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Balkan leaders huddle on migrants ahead of EU mini-summit
October 24, 2015
Balkan leaders huddle on migrants ahead of EU mini-summit
The prime ministers of Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania were to hold talks Saturday on how to tackle record numbers of…
Blasts in Bangladesh target Shias, kill at least one, wound dozens
October 24, 2015
Blasts in Bangladesh target Shias, kill at least one, wound dozens
A series of blasts targeting Shia Muslims in Dhaka killed at least one person and wounded dozens more early on…
Hurricane Patricia threatens Mexico as one of strongest storms ever
October 23, 2015
Hurricane Patricia threatens Mexico as one of strongest storms ever
Hurricane Patricia strengthened into one of the most powerful storms in history on Friday as it barreled toward Mexico's Pacific…
South Africa’s Zuma freezes 2016 university fees
October 23, 2015
South Africa’s Zuma freezes 2016 university fees
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma ruled out fee increases for universities next year following a week of nationwide protests by…
At least 28 dead in NE Nigeria mosque attack: vigilante, resident
October 23, 2015
At least 28 dead in NE Nigeria mosque attack: vigilante, resident
At least 28 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on Friday,…
Afghan capital university unlikely host for women’s studies program
October 23, 2015
Afghan capital university unlikely host for women’s studies program
A group of Afghan students gathered on the leafy campus of Kabul University this week to embark on an unlikely…
At least 42 killed in French bus crash, worst in decades
October 23, 2015
At least 42 killed in French bus crash, worst in decades
At least 42 people died when a bus carrying elderly day-trippers collided head-on with a truck and caught fire near…
Police says Swedish school killer was driven by ‘racist motives’: radio
October 23, 2015
Police says Swedish school killer was driven by ‘racist motives’: radio
A masked man who killed one teacher and a boy and wounded two others in a Swedish school was driven…
Britain passes lawmaking reforms, deepening divide with Scotland
October 23, 2015
Britain passes lawmaking reforms, deepening divide with Scotland
Britain on Thursday approved its biggest constitutional change in decades, giving English members of parliament a veto over legislation that…
US President Obama vetoes $612 bn defense bill
October 23, 2015
US President Obama vetoes $612 bn defense bill
US President Barack Obama has vetoed the US$612 billion defense policy bill, citing sections impeding the closure of Guantanamo Bay…