Owner wields ax at lively Russian radio outlet
(Yana Lapikova / AFP/Getty Images)
Independent board members fired at Moscow radio station; journalists say it’s pressure from Kremlin.
Greece’s parliament approves spending cuts
The measures will slash the minimum wage, trim a fifth of government workers and cut entitlement spending. As lawmakers passed the bill, protesters set Athens on fire.
Greece reeling over deal on cuts
Greeks clashed on the streets of Athens and in the halls of government on Friday, as protesters grew violent and cabinet ministers resigned.
Greece says deal reached
Greek officials have agreed to austerity measures, a potentially important breakthrough in the euro zone crisis.
Last-known veteran of World War I dies
Florence Green, the world’s last-known veteran of World War I, died Feb. 4 in King’s Lynn, England. She was 110.
Merkel to campaign for Sarkozy
The “Merkozy” phenomenon underscores fading of political, as well as economic, borders in Europe.
Thousands of Russians rally against Putin
Protesters embrace the numbing cold to keep up pressure for fair elections and honest government.
Ex-Italian PM to quit frontline politics
The former Italian leader says he is “stepping aside” in his first interview since resigning in November.
In Moscow, a throwback to Soviet vitriol
Article in Izvestia warns that Russia will be undone — and raped and robbed — by its enemies if Putin isn’t elected president.
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