Greece’s eurozone fate may now be in the hands of the 37-year-old political firebrand and his Syriza party “I don’t believe in heroes or saviours,” says Alexis Tsipras, “but I do believe in fighting for rights … no one has the right to reduce a proud people to such...
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Italian school hit by bomb attack
One girl killed and seven pupils injured in attack on Francesca Morvillo Falcone vocational school in Brindisi A bomb has exploded in front of a school in the southern Italian town of Brindisi, killing one girl and injuring seven other pupils. The device went...
Meet the planet’s most powerful star. It’s none other than Jennifer Lopez. Yes, really
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Barack Obama tells EU: boost growth now or face a global crisis
Germany to be urged to ease austerity during G8 talks as fears of global recession grow Barack Obama is to put pressure on Germany to ease the pain of austerity with policies to boost growth, as he uses two days of talks with the...
Chen’s brother ‘beaten by officials’
Chen Guangfu says Chinese authorities tried to make him reveal how his sibling escaped from house arrest The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has told reporters how he was chained to a chair and beaten for three days to make him reveal...