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Brussels: The European Union's executive stepped up pressure on Poland and Hungary on Wednesday to take in asylum seekers under the bloc's migration...

Istanbul: Two Turkish opinion polls on Wednesday showed a narrow majority of Turks, between 51-52 per cent, would vote 'yes' in Sunday's...

Manila: A leader of a militant group who was directly involved in the kidnap and execution of Canadian and German nationals was among those killed by...

Paris: French centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen clung on as frontrunners in France's tight presidential race on Tuesday, but...

Grande Synthe(France): A fire has destroyed most of a migrant camp in northern France after fighting between rival groups injured five people, leaving...

Washington: United Continental Holdings Inc shares fell as much as 4.4 per cent on Tuesday after a worldwide backlash erupted over a passenger who was...

Santiago: Thousands of students marched in Chilean cities on Tuesday to demand improvements to the nation's higher education system, as lawmakers...

Beirut: U.S.-backed forces fighting IS in Syria advanced to within 2km (1 mile) of a key stronghold near the extremist group's de facto capital of Raqqa...

Izmir (Turkey): Strolling down the quayside in Izmir, a liberal bastion on Turkey's Aegean Coast, Kubilay Mutlu and his Street Orchestra sing of...

Lucca. Italy/Moscow: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday denouncing Russian support for...