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Nigeria hostages confirmed dead
Source: AFP British, Italian and Greek governments have confirmed claims concerning the deaths of hostages in Nigeria. A…
Athens, a battlefield: Storify
Athens has become a battlefield after thousands of citizens started to rebel at the Syntagma against Greek lawmakers. Andria Archontides looks at how the violent protests have been playing out on social media.
Greek strike against austerity
Thousands of Greek workers are striking against tough bailout conditions this morning, hours after eurozone finance ministers said that Athens needs to make more cuts to convince them to release a financial bailout.
EU bans Iran oil imports
The European Union has agreed to place an embargo on Iran's oil exports as a result of Tehran’s suspect nuclear programme.
The decision was reached early Monday morning after ambassadors from the 27 EU nations met in Brussels. The ministers are to formally announce the measures against Tehran later Monday.
