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Vote fans the flames as Athens burns

Rioting spread across central Athens and buildings went up in flames amid mass protests yesterday, as MPs prepared to vote for a crucial debt deal needed to prevent bankruptcy.
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Published: 13/02/2012

Resurgent Romney is the Maine man in US campaign

Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine’s Republican caucuses, state party officials announced, providing his campaign for the party’s presidential nomination a much-needed boost after three straight losses last week.
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Published: 13/02/2012

Arab group to call for taskforce

The Arab League will call for the UN Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria, the latest effort by the regional group to end the 11-month-old crisis that has killed more than 5,000 people.
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Published: 13/02/2012

Default will lead to chaos, says Greek PM

Greece’s future in the euro was looking increasingly precarious last night as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders demanded deeper spending cuts.
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Published: 11/02/2012

Regime will be ‘held accountable’

Syrian officials involved in the brutal suppression of anti-regime protests will eventually be held accountable for their actions, western diplomats warned yesterday.
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Published: 11/02/2012

Syrian forces kill scores of people

Syrian forces have fired mortars and rockets killing scores of people in the rebellious city of Homs, activists say.
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Published: 10/02/2012

Teen killed in shooting ‘mistakenly targeted’

A teenage girl gunned down in a drive-by shooting was an innocent child mistakenly targeted by her killers, her family have said.
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Published: 09/02/2012