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The leader of the centre-right New Democracy party in Greece, Antonis Samaras, has claimed victory in the country's second general election in six weeks. Mr Samaras said Greeks have expressed their will to remain in the eurozone and honour the country's commitments.
"This is a victory for all Europe. I call upon all political parties that share those objectives to join forces and form a stable new government. I will make sure that the sacrifices of the Greek people will bring the country back to prosperity."
The leader of the left wing Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras, said it would not join a coalition as it remained opposed to the austerity measures tied to a huge European bailout.
"As an opposition party, we will try to fight and use our positions for the benefits of the Greek people. We must all know that the austerity measures cannot go ahead because they lack the necessary legal basis."
The Socialist Party of the new French President Francois Hollande has won an absolute majority in parliament. The second and final round of elections on Sunday gave them far more than the 289 seats needed to control the national assembly. The Socialist Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said the goal now was to shift Europe towards growth. From Paris, here's Christian Fraser.
On a night of high drama in Europe, the French president, seen as the new champion of growth, was handed a resounding yes by the French public. It's the first time in over 30 years the Socialists have taken the lower house, and it underlines yet again that across Europe people are turning against austerity. With control of both the senate and the lower house, Francois Hollande now has a mandate to spend and raise taxes. Though the Socialists' absolute majority ensures he can at least he take the more difficult decisions of spending cuts without the support of the hard-left.
A curfew has been imposed in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria after bomb attacks on at least three churches prompted retaliatory violence against Muslims. More than 20 people are reported killed and many others wounded. Blasts hit two churches in the town of Zaria and one in Kaduna city as services were taking place. In response angry Christian youths took to the streets of Kaduna attacking Muslims at random . It's the third Sunday in a row that churches have been bombed in northern Nigeria.
Syrian activists say opposition strongholds in the city of Homs are coming under intense bombardment, raising concern for hundreds of families trapped there. Activists say up to 40 people have been killed across Syria today while the government says it's held funerals for 20 military personnel.
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Police in California say Rodney King, whose beating by police sparked the Los Angeles race riots of 1992, has died. Officials said Mr King, who was 47, was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool. They say there was no sign of foul play . Alastair Leithead reports from Los Angeles.
The video footage of Rodney King's beating at the hands of four white police officers sent tensions within the African-American community in Los Angeles soaring. Their acquittal the following year sparked the LA riots, which killed more than 50 people and injured thousands more. After a high-speed chase, Rodney King, who was on parole , was stopped and then Tasered and beaten almost to death. In the years since, he'd struggled to live a stable life within the law, but had recently written a memoir of his life and was due to marry.
Voting has ended in Egypt on the second and final day of the run-off to choose the next president. The Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi is running against Ahmed Shafik, who served as prime minister under Hosni Mubarak. Turnout was estimated at about 40%.
The heir to the Saudi throne , Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud, has been buried in Mecca. King Abdullah and other senior members of the royal family attended evening prayers in the grand mosque in Mecca in the presence of Prince Nayef's body, which was wrapped in a brown cloak. The Saudis have not yet announced who will take his place as the next in line to the throne.
The Argentine tennis player David Nalbandian has been disqualified during the final of a tennis tournament in London for accidentally injuring a line judge. After losing a game to his Croatian opponent Marin Cilic, Nalbandian attacked an advertising board, which hit the official and cut his leg.
At the European Football Championships in Ukraine, Germany and Portugal have reached the quarter-finals. The Germans defeated Denmark 2-1 while Portugal beat the Netherlands also 2-1.
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