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EU ministers work through the night on euro rescue plan
EU ministers struggled overnight to work out a new rescue mechanism for troubled governments in an attempt to keep markets from targeting weaker eurozone members before Asian markets open this morning.

Big test ahead for Euro
The opening of Europe's financial markets tonight will unleash a battle that may decide the fate of the single currency.

Three dead in Greek riots
Riots over harsh new austerity measures left three bank workers dead and engulfed the streets of Athens overnight.

Athens braces for strikes, rioting
A general strike in Greece over the next 24 hours is expected to paralyse the country.

Europe to study UK election for policy shift
Britain's general election tomorrow night will be closely followed elsewhere in Europe.

Greece agrees to savage cuts
Greece and the wider eurozone scrambled back from the brink of disaster again on Friday as the outline of an IMF/eurozone rescue package emerged.

UK election gaffe: Brown calls voter a bigot
Britain's beleagured Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made a big gaffe in the lead-up to the election.