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Armenia-Turkey sign peace deal but pitfalls lie ahead
Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark peace accord to restore ties and open their joint border after a century of hostility stemming from the world war one mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces
Poland signs Lisbon treaty
Lech Kaczynski, Poland’s president, signed the Lisbon treaty reforming the functioning of the European Union, leaving his Czech counterpart as the lone holdout who has not yet ratified the pact
German rift opens over Opel sale
A rift opened up at the top of the German government over the state-sponsored sale of Opel, just as Berlin haggled with other European governments over their financial contributions for the deal
Terrorist suspect linked to ‘big bang’ facility
One of two men arrested in France on suspicion of having links with an Islamist terrorist group was working as a researcher at the Cern “big bang” laboratory on the French-Swiss border, the nuclear research body said
Klaus throws up further Lisbon hurdle
Vaclav Klaus, the Eurosceptic Czech president, threw up yet another hurdle on Friday before ratifying the Lisbon treaty – a demand for an opt-out from the pact’s charter of rights and freedoms similar to that obtained earlier by Britain and Poland
Berlusconi’s woes fail to rally the left
In spite of the court cases and scandals dogging Italy’s prime minister, the main opposition party could find no coherent response to his insistence that he will serve out his term
Turkey set to repair ties with Armenia
The decision by Ankara and Yerevan to sign agreements to mend diplomatic relations and open their shared border receives support from Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state
New Greek prime minister visits Turkey
George Papandreou, Greece’s new prime minister, makes an unexpected visit to Istanbul for talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed at re-invigorating bilateral relations
Sarkozy tribute note avoids nuclear issue
President Nicolas Sarkozy sent his congratulations to Barack Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize but the award would have triggered much grinding of teeth in the Elysée palace
French minister denies having under age sex
Frédéric Mitterrand , French culture minister was at the centre of a political storm yesterday over admissions that he paid for sex with "boys" in Thailand. The...
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