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Francois Hollande is set to be sworn in as French president, before travelling to Berlin to discuss the future of the eurozone with Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Francois Hollande is set to be sworn in as French president, before travelling to Berlin to discuss the future of the eurozone with Chancellor...

Barack Obama’s ad features former workers of a steel plant that was bought and later shut down by Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Mitt Romney

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Barack Obama's re-election campaign has released a new ad seeking to undercut Republican rival Mitt Romney's record on jobs. The new video features former workers...

Michelle Obama objected to her husband’s close relationship to Oprah Winfrey, claims Edward Klein in his new book, The Amateur

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Edward Klein’s new book claims that First Lady Michelle Obama orders women close to the president to be watched in case he cheats on...

Greek moderate Democratic Left party says it will not join pro-bailout parties in a coalition without the more radical far left Syriza

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Greek moderate Democratic Left party says it will not join pro-bailout parties in a coalition without the more radical far left Syriza. The Greek president...

Barack Obama tried to convince Reverend Jeremiah Wright to keep quiet during 2008 US presidential campaign and offered his former pastor $150,000, claims Edward Klein’s book, The Amateur

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Barack Obama tried to convince Reverend Jeremiah Wright to keep quiet during 2008 US presidential campaign and offered his former pastor $150,000, claims Edward...

Polls suggest that state premier and SPD candidate Hannelore Kraft will easily defeat CDU rival Norbert Roettgen, who is Angela Merkel's environment minister

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are facing a tough task to avoid defeat in North Rhine-Westphalia election on...

According to Edward Klein’s new biography of Barack Obama called The Amateur, Bill Clinton tore into the president and branded him “incompetent” and that he “did not know how to be President”

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Bill Clinton branded President Barack Obama as an “amateur” and urged his wife Hillary to run against him in 2012 U.S. presidential election, claims...

President Vladimir Putin has told President Barack Obama that he will not attend the G8 summit in the US later this month

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President Vladimir Putin has told President Barack Obama that he will not attend the G8 summit in the US later this month. Vladimir Putin, who...

President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of same-sex marriage by saying he thinks gay couples should be able to wed

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President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of same-sex marriage by saying he thinks gay couples should be able to...

Francois Hollande and journalist Valerie Trierweiler have been together since 2005

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For the first time ever in France, the incoming presidential couple, Francois Hollande and his partner Valerie Trierweiler, are not man and wife and...

Carla Bruni will start singing live again after Nicolas Sarkozy lost presidential election

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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will start singing live again and is planning to release a new album of songs in the autumn, her promoter confirmed today. There...

Ukraine has postponed the 18th summit of Central European states planned for 11-12 May in Yalta after several of European leaders said they would boycott it

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Ukraine has decided to postpone the 18th summit of Central European states planned for 11-12 May in Yalta after several of European leaders said...

Vladimir Putin is back to Kremlin where he is inaugurated as president of Russia in a ceremony in Moscow

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Vladimir Putin is back to Kremlin where he is inaugurated as president of Russia in a ceremony in the capital, Moscow. Vladimir Putin is returning...

President-elect Francois Hollande and the new First Lady Valerie Trierweiler celebrating in Paris

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Francois Hollande has been celebrating his victory in France's presidential election. Socialist Francois Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election in Israel in four months' time

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election in Israel in four months' time. The vote is expected to take place in...

French Socialist Francois Hollande has been elected as new president, according to early estimates

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French Socialist Francois Hollande has been elected as new president, according to early estimates. Francois Hollande got about 52% of votes in today's run-off, according...

Protesters against Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin have clashed with police in the capital Moscow, ahead of his inauguration on Monday for a third term

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Protesters against Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin have clashed with police in the capital Moscow, ahead of his inauguration on Monday for a third term. The...

Barack Obama targeted swing states Ohio and Virginia that are critical for his bid to remain in the White House

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It was an embarrassing start for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign yesterday as he held his first political rally of the 2012 race in...

Greek main parties have suffered dramatic losses in the parliamentary election, according to exit polls

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Greek main parties have suffered dramatic losses in the parliamentary election, according to exit polls. The latest polls put centre-right New Democracy in the lead with...

Nicolas Sarkozy says he averted recession and will preserve a "strong France” while Francois Hollande contends the country is in "serious crisis" and needs change

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France is prepared for the second round of presidential election that could see a socialist winner for the first time since 1988. In the first...

The building is alleged to be a palace built for the personal use of President Vladimir Putin, with massive and illegal use of state funds

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An extraordinary building has gradually taken shape on a thickly wooded mountainside overlooking Russia's Black Sea coast near the village of Praskoveevka. The building is...

China says activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, potentially indicating a way out of the diplomatic crisis with the US over him

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China says activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, potentially indicating a way out of the diplomatic crisis with the US over him. A...

Chen Guangcheng has phoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family

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Activist Chen Guangcheng has phoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family. Chen Guangcheng said...

Ukraine denounces a threatened EU boycott of next month's Euro 2012 football championship as "destructive"

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Ukraine denounces a threatened EU boycott of next month's Euro 2012 football championship as "destructive". In a statement, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the move would...

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he has been unable to meet US officials to discuss his desire to leave the country

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Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he has been unable to meet US officials to discuss his desire to leave the country. The blind dissident, in...