S&P downgrades 24 Italian banks, financial firms
The credit rating agency Standard and Poor's downgraded 24 Italian banks due the harder financial and economic environment on the peninsula.
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- Libyan missile misses Italian warship
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- Gulf nations call for Syrian reforms
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- Israel launches Gaza air strikes in retaliation for Eilat attacks
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- Assad warns against foreign intervention
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- Libya conflict: Defiant Saif al-Islam Gaddafi reappears
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- Libya conflict: Gaddafi family 'flee to Algeria'
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- Gaddafi said to be in desert town - Libyan military
- Russia recognises Libya's Transitional Council
- Turkey expels Israeli ambassador over Gaza flotilla row
- EU agrees oil embargo as Syrians march against Assad
- Jihadists plot to take over Libya
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- Large Libyan armoured convoy arrives in Niger
- Activists report more arrests, killings in Syrian town of Homs
- Turkey suspends Israel defence and trade ties
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- Syrian finance chief: Asia key to bypass sanctions
- Gaddafi issues defiant message from hiding
- Missing weapons from Gadhafi-era arms caches raise fears
- Interpol issues Red Notice warrants for Gadhafi
- Syrian protesters call for foreign help
- Report: Both sides have committed war crimes in Libya
- Russia backs Palestinian state bid
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- Palestinians Submit Statehood Bid at U.N.
- Libya: NATO Strikes Sirte, Gaddafi Hometown
- Saudi women get right to vote, but can't drive yet
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- Gaddafi loyalists "ask for truce" in besieged city
- Syrian troops storm restive town
- Angry Athenians march as tax vote looms
- Militants attack Egyptian gas pipeline to Israel
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- Fighting halts aid mission into Libyan siege city
- Greece Pledges $8.8 Billion in Austerity
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- Europe eyes bigger Greek losses for banks
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- Amnesty International Repeats Call For Tymoshenko Release
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- European Rescue Plan Takes Shape as G-20 Ministers Meet
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- Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi wins confidence vote
- Rebels say Gadhafi loyalists on brink of collapse in Sirte
- Drowning in debt, EU hits moment of truth
- Kenya sends troops to attack al-Shabab
- French left sends Hollande into presidential battle
- Arab League urges Syria 'dialogue' before Nov. 1
- William Hague declares 'watershed’ moment in Libya relations
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- Kenyan jets pound Shebab positions in Somalia
- Greece crippled by anti-austerity strike
- Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed by PKK
- Rescue Fund Overhaul May Lead to Aid for Spain, Italy as Germany Objects
- NATO-led peacekeepers confront Kosovo Serbs at their roadblocks as tensions rise
- Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown
- Protest against Greek austerity vote turns violent
- Turkey steps up offensive in Iraq after Kurdish raids
- EU Outlines Bank Plan as Summit Reaches Halfway
- Counting under way after Tunisia polls
- David Cameron vows to reclaim EU powers amid looming Tory rebellion
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- Libyan NTC chief’s ‘liberation’ speech raises eyebrows
- NTC says Gaddafi buried in secret grave
- US recalls ambassador over safety fears in Syria
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- Renaissance party offers clean break to Tunisian voters
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- EU Sets 50% Greek Writedown, $1.4T in Rescue Fund
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- Syria Mining Lebanon Border
- In Tripoli, NATO chief hails "free Libya"
- 'Hundreds' killed in Sudan clashes
- US cuts UN funds on Palestine vote
- Greek bailout vote reignites euro crisis
- Greek military leadership changes spark opposition outcry
- Syria agrees to Arab League plan
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- Greek debt crisis: Papandreou drops plan for bailout referendum
- UK military steps up plans for Iran attack amid fresh nuclear fears
- Tensions rise ahead of Egypt vote
- Rumors emerge of a planned strike on Iran
- Palestinians will push for full UN seat only
- 'Deadly clashes' continue in Syria
- Worried Eyes on Greece Ahead of Confidence Vote
- IAEA says foreign expertise has brought Iran to threshold of nuclear capability
- Greek party leaders to pick new premier for 15 week power-sharing government
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- Euro Finance Chiefs Focus on ‘Bazooka’ Fund as Political Turmoil Deepens
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- Iranian influence seeping into Iraq
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- Syria death toll tops 3,500, UN says
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- Iran leader warns US, Israel against strike
- Army deserters back Syrian protesters
- Russia's Attempts to Save Mars Probe Unsuccessful
- Greece names new PM, await crisis cabinet
- Ukraine levels new charges at jailed Tymoshenko
- HRW urges Syrian suspension from Arab League
- Leon Panetta warns against Iran strike
- Sudan 'bombs refugees' in South Sudan's Unity state
- Merkel Urges Overhaul of European Union
- Syria faces growing world pressure to halt bloodshed
- Russia and China 'refuse' to back Obama as they stay silent over Iran nuclear bomb threat
