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Spain protesters clash with police

Twenty-nine people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters in the latest street demonstrations sparked by anger at Spain's economic crisis, emergency services said.

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France unemployment hits new high

The number of unemployed people in France climbed to new record levels in March, according to official data.

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Poll-monitor group fined under new Russia law

A Russian court has handed down $13,000 worth of fines against the election monitor Golos, in the first ruling under a new "foreign agent" law that observers say will lead to the closure of many organisations across the country.

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Putin fields questions during annual phone-in

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has begun his first nationwide phone-in with Russians since returning to the Kremlin for a third term to answer wide-ranging questions for several hours.

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UK signs deal with Jordan to expel Abu Qatada

Abu Qatada has been in and out of jail since first being arrested in 2001Britain has signed a new legal treaty with Jordan in the hope of being able to deport a cleric accused of being Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe" later this year, the interior minister has said.

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PKK 'sets date for withdrawal' from Turkey

The withdrawal comes after the PKK's jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan ordered a ceasefire on March 21 [EPA]The Kurdish rebel group the PKK has announced it will withdraw its thousands of fighters from Turkey starting on May 8.

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Serbia president 'apologises' for massacre

Serbia's nationalist President Tomislav NikolicSerbia's nationalist President Tomislav Nikolic has personally apologised for the first time for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims, but stopped short of calling it genocide.

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Centre-left's Letta named Italian premier

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has nominated centre-left deputy leader Enrico Letta to form a new government, since elections in the euro zone's third largest economy in February.

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Trial resumes of Russia opposition leader

The trial has resumed in the case against a Russian opposition leader who led protests against President Vladimir Putin and exposed alleged corruption in his government.

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France parliament adopts gay marriage law

France's parliament on Tuesday defied months of protests by approving a bill that would make France the 14th country legalising same-sex marriages.

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