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Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Kurds reject Erdogan report of deal with Syrian rebels

ISTANBUL/BEIRUT - A senior Syrian Kurdish official rejected a report from Turkey's president that Syrian Kurds had agreed to let Free Syrian Army fighters enter the border town of Kobani to help them push back besieging Islamic State insurgents.  Full Article | Video 

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'We won't pay,' furious Cameron tells EU over surprise bill 2:16am BST

BRUSSELS - In a vivid display of fury at European Union technocrats, British Prime Minister David Cameron refused to pay a surprise 2.1-billion-euro (1.65 billion pounds) bill on Friday as EU leaders ordered an urgent review of the calculations used. | Video

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Canada vows tougher laws as citizens worry in face of attacks

2:36am BST

OTTAWA/HAMILTON Ontario - Canada vowed on Friday to toughen laws against terrorism in ways that critics say may curtail civil liberties as a country that prides itself on its openness mourned the second soldier this week killed by homegrown radicals. | Video

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U.S. general says he believes North Korea can build nuclear warhead

2:32am BST

WASHINGTON - The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Friday he believes Pyongyang has the capability to build a nuclear warhead that can be mounted on a ballistic missile, but added there were no tests or other evidence it has taken that step.

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Venezuela's Maduro slams Spain's Rajoy over jailed opponent

24 Oct 2014

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lambasted Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday and ordered a revision of bilateral ties over his call for an opponent of Maduro to be released from jail.

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Putin accuses United States of damaging world order

12:26am BST

LAURA Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of endangering global security by imposing a "unilateral diktat" on the rest of the world and shifted blame for the Ukraine crisis onto the West. | Video

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Bond investors take fright at Tesco's fall from grace

24 Oct 2014

LONDON - Investors demanded higher yields to hold Tesco's debt on Friday while the cost of insuring against default rose sharply after ratings downgrades left Britain's biggest grocer hovering just above junk status.

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Under water in Greece

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 Under water in Greece

Torrential rains in Athens turns streets into rivers, uproots trees and floods houses and stores wreaking havoc in the Greek capital. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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A German flag flies outside the European Parliament in Brussels October 21, 2013. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

The good, bad and ugly

The European bank stress tests will divide the region's banks into the good, the bad and the ugly. Breakingviews columnist George Hay says he'd be surprised if at least one German bank didn't fail  Video