- New Italian prime minister Monti races to build new government free of politicians
- Europe's rising bond yields scare investors
- Syria's 'bloodiest day' leaves scores dead
- Israelis doubt world will stop Iran's nuclear quest
- Egypt court clears way for ex-NDP candidates
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- Contagion grips euro zone debt markets
- Syrian army defectors 'attack air force base'
- Monti Forms New Italian Government
- Police burn protest tents to clear Cairo's Tahrir
- Israel shuts down dovish radio station
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- West tightens sanctions vice on Iran after UN nuclear warning
- Egypt Ruler: Referendum on Power Transfer Possible
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- Eurobond plan sparks new political storm between Germany and EC
- Protesters reject concessions by Egypt's military
- Defiant Iran eyes retaliation for sanctions
- Yemen leader signs power-transfer deal
- US to cease observing arms treaty with Russia
- France and Germany plan changes to EU treaties
- Battle lines drawn over euro's future as contagion spreads
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- Fed and five other central banks step into Eurozone Crisis
- British workers strike over retirement benefits
- Britain shuts Iran embassy after evacuating staff
- Muslim Brotherhood claims to have won 40% of vote in first round of Egypt elections
- Turkey Imposes Economic Sanctions on Syria
- Fed saves Europe's banks as ECB stands pat
- Hardline Islamist surge in Egypt polls
- EU to slap new sanctions on Iran's officials and firms
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- British PM vows to veto new EU treaty if London is not spared
- Officials: Drone downed in Iran on CIA mission
- Iran Shows Video It Says Is of U.S. Drone
- 23 EU nations agree to new treaty to save euro
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- UN official: Syrian death toll at 5000 a credible number
- Egypt's Islamists Look to Boost Edge in New Voting
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- Egypt elections: Cairo protesters clash with army
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- Syria Signs Arab League Deal to Allow Observers In
- Baghdad explosions kill at least 69 people
- Iran to test-fire missiles in key oil waterway
- Egypt's Democracy Activists Fear Wider Clampdown
- Ukraine transfers Tymoshenko to new prison
- Clashes erupt as protests spread across Syria
- Arab League says Syria withdrew tanks from cities
- Iran test-fires new missile as Strait of Hormuz posturing continues
- Sunni leader slams Iraq rights problems
- UN warns South Sudanese to flee deadly ethnic vendetta
- Israeli Protest’s Invocation of Holocaust Is Condemned
- Hungarians protest against new constitution
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- Syria Accuses U.S. Of Interfering In Arab Affairs
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- Iraq PM backs off sacking threats in political row
- Iran Central Bank Moves to Avert Sliding Currency in the Face of Sanctions
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- Prosecution Demands Death for Egypt's Mubarak
- 20 killed as Nigerian gunmen attack Christian mourners
- Iraqi Official: Shiite Militia Will Lay Down Arms
- Former leader of Turkey's army arrested, charged with coup plot
- Husband of Ukraine's jailed Tymoshenko wins Czech asylum
- Damascus blast and clashes kill many
- Warning sounded on Greece bailout
- Iran Imposes Death Sentence on U.S. Man Accused of Spying
- Syrian defectors 'buying weapons from army'
- Iran nuke work at bunker is confirmed
- Iraqi VP: Turning Myself in Hurts the Bid to End Crisis
- Protesters vow to fight on in Nigeria
- Syrian Leader Vows ‘Iron Fist’ to Crush ‘Conspiracy’
- Ahmadinejad and Chavez taunt US over 'big atomic bomb'
- Fresh Calls For Independent Probe In Syria
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- Somalia's al-Shabab seizes Kenyan officials in Wajir
- Nigeria Torn by Rising Religious Violence
- EU warns Hungary over new laws
- Cameron Says World Will Ensure Strait of Hormuz Stays Open in Iran Dispute
- Funeral in Iran for assassinated nuclear scientist
- Syrians rally in support of army defectors
- Debt Downgrades Expected for European Nations
- Greek bond swap talks appear close to collapse
- UN chief demands Security Council action on Syria
- Al Qaeda in Yemen captures town south of capital
- Iran Makes Arrests Over Scientist's Killing
- Israel, US postpone missile-defense drill to avoid provoking Iran
- Yemen unrest 'may delay presidential election'
- Syria rejects Arab troop proposal
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- Russia defends mystery Syria shipment
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- Palestinians condemn arrest of Hamas MP Aziz Dweik
- Officers: Mutinies spread to 4 Yemen air bases
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- Death toll rises in Nigeria's Kano blasts
- EU Agrees on Tough Oil Embargo Against Iran
- Gulf Arabs quit Syria monitoring mission
- Muammar Qaddafi loyalists seize Libyan town
- Egypt parliament opens amid chaos
- UK could send military assets to Strait of Hormuz
- US Military Raid in Somalia Frees American, Dane
- Egyptians Rally to Mark Revolution
- Irate Syria extends Arab watch
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- Syrian troops storm large Damascus suburb, large protests elsewhere
- Nigeria arrests 200 after attacks
- UN concerns over Libya militias and secret detention
- President Ahmadinejad adds voice to Iran’s call for nuclear talks with world powers
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- Violence Soars As Political Crisis Paralyzes Iraq
- Egyptian travel ban infuriates Washington
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- Alarm over Sudan oil crisis
- Egyptians vote in upper house elections
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