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No return for L’Aquila earthquake victims

Silvio Berlusconi made his sixteenth visit to L’Aquila since the earthquake struck in April but discontent is growing

Leaders will play on Berlusconi’s weaknesses

The scandal surrounding the Italian PM could cost his country dear at the G8 summit — but it is a godsend for Gordon Brown

Berlusconi's absent wife causes G8 headache

The Prime Minister's wife would be expected to host events for leaders' spouses but Mrs Berlusconi has filed for divorce

EU states divided over Iran

Cracks in co-ordination among 27 states began to show when the stakes were raised by the arrest of nine British embassy staff

European leaders warn Iran over British arrests

Embassy staff told they face trial in Tehran for alleged role in the demonstrations over presidential election

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Iran says British embassy staff will stand trial

Guardian Council says local staff are accused of inciting demonstrations - but move could prompt backlash from Europe

Obama scolds Putin over Cold War attitude

President Obama is to travel to Moscow next week on a trip in which he aims to 'hit the reset button' on relations with Russia

Flight 447 crashed belly-first into the Atlantic

First report into tragic Air France crash suggests that the pilots struggled to the end as aircraft did not break up in flight

Spain’s spymaster is forced to quit

The director of the National Intelligence Centre stood down after claims about fishing trips at the taxpayers' expense

Britain sidelined on Iran by EU partners

Calls for a dramatic walkout of all ambassadors from Tehran are rejected in favour of a 'wait and see' approach

Gangsters stand for election in Bulgaria

Reputed mobsters are freed to campaign in Sunday's election under a loophole giving immunity from prosecution to candidates

The refugees yearning for British ‘Eldorado’

UN agency opens office in Calais to encourage refugees to seek asylum in France rather than aim for 'fairytale' Britain

Indian Ocean crash survivor told of mother's death

News broken to Bahia Bakari, the only person to survive plane crash, out of 153 passengers and crew, after she returns home

Crash survivor tells of rescue from Indian Ocean

Paris schoolgirl Bahia Bakari, the only person left alive from Tuesday's disaster, floated for hours until she was rescued

Britain bottom of list for fertility treatment

Country that pioneered IVF is 11th out of 13 in euro table, with patients angry at poor NHS funding

Boyfriend: Letizia links were staged

A reality show contestant says he posed as the boyfriend of the aspiring model at the centre of the Berlusconi scandal