Paul Mason
Greek crisis: crunch time
The country will divide: right versus left – as it has been divided since British tanks rolled into Syntagma Square in 1944 to install former Nazi collaborators into office.
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Sixth person dies in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
The parents of a British woman who died in Laos from suspected methanol poisoning have paid tribute to their “kind and loving daughter, with a spark for life”. Simone White is one of six tourists who’ve died, apparently after drinking contaminated alcoholic drinks.
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Highs and Laos of being a bestselling author
I first heard about Colin Cotterill on a family holiday in the old royal capital of Laos, called Luang Prabang, writes our Asia Correspondent John Sparks.
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Highs and Laos as crime writer fights to publish novels
A bestselling British author is fighting to get his novels published in the little-known Asian country where they are set.
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Henry Kissinger dies aged 100 – a look at one of the US’s most controversial diplomats
He was one of the world’s most powerful and most controversial diplomats – celebrated and reviled in equal measure. Former US secretary of State Henry Kissenger, the man who shaped America’s Cold War policy – has died at the age of a hundred.
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Rodrigo Duterte claims calling Obama a “son of a whore” was not personal
The south-east Asian summit in Laos has been overshadowed by a row after the Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, referred to Mr Obama as a “son of a whore”. He later claimed it wasn’t personal, but the US team called off a planned meeting between the two men. This report contains strong language throughout.
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Trial of far-right Golden Dawn to resume in Greece
More than a dozen leading members of Greece’s far-right party are due to go on trial, accused of posing as a political force to carry out a criminal agenda.
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Paul Mason
Ripped off, poor, suicidal: the farmers turning to Syriza
In Assos, a sleepy farming village in the gulf of Corinth, the far-left Syriza party got 121 votes in the election 10 years ago. On Sunday it should top the polls – easily.
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Paul Mason
Crucial moment for Europe as Greece’s government falls
The decision by Greek MPs to reject presidential candidate Stavros Dimas could be a crucial moment for the country, for the Eurozone and in global economics.
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UK backpackers’ alleged murderers carry out reconstruction
Two Burmese men – who are said to have confessed to murdering British backpackers in Thailand last month – are sent to Koh Tao beach for a reconstruction of the crime.
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Risking near-certain death to escape from North Korea
North Koreans caught trying to flee their country face execution. But for one mother and her son, the risk was worth it.
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Could vital information on Malaysia jet be in Australia?
Malaysia are said to have asked for top secret data from US spy satellites monitored from Australia, in an attempt to track down the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.
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Trial exposes Golden Dawn party’s split-screen world
Tensions rise outside court in Greece as Golden Dawn’s leaders appear in court. But police evidence raises questions about the party – and about whether there is the political will to deter it.
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Greek government targets Golden Dawn’s funds
Greece’s government prepares to submit legislation aimed at cutting funding to far-right nationalist party Golden Dawn, following the arrest of its leadership over the weekend.
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Golden Dawn leader and MPs arrested
Greek police arrest two MPs and the leader of Golden Dawn in a crackdown on the right-wing political party, after a politically-motivated murder earlier this month.
