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Greek cabinet members are discussing how best to implement a series of budget cuts and other austerity measures that have already sparked rioting in the streets. The officials gathered Saturday in Athens, facing several difficult choices. The austeri

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China, Germany agree on enhancing cooperation to boost ties

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The situation is deteriorating day by day. Those were the words of one of Afghanistan's lawmakers after a huge truck bomb devastated part of Kabul today. It killed at least 90 people, and wounded 400 more. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret

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GWEN IFILL: Hungary's government called in buses today to ferry crowds from its southern border with Serbia to a registration center, but that move did little to ease tensions, as the flood of migrants and refugees into Europe continued unabated. The

Belgium Buys Subsidiary of Troubled Dexia Bank

Belgium decided Monday to buy a subsidiary of the financially troubled Dexia bank, the first victim of new European worries about the spread of Greece's debt crisis. The Belgian government said it is paying $5.4 billion to buy the national subsidiary

Obama: Tensions With Russia Can be Worked Out

U.S. President Barack Obama says tensions with Russia can be worked out following talks with the Russian president spanning a range of topics, including Syria, Iran and trade. During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Mexico Monday, Mr.

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WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President Barack Obama says the leaders of the worlds biggest economies are beginning to agree that more jobs and more growth will help reverse Europes economic crisis. The president spoke Saturday at the end of the Group of Eight

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North Koreahas fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast days after the country's leader Kim Jung-un ordered more nuclear warhead on missile tests.The United States has responded with a call to Pyongyang to refrain from raising

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