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Greece faces 'deadline to clinch bailout'

Greece has only one day left to clinch a eurozone bailout and a bond swap with creditors to manage its crushing debt repayments, its finance minister has said, warning that talks were "on a knife edge".

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Deadly freeze extends icy grip on Europe

More than 200 people have been killed across Europe and Bosnia has declared a state of emergency as temperatures plummeted to new lows amid forecasters' predictions that the week-long cold snap could intensify.

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US reassures Europe over defence cuts

The US Defence Secretary has reassured European allies that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain its capabilities at lower cost.

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Rival Putin crowds rally in Moscow

Thousands defy freezing temperatures to demand fair presidential pollsTens of thousands of protesters have gathered in the Russian capital to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power, a month before he stands in presidential elections.

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Harsh winter kills scores in eastern Europe

The death toll from the week-long freezing weather across eastern Europe has risen to 123, while at least 11,000 villagers remain trapped under heavy snow and blizzards in the Serbian mountains.

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Hearings conclude in Assange case in UK

The founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has attended the second and final day of his hearing at the British supreme court, as part of his appeals against his extradition to Sweden over accusations of sex crimes.

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Extreme freeze claims lives in eastern Europe

At least 43 people have died in the past five days in Ukraine in a cold snap that has brought temperatures down to minus 33 degrees Celsius, causing chaos across swathes of southern and eastern Europe.

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WikiLeaks founder fights extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appealed to Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday not to extradite him to Sweden over accusations of sex crimes, a move that could push his anti-secrecy website further towards oblivion.

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UK sends warship into Falklands war of words

Argentina has accused Britain of militarising a sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, expressing anger over a UK decision to send a warship and the country's future king to the islands.

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Four UK men plead guilty in London bomb plot

Defendants and five others facing trial over alleged al-Qaeda-inspired planFour British men allegedly inspired by the words of a US-born Muslim religious leader have pleaded guilty to involvement in a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange at Christmas time in 2010.

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