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Adolf Hitler’s Birthplace House to Be Demolish
Austria plans to demolish the house where Adolf Hitler was born to prevent it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis, the Interior Ministry announced...
Salah Abdeslam’s Lawyers Give Up His Defense
Salah Abdeslam’s lawyers say they will no longer defend the main suspect in last year's Islamist attacks in Paris. He will use his right to...
Vladimir Putin Cancels France Visit amid Row over Syria
Vladimir Putin has decided to cancel a planned visit to France amid a row over Syria. The Russian president had been due to meet his...
Hungary Votes on EU Refugee Quota
Hungary is voting in a referendum on accepting mandatory EU quotas for relocating refugees. PM Viktor Orban opposes plans to relocate a total of 160,000...
Swiss Referendum Approves New Surveillance Law
A new referendum in Switzerland has approved a law on new surveillance powers for the intelligence agencies. The law would allow the authorities to tap...
Tserin Dopchut: 3-Year-Old Boy Survives 72 Hours In Siberia Forest
Three-year -old Tserin Dopchut survived alone for 72 hours in a forest in the remote Russian region of Siberia, in an area renowned for...
Berlin Elections 2016: Angela Merkel Admits Refugee Policy Mistakes
Angela Merkel has admitted migrant policy mistakes are linked to her CDU party’s defeat in Berlin state elections. The German Chancellor voiced regret over mistakes...
Berlin Elections 2016: Angela Merkel’s CDU Suffers Historic Losses
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU has suffered historic losses in Berlin state elections. The CDU has been ousted from the state governing coalition with the...
Pentagon: Russian Fighter Jet Flew Within 10Ft of US Spy Plane
According to the Pentagon, a Russian SU-27 fighter jet flew within about 10ft of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating over the Black Sea. The...
What Is A Burkini?
A burkini is a full-body swimsuit that covers everything except the face, hands and feet. The full-body swimwear is preferred by some Muslim women. The name...
Burkini Ban Upheld in Corsica
A Corsica court has upheld a local ban on the burkini. The court in Bastia ruled that the burkini ban was legal on public order...
UN High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein Launches Attack on Western Demagogues
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has launched a scathing attack on Western populist politicians, branding them "demagogues and political fantasists". Prince...
Bygmalion Scandal: Nicolas Sarkozy Should Stand Trial for Breaching Campaign Spending Limits
France’s ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy should stand trial for breaching campaign spending limits, the French prosecutor’s office has recommended. The announcement follows a long investigation into...
Germany Regional Elections: Angela Merkel’s CDU Beaten into Third Place by AfD
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party has been beaten into third place by anti-immigrant and anti-Islam the Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) in regional...
Mother Teresa of Kolkata Declared A Saint by Pope Francis
Mother Teresa has been declared a saint by Pope Francis in a ceremony at the Vatican. Tens of thousands of pilgrims had arrived at the...
Germany Regional Elections 2016: Angela Merkel’s CDU Challenged by Anti-Migrant AfD
Voters in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania are going to the polls in a vote seen as a test of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's policies towards migrants...
Mother Teresa to Be Declared A Saint in Vatican Ceremony
Mother Teresa is to be declared a saint at a ceremony in the Vatican on September 4. Tens of thousands of people are expected to...
Burkini Ban Lifted in Nice After National Court Ruling
The controversial ban on burkinis has been lifted in Nice - the latest French seaside resort to do so, in line with a national...
Lindsey Snell: American Journalist Arrested in Turkey
American journalist Lindsey Snell has been arrested in Turkey and charged with violating a military zone, US officials have confirmed. US state department spokesman John...
Record Cocaine Seizure at Coca-Cola Plant in France
French police have seized 370kg of cocaine with a street value of up to 50 million euros. The drug, hidden in bags among a delivery...
Italy Holds State Funeral for 37 Earthquake Victims
Italy held a state funeral for 37 victims of the last week’s 6.2-magnitude earthquake. The ceremony has been held in the town of Amatrice, which...
Turkey Lifts Islamic Headscarf Ban for Female Police Officers
Turkey has decided to allow female police officers to wear the Islamic headscarf. Policewomen will be able to wear a headscarf under their caps or...
Italy Earthquake 2016: Mass State Funeral Held for 35 Victims
Italy has held state mass funeral for some of the 290 people killed in August 24 powerful earthquake. Thirty-five victims from the town of Arquata...
Italy Earthquake 2016: State of Emergency Declared In Worst Hit Regions
A state of emergency has been declared in Italy’s regions worst hit by August 24 earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade. Italian PM...
Italy Earthquake 2016: Death Toll Rises to 247
Italy’s earthquake death toll has risen to at least 247 as thousands of rescuers continue efforts to find survivors. According to officials, dozens are believed...
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