8:01pm BST
BIRMINGHAM, England - Britain will block the proposed $45 billion (27.9
billion pounds) merger between EADS and BAE Systems if key "red line" priorities
are not met, defence minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday, just three days
before a deadline for detailing the deal.
7:56pm BST
ATHENS/BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will tell Greeks she wants to
keep their country in the euro when she visits Athens this week, but she faces a
hostile reception from a people worn down by years of austerity and
recession.
7:45pm BST
PARIS - Just five months after bringing Francois Hollande to power, many
French voters are already despairing that he can deliver on the vision they
voted for.
7:52pm BST
MOSCOW - Supporters planted Vladimir Putin's portrait on a mountain peak on
Sunday as Russia marked his 60th birthday with adulation worthy of the Soviet
era, but some mocking protesters portrayed him as a pensioner fit for
retirement. |
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