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EU seeks UN support to tackle migrant crisis
May 12, 2015
EU seeks UN support to tackle migrant crisis
Europe appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Monday to back its plans to stem the flow of migrants…
Opposition report: Scores of Russian soldiers killed in east Ukraine
May 12, 2015
Opposition report: Scores of Russian soldiers killed in east Ukraine
Moscow spent more than 53 billion rubles (US$1.04 billion) supplying a separatist rebellion in east Ukraine and at least 220…
Thailand, Malaysia may set up camps for influx of boatpeople
May 12, 2015
Thailand, Malaysia may set up camps for influx of boatpeople
Thailand and Malaysia may set up camps and detention centers to shelter hundreds of refugees arriving on their shores, officials…
UPDATE 2: Fresh Nepal earthquake kills dozens, triggers panic
May 12, 2015
UPDATE 2: Fresh Nepal earthquake kills dozens, triggers panic
A fresh 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday, killing more than two dozen people in the Himalayan country and neighboring…
60 Boko Haram militants killed in Cameroon clashes
May 11, 2015
60 Boko Haram militants killed in Cameroon clashes
At least 60 Boko Haram militants were killed in recent clashes with Cameroonian army troops near the border with Nigeria, a military…
Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba
May 11, 2015
Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba
French President Francois Hollande is making the first visit to Cuba by a French head of state on Monday, attempting…
Exit poll: Polish president suffers shock reverse in first round vote
May 11, 2015
Exit poll: Polish president suffers shock reverse in first round vote
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski came in a surprise second behind his conservative opponent in the first round of a presidential…
Sweden’s Supreme Court upholds Assange detention order
May 11, 2015
Sweden’s Supreme Court upholds Assange detention order
Sweden's Supreme Court said on Monday it rejected an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to revoke a detention order…
NATO and EU call for calm after deadly Macedonia clashes
May 11, 2015
NATO and EU call for calm after deadly Macedonia clashes
NATO and the EU called for a return to calm in Macedonia on Sunday after clashes between police and an…
Second boat carrying around 400 migrants rescued off Indonesia
May 11, 2015
Second boat carrying around 400 migrants rescued off Indonesia
A second boat carrying hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh has been rescued off Indonesia's far west coast, an…