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A man begs at a pedestrian crossing at Athens' main Syntagma square, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

Greek PM seeks consensus on bailout plan
Al Jazeera | Greek leaders are set to hold delayed talks to discuss the latest package of austerity measures demanded by Athens' international creditors in return for a bailout payment to save the country from b... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)

A protester holds a Greek flag in front of riot police officers outside the Parliament building at Athens' main Syntagma square, during a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

Greek crisis deepens as austerity talks falter
The Daily Telegraph Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos was struggling to maintain international credibility on Tuesday night, after missing a third deadline in a week to deliver an austerity agreement needed to release... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)

In this image made by the British Prison Service and aired by Arabic TV channels shows Abu Qatada who makes a televised appeal from Belmarsh high security prison, in London calling for the release of hostage British Norman Kember in Iraq.

British outrage as radical cleric gets bail
Sydney Morning Herald | BRITAIN'S Home Office has clashed openly with judges after a court decision to free on bail the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, who is accused of posing a grave threat to British national securi... (photo: AP / H.M. Prison Service)

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Surfing the Web in Safety
Jakarta Globe Safe Internet is a broad term, but often refers to online privacy, security and, in Indonesia, a prohibition of sexually explicit material. More than a decade ago, the European Commission initiated th... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)

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Greek workers strike over public job cuts
Al Jazeera | Workers in Greece are staging a 24-hour general strike in protest over new government austerity measures which would see 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs ... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)

In this photo taken July 12, 2010, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Dow slips as Greek talks stall
Pittsburgh Tribune Review | NEW YORK -- Stock indexes closed slightly lower Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting package required for the country to... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)

A general view of a parliament session as Greek Prime minister speaks, about the next year's state budget, in Athens, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.

Tuesday Papers: Greece to face curbs on new bailout
Citywire Top stories | Financial Times: European officials are insisting any new Greek bail-out programme specifically earmark funds to pay off remaining holders of Greek debt, gi... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)

Greek leaders face crunch talks, unions strike
The Guardian * EU officials say package must be agreed by mid month * Greek coalition parties say need at least extra day * Trade unions to stage 24-hour strike By Lefteris Papadimas ... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis)

Wild birds to fly to Europe
Malaya By MADELAINE FAYE D. CABRERA | The European Union (EU) would start importing captive-bred exotic birds from the Philippines. | Florence D. Silvano, chief of the Bureau of... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

The head of the International Monetary Fund delegation in Greece, Poul Thomsen, leaves the finance ministry in Athens, on Friday, April 23, 2010.

Greek debt talks to stretch into weekend
Kansas City Star Petros Giannakouris IMF chief debt inspector Poul Thomsen arrives at a government office building before meeting Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos in central Ath... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)

Europe says aims to double e-commerce by 2015
Chicago Tribune | COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Union competition ministers supported plans on Friday to remove barriers to electronic trade in a bid to spur economic growth and jobs b... (photo: EC / EC)