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Eurozone economy grows at fastest rate in two years

Official figures show that the eurozone economy grew at its fastest rate for nearly two years during the first three months of 2015. The 0.4%...

Merkel phone spying probe closed

German prosecutors have closed their investigation into the alleged tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone by the US National Security Agency, saying they have...

Former Scottish MP Charles Kennedy found dead at home

Former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has died at his home aged 55, his family said. The ex-MP’s death was not believed to be...

Blair ‘quits as Middle East envoy’

Tony Blair has resigned as the Quartet’s Middle East peace envoy after nearly eight years in the role, officials in Jerusalem have said. The officials,...

Greece commits to reform efforts

Greece has committed to work intensively with international creditors to resolve outstanding issues holding up its access to bailout loans, according to German Chancellor...

Tory defector becomes the UK’s first Ukip MP

Ukip has its first elected MP after a dramatic night which left the two main Westminster parties licking their wounds. Douglas Carswell, who defected from...

Looking at the 10-Year Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq

--Brett Shanley Consider it the art of forgiving and forgetting before it’s right to do either. This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the...

16 ounces to Freedom: Bloomberg and the Ban on Soda Sizes

--Brett Shanley Tally up another failure for Michael Bloomberg. Seldom does the word “failure” go in the same sentence with the name of a billionaire media-mogul...

Scots seek to end US haggis ban

  Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead invited a delegation of American politicians to Scotland in a bid to persuade them to reverse a 40-year...

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