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No Ukraine summit without progress on peace plan, Merkel tells Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone on Jan. 10 that a four-way summit to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine would not take place until there was real progress on the Minsk peace plan.
Over 1 Million Expected to Attend Sunday's Unity March in Paris
France is gearing up for a march on Sunday paying tribute to the 17 victims of terrorist attacks.
Local authorities have beefed up security on the eve of the march, which is expected to draw more than one million people.
Turkish PM Davuto?lu to join Paris attacks rally
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu will join other European leaders in an extraordinary show of support for France at a mass rally in Paris scheduled for Jan. 11.
There were calls for Davuto?lu to join the demonstration as a wave of global support continued following the bloody end to the Charlie Hebdo attacks? sieges.
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Dual Hostage Crisis Results in Death of Three Suspects, Four Hostages
The two hostage incidents that unfolded in France on Friday resulted in the death of three suspects and four hostages.
The suspected perpetrators of the January 7 Charlie Hebdo shooting brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi took a hostage in a printing plant northeast of Paris in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele on Friday.
Six dead in eastern Ukraine in 24 hours
Six dead in eastern Ukraine in 24 hours
KIEV -- Six persons - four Ukrainian soldiers and two civilians - have been killed in the fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours.
Spokesman for the Ukrainian military Andriy Lisenko confirmed this during a news conference on Friday, saying that eight more soldiers were wounded during the same period of time.
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LNG Capital closing bets against Greek bonds on euro confidence
By Katie Linsell
LNG Capital LLP, a London-based hedge fund that focuses on credit markets in western Europe, says concerns Greece could exit the euro are overdone and it?s closed some trades betting the nation?s debt will fall.
Don't believe the hype: Why Germany needs Greece to stay in euro
By Simon Kennedy
Don?t believe the hype.
A reading of the German press suggests Chancellor Angela Merkel is at peace with the idea of Greece quitting the euro. Der Spiegel says her government views that as a manageable outcome; Bild reports that officials are preparing for the prospect. Lawmaker Michael Fuchs says Greece is no longer a threat to financial stability.
Samaras to focus on reforms after attack on SYRIZA over migrants, public order
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to change the focus of his election campaign on Saturday, when he is due to present his party?s economic strategy after concentrating on Wednesday on SYRIZA?s stance on law and order as well as immigration.
PEGIDA provides Germans an opportunity to speak out
Given that Turks represent the majority of Muslims in Germany, it is not surprising that the activities of the group known as PEGIDA, the German acronym for ?Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident,? should be attracting attention in Turkey.
Greek non-contagion is German 'wishful thinking,' says Hayman Capital Management's Kyle Bass
By Saleha Mohsin
Germany is wrong in its contention that a Greek exit from the euro won't spread to other members of the currency bloc, Hayman Capital Management LP's Kyle Bass said.