Bahrain: Atrocities and Brutal Crackdown Continue, Rights Organisations Warn

Activists in Bahrain say that protests against the regime are on-going despite the targeting of civilians by the security forces. The Kingdom's forces are accused of arresting, and attacking civilians and the Bahrain Centre for human's rights ( BCHR) say that many protesters are being hit in the chest or heads, with several cases of protesters losing their eyes being reported.
George Papandreou

Greek Plans to Hold EU Referendum Scrapped

In an effort to save his dwindling political career sources close to the Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, say that plans to hold an EU referendum have been scrapped.
Greek leader

Debt Crisis: Greek PM "Resisting Calls" To Resign

Conflicting reports said that Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, will stand down after asking for a coalition government to be formed with Pasok and the opposition party New Democracy with elections most likely in the New Year.
Vladimir Putin

Putin 'Wife Beater and Adulterer' While KGB Spy in Germany

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been labeled as a wife-beater and philanderer by German's spy agency BND, according to secret files discovered by Erich Schmidt-Eenboom, expert and author of several books on the organisation.
Italy's Prime Minister Berlusconi

Chaos in Italy as Deputies Urge Berlusconi to Resign

Silvio Berlusconi is feeling the pressure of a financial and political crisis as six former parliamentary loyalists sign a letter calling for a new government amid controversy over the cabinet's economic reform plan.