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Market Strategist Ishaq Siddiqi delivers breaking views on the financial impact from Egypt's political turmoil

José Manuel Barroso tries to quell market fears over country struggling to meet rescue plan conditions.

German chancellor will hold a summit to discuss ways to fight soaring youth jobless rates

South Africa president who won joint Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela to be fitted with pacemaker.

Spokesmen for Egyptian president quit in face of mass protests demanding end to regime.

Egyptian president rejects military order to resolve crisis as armed fighting begins.

Mobile roaming charges in the EU have fallen by 36%, with further cuts promised for summer 2014.

Opposition movement Tamarud demand President Morsi's resignation after mass protests

BOJ tankan survey shows rise in manufacturers' index after remaining negative.

Terrorism, overseas development and Afghanistan high on agenda for talks in Pakistan.

Fears of violence run high as anti-Mursi protesters flock to Cairo's Tahrir Square, while demonstrations are also planned in Alexandria and Suez.

BMW, VW-Audi and Daimler would have been hit by deal to reduce emissions.

Kurds pledge to carry on with Ankara peace deal despite PM Erdogan's harsh rhetoric.

New Labor leader sworn in as prime minister in Canberra but declines to set election date.

Former premier Rudd about to get his old job back after Gillard loses Labor leadership vote.

Opposition secretary general urges women to deny their husbands sex unless they register to vote in general election.

Labor pendulum swings back to former PM as lawmakers vote 57 to 45 in favour of making Rudd party leader.

British Chancellor George Osborne will announce £11.5bn ($17.7 billion) of spending cuts today

'He has given so much to the world. I believe he is at peace,' says daughter.

Despite widely disagreeing with government cuts and borrowing over the years, it reveals it will implement similar measures.

Osborne completed talks with government departments to secure spending cuts in time for national elections

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accepts resignation over 'conflict in authority'.

Agang party established to challenge the 'corruption and waste' of the dominant ruling ANC.

Declaration includes call for tax authorities to share information and stop company profits being shifted around to avoid taxation.

Adel el-Khayat founded Gamaa Islamiya, which massacred 58 people in Valley of the Kings in 1997.

The black and white cat already has more Facebook followers than the five human mayoral contenders

Italy's ex-PM said Enrico Letta's government should exceed EU's 3% deficit limit.

Russia's decision to send missile shipments to Assad's regime and US proposal to arm rebels likely to dominate G8 talks.

While Nasrallah speaks of Arabs and Islamic people, Netanyahu raises concern about Iranian nukes.

Egyptian leader withdraws diplomats, closes Syrian embassy in Cairo and calls on Hezbollah to pull out of Syria.