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Putin Annual News Conference 2015: New Attack on Turkey over Russian Warplane Downing
Vladimir Putin has used crude language at the 11th annual news conference to launch a furious new attack on Turkey over the downing of...
Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Inciting Hatred Case
Marine Le Pen has been acquitted of charges of inciting hatred on the December 2010 campaign trail in Lyon, France. The charges relate to the...
Paris Attacks: Suspect Claude Hermant Arrested in France
A man has been arrested in the Paris region as part of the investigation into the November 13 attacks in the city, sources close...
Paris School Attack: Teacher Invented Jean Perrin Kindergarten Incident
A teacher at Paris’ Jean Perrin kindergarten, who said he had been stabbed by a man shouting "Islamic State", has admitted he made the...
Balint Homan Statue: US Diplomats Join Budapest Protest
US diplomats joined a protest in Budapest, Hungary, against a planned statue honoring pro-Nazi Minister Balint Homan, who fomented anti-Semitism in the 1930s. Several hundred...
Paris School Attack: Teacher Stabbed in Preschool Class by Man Citing ISIS
A French teacher has been attacked in a preschool class in Aubervilliers, a suburb of Paris, by a man citing ISIS. The attacker shouted: "This...
Russian Destroyer Fires Warning Shots at Turkish Fishing Boat in Aegean Sea
A Russian warship fired warning shots at a Turkish fishing boat in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision, the Russian defense ministry announced...
France Elections 2015: Front National Fails to Win a Single Region in Second Round
Marine Le Pen’s far-right Front National (National Front) has failed to win a single region in the second round of elections, exit polls indicate. According...
Russia: At Least 21 People Killed in Mental Health Clinic in Voronezh
A fire at a mental health clinic in the Voronezh region, western Russia, has killed at least 21 people, the emergency ministry says. Another two...
France Regional Elections: Marine Le Pen’s FN Seeks to Consolidate First Round Gains
Marine Le Pen’s National Front (FN) is seeking to consolidate its last week's gains in France’s second round of regional elections. The far-right FN is...
Paris Agreement: Climate Change Deal Agreed at COP21
World leaders have agreed a deal attempting to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C after two weeks of negotiations at...
Paris Climate Deal Final Draft Text Ready for Adoption
A climate deal final draft text has been reached after nearly two weeks of intensive negotiations, Paris climate talks organizers say. An official in the...
Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Military to Take Extremely Tough Action on Syria Threats
Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria. Such targets must be "immediately...
Angela Merkel Named Time’s Person of the Year for 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as Time’s Person of the Year for 2015. Time Magazine cited Angela Merkel’s role in Europe's crises over...
Jubilee of Mercy: Pope Francis Opens Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis has opened the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica in Rome to launch the Catholic Church's Year of Mercy. Tens of thousands attended...
Austria: Tens of Thousands of Euros Fished from Danube River
Austrian police are investigating how bank notes worth tens of thousands of euros ended up in the Danube River. The notes were found floating down...
France Regional Elections 2015: Marine Le Pen’s Front National Leads First Round
Marine Le Pen’s Front National (National Front) appears to have made big gains in France’s first round of regional elections, estimates show. They put the...
France Regional Elections 2015: First Major Polls since Paris Attacks
France is voting in regional elections, the first electoral test since last month's Paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed. According to opinion polls,...
Greece Crisis: Parliament Passes Austere 2016 Budget
Greek parliament has approved the 2016 budget that includes sharp spending cuts and some tax increases amid economic recession. The austere budget was passed with...
Vatican Orders First Ever External Audit of Assets
The Vatican announces it has ordered the first ever external audit of its assets as part of Pope Francis' efforts to reform the Roman...
Paris Attacks: Police Seeking Suspects Soufiane Kayal and Samir Bouzid
French and Belgian police are seeking two new suspects accused of aiding the fugitive suspect from the Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam, the federal prosecutor's...
Paris Attacks: Two More Suspects Arrested in Belgium
Belgian authorities have detained two more suspects in connection with the November 13 Paris attacks. One man was held on November 29 at an airport...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Dismisses Russia ISIS Oil Claim as Slander
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed Russian claims he is benefiting from the oil trade with ISIS as "slander". Russia claims that Turkey is...
EU Refugee Crisis: Greece Could Be Suspended from Schengen Travel Zone
Greece has been threatened with Schengen suspension if the EU country fails to improve conditions for refugees, reports say. EU officials accuse Greece of refusing...
Montenegro Invited to Join NATO
Montenegro has been invited to join NATO, in its first expansion for six years. The decision, described by NATO head Jens Stoltenberg as "historic", comes...
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