 NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in the... (photo: EC / EC) Daily Press
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 Obama: Eurozone 'must focus on jobs and growth'
US President Barack Obama has said there is an "emerging consensus" that European countries must now focus on jobs and growth. | Speaking after the G8 summit of... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) BBC News
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 Sharapova sets up Li final
| Maria Sharapova will face China's Li Na in the final of the Rome Masters following a 6-3 6-4 triumph over Germany's Angelique Kerber. | The Russian required 89 minutes ... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) Sky Sports
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 Obama weighs in on Euro economic crisis
Camp David - Leaders of the world's most powerful nations were to focus their attention on Europe's economic woes on Saturday after President Barack Obama threw his weigh... (photo: AP) Independent online
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 David Cameron threatens veto on French plan for bankers tax
David Cameron held his first meeting with Francois Hollande and threatened to veto the new French president’s plan for a European tax on financial transactions. | D... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) The Daily Telegraph
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 Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. | Despite the winding down of o... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton) The Daily Telegraph
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 Luxury Liner’s Removal to Begin Off Italian Coast
| ROME — One of the most expensive and challenging salvage operations ever planned, the removal of the luxury liner Costa Concordia from granite rocks off the Tusca... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia) The New York Times
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 Greece tops G8 agenda as eurozone crisis snares Spain
| AFP - Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as President Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in the Unit... (photo: AP / AFP PHOTO/POOL/ERIC FEFERBERG) France24
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 Does Greece have the energy for a fight?
If Greece were a man, he would have aged decades in the past two weeks. | The grey hairs would be sprouting, the wrinkles showing. It has been an extraordinarily tumultuo... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis) BBC News
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 Nasri claims France are outsiders as midfielder tips England to win group
| Samir Nasri feels England are favourites to win Group D at Euro 2012 but admits Wayne Rooney's suspension for the first two games offers hopes to France. | Manchester U... (photo: AP / Jon Super) The Daily Mail
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 Merkel 'suggests Greek referendum on euro membership'
German leader Angela Merkel has suggested that Greece could hold a referendum on continued use of the euro when it votes in national elections next month, Greek officials... (photo: Public Domain / Pete Souza) BBC News
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 Rooney ban good news for France, says Nasri
PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Wayne Rooney's suspension for the first two games of the 2012 European Championship is a great opportunity for France, who meet England in their... (photo: AP / Tim Hales) The Guardian
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 Europe stocks suffer worst week since September
| * FTSEurofirst 300 ends down 1.1 pct | * Index loses 5.1 pct on the week, worst week since Sept | * Banks rally on speculation of renewed short selling ban | * Data sho... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Reuters
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 World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries
| BANGKOK-World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Boston Globe
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 Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago
| WASHINGTON -- Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the U.S. and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troo... (photo: US Army / DOD) Detroit Free Press
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 G8 leaders look to head off euro zone crisis
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to head off a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece coul... (photo: EC / EC) The Star
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 Asia stock markets sink on US, Europe worries
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks dived Friday after discouraging U.S. economic reports unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currenc... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR) Palm Beach Post
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 Moody's lowers rating of 16 Spanish banks
| MADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Risk Qualification agency Moody's lowered its rating of 16 Spanish banks late on Thursday evening. | The move came after a difficult day on t... (photo: AP / Paul White) Xinhua
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 EU confident Europe will overcome crisis
| The head of the European Union Commission told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that he is "fully confident" the 17 countries using the euro and all European insti... (photo: EC / EC) Jakarta Post
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 Cameron to tell Merkel she is the only person who can save the euro
| Amid growing alarm within the Treasury over the impact of the crisis on Britain, a close ally of Chancellor George Osborne warned the financial contagion in Greece coul... (photo: AP / Carl Court) The Independent
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