China tells UK he hopes to see a united EU
Reuters, London :Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union, making his most direct comments to date on...
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Slovenia calls on EU to help cope with rush of refugees
Agencies, Ljubljana :Slovenia has called on the EU to help deal with a sudden rush of refugees, after more than 12,000 people crossed into the...
Masked man kills one, wounds three at Swedish school
Reuetrs, STOCKHOLM :A masked man wielding “knife-like weapons” killed one teacher and wounded another as well as two boys at a school in western Sweden...
Israel `using excessive force` on Palestinian children
Al Jazeera News :Israeli forces have been using “disproportionate violence” against Palestinian children as they killed at least ten this month during the ongoing unrest...
Eyes on Libya lawmakers as peace deal still in balance
Al Jazeera News :Lawmakers in the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk are under increasing diplomatic pressure to approve the UN-sponsored plan for a unity government,...
US police and prosecutors aim to cut prison population
Al Jazeera News :Top police chiefs, prosecutors and sheriffs from around the United States have called for reforms that would reduce the country’s prison population.The...
21 terrorists killed in Tirah air strikes
Dawn.com, PESHAWAR :At least 21 terrorists were killed in air strikes in the Rajgal and Kukikhel areas of Khyber Agency’s Tirah Valley close to the...
Cold weather brings new misery for migrants
CNN :Refugees and migrants trying to find their way to a new life in Europe are now facing an added difficulty: increasingly wintry weather in...
Kerry seeks to quiet harsh Israeli-Palestinian rhetoric
Reuters, BERLIN :U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Thursday for an end to inflammatory Israeli-Palestinian rhetoric as he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
West asks UN to investigate Iran ballistic missile test
AL Jazeera News :Britain, France, Germany and the United States have asked a UN sanctions committee to investigate Iran’s recent missile test, branding it a...
China`s Xi turns to money and politics in Britain after day of pomp
Reuters, London :Chinese President Xi Jinping will preside on Wednesday over the signing of a deal to help fund a new nuclear power station in...
Slovenia expands army authority to stem refugee influx
Al Jazeera News :The Slovenian parliament has passed legislation that gives the army more power to help stem a refugee influx that increased drastically since...