Europe

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Emil Boc, Romania's prime minister, has resigned after weeks of nationwide protests against a slew of austerity measures and months before a parliamentary election.

Read more: Romania's PM resigns over austerity protests

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Pro-Europe politician Sauli Niinisto has won Finland's presidency in an election that showed voters want to keep the country in the euro zone despite misgivings over European Union bailouts.

Read more: Conservative wins Finland presidential vote

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The death toll from the cold snap across Europe has risen to more than 260, with the winter misery set to hit thousands of those seeking to escape it, as air traffic was hit.

Read more: Europe cold snap claims more victims

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The French interior minister has said he is standing by his remarks that not all civilisations are equal, even as critics denounced his comments as dangerous and xenophobic.

Read more: Sarkozy ally says all civilisations not equal

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The death toll from the cold snap across Europe has risen to more than 260, with the winter misery set to hit thousands of those seeking to escape it as air traffic was hit.

Read more: Europe cold snap claims more victims

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Greece has only one day left to clinch a eurozone bailout and a bond swap with creditors to manage its crushing debt repayments, its finance minister has said, warning that talks were "on a knife edge".

Read more: Greece faces 'deadline to clinch bailout'

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More than 200 people have been killed across Europe and Bosnia has declared a state of emergency as temperatures plummeted to new lows amid forecasters' predictions that the week-long cold snap could intensify.

Read more: Deadly freeze extends icy grip on Europe

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The US Defence Secretary has reassured European allies that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain its capabilities at lower cost.

Read more: US reassures Europe over defence cuts

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Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in the Russian capital to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power, a month before he stands in presidential elections.

Read more: Rival Putin crowds rally in Moscow

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The death toll from the week-long freezing weather across eastern Europe has risen to 123, while at least 11,000 villagers remain trapped under heavy snow and blizzards in the Serbian mountains.

Read more: Harsh winter kills scores in eastern Europe