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Vassilis Rapanos would have been a key negotiator with EU officials on bailout terms.

Al-Qaida and Taliban are turning towards Arab nations as they lose footing in Afghanistan and Pakistan, says Jonathan Evans.

War of words escalating but Turkey says no intention of going to war with Syria over shooting down of jet.

Nigeria president calls for calm and warns that reprisals play into Islamic fundamentalist hands.

Social workers discussed sending boy, whose mother believed he was possessed by evil spirits, to Africa to be exorcised.

Cyprus is latest eurozone economy to apply for help from EU's European Financial Stability Facility to avoid Greece debt contagion.

Indian police gather fresh evidence of sighting of actress they say involved in Pakistan terror cell's bombing of Delhi high court.

A rapidly growing wildfire in Colorado came in on some of the major tourist spots over the weekend, while over 11,000 were forced from homes in Colorado Springs and nearby communities.

Russian president in Israel in a visit to boost Moscow's influence in the Middle East

Haredi rally in Jerusalem against proposed scrapping of Tal Law, which exempts students from military service.

Tensions continue to rise in northern Mali as residents of Islamist-controlled areas in and around Timbuktu hit back against newly imposed Sharia law.

With an historic move, the Gulf Kingdom is poised to send for the first time women athletes to London 2012 Olympic Games.

Jimmy Wales seeks to block TVShack founder's extradition to US over alleged copyright infringement.

General and two colonels among mass defections from Syrian military seeking asylum across border with Turkey.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir dismisses growing unrest in country over austerity measures introduced to deal with severe economic crisis.

Amid a series of alleged zombie or cannibal-like attacks across the US, Maine, a town in New England, conducts a mock drill.

Conservationists say Lonesome George was last remaining member of his species on La Pinta.

Brotherhood supporters were jubilant over Mohammed Mursi's victory at the historic Tahrir square in capital Cairo.

Although Turkey is knocking on Nato doors, military intervention over the shooting down of a Turkish jet is unlikely.

Mohammed Mursi, first elected president of Egypt, vows to be people's president. Friction feared after army recently declared sweeping powers for itself.

Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi secured about 52 percent of votes defeating Mubarak's man Ahmed Shafiq.

University of Copenhagen scientists have discovered that South African daffodils have certain compounds that could be used to treat diseases originating in the brain like depression and anxiety.

The Archbishop of Canterbury criticises Cameron's flagship policy in his latest book Faith in Public Square.

Shenzhou 9 spacecraft docks with the Tiangong-1 space lab in a risky and challenging mission.

Latin American countries have pulled out their envoys from Paraguay in protest against the ouster of Fernando Lugo.

Sunita Williams, 46-year-old, Indian American astronaut, is all set to return to the international space station.

Turkish Foreign Ministry is likely to release a statement, while the pilots are still missing.

Supporters of both Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi and Mubarak's man Ahmed Shafiq are holding demonstrations as the election results are about to be announced.

Noticeable absentees at the summit were David Cameron, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, the heads of rich nations of the world.