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Riot policemen guard the Greek parliament during a protest in Athens , Wednesday, July 17 2013, as lawmakers voted for thousands of public-sector job cuts and transfers.
Economy   Greece   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis  
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Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
  | Reuters | July 18, 2013 - 03:57 | By Renee Maltezou and George Georgiopoulos | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's shaky coalition government scraped through a vote on Wednesday on a bill to sack pub... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis)
During video linkup with the Orlan drilling platform.
Moscow   Photos   Politics   USA   Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin  
 Swissinfo 
Putin says bilateral ties more important than spy squabbles
  | Reuters | July 17, 2013 - 06:25 | CHITA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that bilateral ties with the United States were more important than the "activit... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
Newly appointed Prime Minister of Czech Republic Jiri Rusnok answers questions to media during a press conference at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Acting against the will of major parliamentary political parties in the Czech Republic, President Milos Zeman, not seen, appointed on Tuesday his economic adviser as the countrys new prime minister to form a government of experts, replacing the center-right cabinet of Petr Necas who resigned last week amid a spy and bribery scandal.  Swissinfo 
New Czech cabinet raises minimum wage as one of first steps - agency
  | Reuters | July 16, 2013 - 19:45 | PRAGUE (Reuters) - The new Czech cabinet of leftist Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok raised the minimum wage on Tuesday as one of its first decisions since being a... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)
Finance   Photos   Politics   Prague   Wikipedia: Jií Rusnok  
File - An armoured vehicle of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is pictured in Kibumba, North Kivu Province, along the road from Goma to Rutshuru, where MONUSCO and the national army (FARDC) have deployed to protect Goma from the M23 rebel group, 11 July, 2012.  Al Jazeera 
UN's elite force raises the stakes in DRC
- An elite UN brigade tasked with "neutralising" armed groups in the DRC has raised the stakes of the peacekeeping mission in the troubled country, and some observers fear the radical step could backf... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti)
Africa   Congo   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Kivu conflict  
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The closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on May 17, 2013. Egyptian police closed the Rafah border crossing with Gaza in protest at the kidnapping of colleagues in the Sinai peninsula, a security source and witnesses said. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN Swissinfo
Seven dead as police and protesters clash in Egypt
  | Reuters | July 16, 2013 - 11:05 | By Ulf Laessing and Mike Collett-White | CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven people were killed and more than 260 wounded when supporters o... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Egyptian Army  
Police Service of Northern Ireland officers come under attack from petrol bombs thrown by Nationalists in the Ardoyne Area of north Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday July 12, 2010. Police battled Irish nationalists for control of a Belfast road Monday as a day dominated by peaceful Protestant parades across Northern Ireland turned violent when night fell. Swissinfo
Northern Ireland parliament recalled as violence continues
  | Reuters | July 16, 2013 - 09:27 | By Conor Humphries and Ian Graham | BELFAST (Reuters) - Protestant youths hurled petrol bombs at police in Northern Ireland, wo... (photo: AP)
Belfast   Parliament   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Parliament of Northern Ireland  
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Asiana to sue TV station after gaffe over pilot name
  | Reuters | July 16, 2013 - 04:11 | By Gerry Shih | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Asiana Airlines said Monday it will sue a TV station that incorrectly reported racial... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Airline   Court   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Asiana Airlines Flight 214  
Meeting of the Russian Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee. Swissinfo
Russia's Putin wants Snowden to go, but asylum not ruled out
  | Reuters | July 15, 2013 - 20:45 | By Alexei Anishchuk | GOGLAND ISLAND, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted Edward Snowden to le... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
Moscow   NSA   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin  
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., sits before the committee he has served on for 28 years and led for the past four as he seeks confirmation as U.S. secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington. New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart have agreed to make sure North Korea is punished if it carries out its threat to conduct a nuclear test. Amid signs that such a test is coming, South Korea's president also speculated that Pyongyang may detonate multiple atomic devices simultaneously. Swissinfo
Kerry to visit Jordan, Israel-Palestinian peace on agenda
  | Reuters | July 15, 2013 - 19:28 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will brief Arab officials in Jordan on Wednesday about his push to re... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Amman   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: John Kerry  
In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his policy speech during an opening session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo. Abe told a television talk show Tuesday, Jan. 29 that Japan and the international community will need to impose "quite severe measures" against North Korea if it conducts a nuclear test. He said North Korea would not gain anything from such a provocation. Swissinfo
Japan PM Shinzo Abe on track for hefty election win - polls
  | Reuters | July 15, 2013 - 04:44 | TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc remains on track for a big win in Sunday's upper house election, fina... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Election   Photos   Politics   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Shinz Abe  
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Riot policemen guard the Greek parliament during a protest in Athens , Wednesday, July 17 2013, as lawmakers voted for thousands of public-sector job cuts and transfers.
Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
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During video linkup with the Orlan drilling platform.
Putin says bilateral ties more important than spy squabbles
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Riot policemen guard the Greek parliament during a protest in Athens , Wednesday, July 17 2013, as lawmakers voted for thousands of public-sector job cuts and transfers.
Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
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During video linkup with the Orlan drilling platform.
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In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his policy speech during an opening session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo. Abe told a television talk show Tuesday, Jan. 29 that Japan and the international community will need to impose "quite severe measures" against North Korea if it conducts a nuclear test. He said North Korea would not gain anything from such a provocation.
Japan PM Shinzo Abe on track for hefty election win - polls
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Riot policemen guard the Greek parliament during a protest in Athens , Wednesday, July 17 2013, as lawmakers voted for thousands of public-sector job cuts and transfers.
Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
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In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives his policy speech during an opening session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo. Japan's Cabinet endorsed Tuesday, Jan. 29, a record-high 92.6 trillion yen ($1.02 trillion) general budget for the coming fiscal year aimed at buoying growth through more public works spending while raising defense outlays to counter tensions with China.
Analysis - Even as election spells Japan PM win, big reform may lose out
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Tottenham Hotspur's Benoit Assou Ekotto plays against Southampton during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane, London, Saturday, May 4, 2013.
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