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UK and Czechs refuse to join fiscal compact

Twenty-five of the EU's 27 member states agreed to join a fiscal treaty on Monday to enforce budget discipline, with the Czech Republic and the UK refusing to sign up.

Two jailed for newspaper terror plot

A Norwegian court on Monday convicted two men of planning to attack Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten after it printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Hopes fade for Concordia missing

After emergency crews worked through the night at the wreck of the stricken cruise ship, local coastguard chief Marco Brusco said on Tuesday there was just a "glimmer of hope" that more survivors could be found.

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ARGENTINA

Ash closes airport again

A cloud of ash caused by a volcano in Chile has closed the Bariloche airport in neighbouring Argentina just three days after it had re-opened.

Fuel strike suspended

Nigeria's unions suspended their strike on Monday after President Goodluck Jonathan agreed to cut the cost of petrol following a week of protests.

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