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US, Australia rebuff China over South China Sea
October 14, 2015
US, Australia rebuff China over South China Sea
In a rebuff to China, U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday that the United States military would sail…
Migrants may give Europe’s economy a new lease of life: analysis
October 14, 2015
Migrants may give Europe’s economy a new lease of life: analysis
Europe's ageing economy may just find that the biggest refugee crisis since World War Two gives it a new lease…
Support for Merkel’s bloc slips to lowest since June 2014 over refugee crisis
October 14, 2015
Support for Merkel’s bloc slips to lowest since June 2014 over refugee crisis
Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has dropped to 38 percent, its lowest level since June 2014, as a…
Taliban pull back from Kunduz as fighting flares on southern highway
October 13, 2015
Taliban pull back from Kunduz as fighting flares on southern highway
The Taliban said they were pulling back in the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday in order to protect civilians…
Flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine by Russian-built Buk missile, Dutch report says
October 13, 2015
Flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine by Russian-built Buk missile, Dutch report says
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded…
EU migrant arrivals 170,000 in September: Frontex
October 13, 2015
EU migrant arrivals 170,000 in September: Frontex
Some 170,000 irregular migrants entered the European Union in September, the bloc's border agency Frontex said on Tuesday, taking the…
Britain sees large rise in hate crimes, mainly racist incidents
October 13, 2015
Britain sees large rise in hate crimes, mainly racist incidents
Britain saw a sharp rise in the number of hate crimes recorded by police last year with the vast bulk…
EU to suspend sanctions on ‘Europe’s last dictator’ after vote
October 13, 2015
EU to suspend sanctions on ‘Europe’s last dictator’ after vote
The European Union has agreed to suspend sanctions against the regime of Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko after he won a…
Growing Japan row over US air base presents election risk for PM Abe
October 13, 2015
Growing Japan row over US air base presents election risk for PM Abe
A row between Tokyo and Japan's Okinawa over a contentious US air base deepened on Tuesday when Okinawa's governor revoked…
Top China paper says US, Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
October 13, 2015
Top China paper says US, Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
China's top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging…