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GREEK Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Athens needs up to six weeks to draw up a global economic plan, as it lobbies its European allies to win backing for debt relief proposals.

CHAD said Wednesday it inflicted heavy losses on Nigeria’s Boko Haram, killing “over 200” Islamist militants in a border town that it wrested from the rebels in a ground offensive. Nine Chadian

MIDDLE Eastern and North African states are expected to invest $755 billion in energy projects over the next five years despite the plunge in world oil prices, a key lender says. The

At least 25 people were killed Wednesday when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline’s second crash

A COMMUTER train has hit a vehicle at a level crossing north of New York City, killing at least seven people and injuring 12, officials say. The train, with about 800 passengers

ONE in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, analysis suggests. Cancer Research UK said this estimate, using a new calculation method, replaced

JORDAN has executed two convicts, including a female jihadist, following the killing of one of its air force pilots by Islamic State (IS) militants. The woman, failed suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi, and

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing a growing backbench rebellion, with three MPs calling for a vote on his leadership. One Liberal MP, Dennis Jensen, has publicly called on the prime

BANGLADESH police Wednesday charged opposition leader Khaleda Zia with “instigating” a deadly bus firebombing as four more people were killed — allegedly by security forces — amid spiralling political unrest. Police laid

OPPOSITION leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday that any move to jail him next week on controversial sodomy charges could backfire against the Malaysian government. The nation’s highest court is to deliver