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Paris mayor says wants to create refugee camp 31 May 2016 - 04:57 pm

Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo gives a press conference regarding the creation of an official camp to welcome migrants on May 31, 2016...

Student caught in hijab dispute to join Norwich University 31 May 2016 - 04:40 pm

Sana Hamze, seen in this family photo, knew there would be an uproar over her request to wear a hijab at The Citadel...

Seychelles court validates presidential win 31 May 2016 - 03:33 pm

Victoria, Seychelles: The Seychelles' Constitutional Court on Tuesday validated President James Michel's victory in the December elections, dismissing an opposition party appeal to...

French rail strikes raise fears over Euro 2016 31 May 2016 - 03:27 pm

A group of women sit on the ground as they look at the display panel indicating delayed trains as the train traffic was...

Ukraine's released pilot assumes parliament seat 31 May 2016 - 02:24 pm

Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko attends her first session in the parliament after being freed from confinement in Russia as part of...

Dead whale found on bow of cruise ship entering Alaska port 31 May 2016 - 12:38 pm

File picture of a whale stuck to a bow. Reuters By DAN JOLING ANCHORAGE, Alaska: A veterinary pathologist worked Monday to determine what...

Ukraine's released pilot returns to parliament 31 May 2016 - 11:49 am

Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko sings the national anthem as she attends her first session in the parliament after being freed from...

German unemployment falls to new low 31 May 2016 - 11:22 am

People walk next to Alexa shopping mall at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Frankfurt: Unemployment in Germany fell...

French rail workers' strike raises Euro 2016 fears 31 May 2016 - 11:08 am

A man puts a tyre on fire as protesters block a road to protest against the government's planned labour law reforms, on May...

EU budget lost nearly billion dollars to fraud last year 31 May 2016 - 10:53 am

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS: Nearly $1 billion of European Union funds were given out to fraudulent claimants last year, with the biggest concentrations...

Mediterranean shipwreck survivors haunted by cries of kids 31 May 2016 - 10:38 am

A woman rescued at sea receives medical assistance as the Italian Navy ship "Vega" arrives with more than 600 migrants and refugees on...

Animal rights activists briefly disrupt Sanders' rally in California 31 May 2016 - 10:20 am

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders exits Oakland City Hall to take the stage for a rally in Oakland, California on May 30, 2016. ...

Spanish police arrest man accused of promoting Islamist militancy 31 May 2016 - 10:03 am

MADRID: Spanish police arrested a man from Pakistan in Barcelona on Tuesday accused of promoting Islamist militancy via social media, the Interior Ministry...

Poland restarts procedure to extradite Oscar-winning director Polanski to US: minister 31 May 2016 - 09:51 am

Filmmaker Roman Polanski talks to the media after a court hearing in Krakow February 25, 2015. Reuters Warsaw: Poland on Tuesday relaunched a...

Haiti commission recommends scrapping vote results 31 May 2016 - 09:45 am

Francois Benoit (R), president of the special election commission, delivers the commission's investigative report on the 2015 Haitian election to Provisional President Jocelerme...

Drowned migrant baby photo wake-up call for EU: NGO 31 May 2016 - 08:52 am

A German rescuer from the humanitarian organisation Sea-Watch holds a drowned migrant baby, off the Libyan cost May 27, 2016. Thebaby, who appears...

Haiti women inmates allowed a rare family visit day 31 May 2016 - 08:43 am

Port-au-Prince: Inmates at Haiti's only women's prison recently received a special gift: the chance to see their children for a few hours. "One...

Crimean Tatar journalist warned of 'extremism' over Facebook post 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Liliya Budzhurova. Twitter Moscow: A prominent Crimean Tatar journalist on the Moscow-annexed peninsula on Monday said she had received a warning from prosecutors...