Europe eyes sweeping new powers for rescue fund

Euro zone leaders were set to give their financial rescue fund sweeping new powers to prevent contagion and help Greece overcome its debt crisis, according to the draft conclusions of an emergency summit on Thursday.

French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel shake hands after news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin

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Brussels Summit: France and Germany Agree to Deal as Leaders Meet to Save The Euro

Eurozone leaders will meet in Brussels today to discuss a deal to save both the Euro and the Greek economy.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg

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More UK Police to Investigate Phone-Hacking, Other Newspapers Involved

Scotland Yard have announced that the police team investigating phone-hacking has increased from 45 to 60 officers, amid speculation that the investigation may start to look at other newspapers beside NOTW.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron

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Will the Phone-Hacking Scandal Bring Down David Cameron?

As new revelations surface daily, could this disgraceful episode reach all the way to No. 10 Downing Street?.

Hess Grave

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Nazi Deputy Rudolf Hess' Grave Destoyed

To prevent neo-Nazi gatherings, Hess' body has been exhumed and cremated.

British police officers

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British Police to Lose 14% of Jobs by 2015

The ranks of British police will be thinned by 14 percent by the year 2015, according to research from the Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).

somalia

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Famine in Somalia: Will U.N. Aid be Enough?

The United Nations has officially declared that there is a famine in Somalia.

Protestors take to the streets of Malawi's commercial capital Blantyre

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Army Deployed to Quell Protests in Malawi

Army forces have been deployed onto the streets of Malawi to quell anti-government demonstrations that have already claimed the lives of at least ten people.

Italy's Prime Minister Berlusconi

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Berlusconi Deputy No Longer Immune From Corruption Scandal

A Berlusconi deputy has lost his immunity.

Kenyan Mau Maus

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Mau Mau Kenyans to Sue UK Government for Alleged Torture

Four Kenyans have been granted permission by the High Court to sue the British Foreign Office on charges that they were tortured by colonial officials during the 1950s and 1960s at the time of the Mau Mau rebellion.

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