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Climate change fans global security crisis: Kerry 17 Oct 2015 - 04:19 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Milan Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy, 17 October 2015. Milan: US Secretary of...

At least 2,400 migrants to cross into Slovenia from Croatia 17 Oct 2015 - 02:50 pm

Petisovci: Croatian said it expected to transport at least 2,400 migrants to its frontier with Slovenia on Saturday after Hungary closed its border...

Hungary reinstates controls on its border with Slovenia 17 Oct 2015 - 01:30 pm

Hungary will temporarily reinstate border controls on its frontier with Slovenia, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Saturday after his government sealed off...

Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption 17 Oct 2015 - 01:25 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying German businesses are ready...

Celine Dion appeal for new songs receives 4,000 submissions 17 Oct 2015 - 10:00 am

PARIS: A public appeal by Celine Dion for new songs for her next album in French has been met with a flood of...

Interpol to launch anti-people smuggling operation 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

LYON: Global police body Interpol said Friday it will launch a new operation targeting organised criminal networks behind people smuggling. Operation Hydra will...

Rich nations spend $250 bln on farm subsidies, hurting poor growers 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Chris Arsenault TORONTO: Rich nations are spending $250 billion annually subsidizing their agricultural sectors to the detriment of poor farmers as they...

Spain police break up Moroccan migrant smuggling ring 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

MADRID: Spanish police said Friday they have smashed a network which smuggled Moroccans into Spain, arresting seven Moroccans and freeing a man they...

EU wants deal "valid for century" at Paris climate talks 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Miguel Arias Canete By Benet Koleka TIRANA: The European Union will push for an U.N. deal to cap global warming that spans the...

Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer discloses Twitter stake 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW YORK: Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer disclosed Friday that he has taken a four percent stake in Twitter, expressing confidence in...

EU privacy regulators give EU, U.S. three months to find new data pact 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Julia Fioretti LONDON: Companies could face action from European privacy regulators if the European Commission and United States do not come up...

Merkel defends "transit zones" to better cope with refugee influx 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday defended a proposal to set up "transit zones" at German borders to filter out migrants who clearly...

Abuse of migrants in Mexico rises even as numbers fall 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Central American migrants stand on top of train cars while waiting for the freight train "La Bestia," or the Beast, to travel north...

Scorsese says new De Niro movie in the works 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

LYON: Martin Scorsese is planning a fresh chapter in his four-decade partnership with Robert De Niro with a new movie called "The Irishman",...

U.S. confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS: The United States has confirmed that Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, in...