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Ratko Mladic on trial at The Hague for war crimes during Bosnian war of 90s; Chen Guangcheng tells US congressional hearing his family is being harassed; Burmese president pledges to stop buying weapons from North Korea; Pakistani president will attend NATO summit; anti-Putin 'Occupy' protesters in Moscow moved on; and more
Top of the Agenda: Former Bosnian Serb Leader on Trial for War Crimes
Hollande sworn in as French President; anti-austerity Hollande to meet German chancellor Angela Merkel; China concerned over military relationship between Australia and the US; Pakistan expected to end NATO blocakade; US-Colombia free trade agreement commences with million-flower export; and more
Top of the Agenda: France's Hollande Sworn in as President
Greek leaders struggle to form government; experts say if Greece leaves the eurozone, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Italy at greater risk; China, Japan and South Korea agree to free-trade summit in Beijing; South Korean President Lee Myung-bak meets with Burma's President Thein Sein; Afghan peace negotiator killed by Taliban; Colombia's FARC rebels say they will free French journalist; and more
Top of the Agenda: Greek Leaders Struggle to Form Government
Two bomb blasts in Damascus kill 55 and wound over 300; Chinese have detained two relatives of Chen Guangcheng; US has approved plans for three Chinese banks to expand presence in US; Sudan launches air strikes over South Sudan, violates UN resolution; and more
Top of the Agenda: Deadly Blasts in Damascus
Roadside bomb hits Syrian military truck driving behind UN convoy; experts say Syria at the brink of war; US criticises China for expelling Al Jazeera reporter; Aung San Suu Kyi granted passport for first time in 24 years -- will travel to Norway to accept Nobel Peace Prize she won in 1991; al-Qaeda bomb plot foiled by CIA agent in Yemen; Greece likely to return to polls within weeks; and more
Top of the Agenda: Bomb Explodes Near UN Convoy in Syria
As they say, a week is a long time in politics
Last week was a strange one and may just have been one of those tipping points for the Key Government. For me it began with a political corpse and ended with a real one.
Chen Guangcheng has changed mind, now wants to leave China; Chen affair awkward frame to Hillary Clinton's China visit; Pakistani doctor's role in killing bin Laden affecting aid to impoverished Pakistanis; Hollande and Sarkozy trade barbs in televised debate ahead of voting in France; Syrian students killed during protest; and more
Top of the Agenda: Diplomatic Plot Thickens in Chen Affair
