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Gentiloni tapped as Italy's new prime minister 11 Dec 2016 - 01:13 pm
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni attends a press conference after a foreign minister meeting of the EU founding members in Berlin, Germany, June 25, 2016. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt.
Italy president taps Gentiloni, favourite to be PM 11 Dec 2016 - 11:54 am
President of Italy Sergio Mattarella (C) delivers a speech during a press conference after his several meeting with political parties in Rome, Italy on December 10, 2016. (Alvaro Padilla Bengoa / Anadolu Agency)
Romanian left seeks election comeback 11 Dec 2016 - 08:39 am
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Italy politicians thrash out plans for post-crisis leader 10 Dec 2016 - 08:15 pm
A picture shows the Quirinale Presidential palace in Rome, on December 10, 2016, during the consultations of Italy's President Sergio Mattarella with representatives of Italy's main parties to agree on a new government. Italy was plunged into political un
Dylan notably absent as Nobel laureates accept prizes 10 Dec 2016 - 08:10 pm
Horace Engdahl (L), Member of the Swedish Academy and Member of the Nobel Committee for Literature, gives a speech during the award ceremony of the Nobel Prizes in medicine, economics, physics and chemistry on December 10, 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. Nobel
Russia to build $30 mln centre for acrobatic rock’n’roll, a niche sport in which President Vladimir Putin’s daughter is a leading dancer 10 Dec 2016 - 07:20 pm
Katerina Tikhonova (L), daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, dances with Ivan Klimov during the World Cup Rock'n'Roll Acrobatic Competition in Krakow, Poland, in this April 12, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Jakub Dabrowski
Election brings no hope to Macedonia’s Roma-run “ghetto”, say voters 10 Dec 2016 - 06:57 pm
A man walks next to a house decorated with party flags in Suto Orizari, a district with Europe's largest Roma communities, Macedonia, December 7, 2016. Picture taken December 7, 2016. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Ognen Teofilovski
Colombian Nobel Prize winner says a “ray of hope” for Syria, Sudan 10 Dec 2016 - 04:28 pm
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is applauded during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo on December 10, 2016. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for
Five killed in Bulgarian gas train blast 10 Dec 2016 - 02:58 pm
A picture shows a destroyed house near the site where a train transporting gas derailed and exploded in the northeastern Bulgarian village of Hitrino on December 10, 2016. At least four people died and 23 were injured in the blast, emergency services said
France wants state of emergency extended till July 2017 10 Dec 2016 - 02:55 pm
French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve holds a press conference to announce that the state of emergency will be extended until July 2017 following a cabinet meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on December 10, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMS
Officer hurt in Athens shootout: police source 10 Dec 2016 - 02:07 pm
Police officers conduct a search at the front of the French embassy after two motorcyclists threw a hand grenade injuring the guard in central Athens on November 10, 2016 (AFP Photo/Louisa Gouliamaki)
Four killed in Bulgarian train blast 10 Dec 2016 - 11:00 am
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Spain’s Rajoy says less austerity needed to fight off populism: WSJ 09 Dec 2016 - 06:06 pm
“The most important objective across Europe is to achieve economic growth and employment,” said Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, one of a handful of incumbent leaders to have ridden out the tide of left- and right-wing populism that is shaking up Eu
Mladic 'not a monster', defence tells UN judges 09 Dec 2016 - 06:01 pm
A woman walks past graffiti of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia, May 27, 2011. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Czech lawmakers ban smoking in restaurants 09 Dec 2016 - 05:45 pm
(AFP file photo / Kenzo Tribouillard)
EU takes step towards Bosnia’s membership but warns on rhetoric 09 Dec 2016 - 05:07 pm
European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn speaks during a joint press conference with Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Zvizdic after their meeting in Sarajevo, Bo
Stagnation, resignation reign ahead of Romanian parliamentary vote 09 Dec 2016 - 04:39 pm
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis takes part in the Romanian National Day paradem December 1, 2016 in Bucharest (Andrei Pungovschi / Anadolu Agency)
PM to PlayStation: Renzi retreats to plot comeback 08 Dec 2016 - 05:46 pm
Matteo Renzi (Reuters)

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Traditional groups play traditional instruments next to Djidji Ayokwe, also known as the talking drum, that was taken by French Colonial troups from Ivory Coast in 1916, during an official presentation to the local population in Adjamé village in Abidjan on August 7, 2026 after the repatriation of the Talking Drun fron France in March 13, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Ivorians set eyes on talking drum for first time
File photo strictly for representational purposes only. Freepik. Ethiopia posts record 5.7-bln-USD annual mining export revenue
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File photo WHO calls for additional support to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

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This aerial view shows a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026. Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 132
File photo Trump says would be 'terrible mistake' to replace FIFA's Infantino
People look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 10, 2026. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) Colombia declares state of emergency after quake kills 111
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