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Spain defends hard line on North African border immigration 29 Aug 2018 - 06:21 pm
Spanish civil guards arresting an unidentified man in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.  AFP / Spanish Guardia Civil
Congo war crimes suspect Ntaganda 'drugged child soldiers' 29 Aug 2018 - 12:45 pm
Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda stands in the courtroom of the ICC (International Criminal Court) during the closing statements of his trial in the Hague, the Netherlands August 28, 2018. Bas Czerwinski/Pool via REUTERS
Man held in Paris following vicious slapping of woman 28 Aug 2018 - 06:32 pm
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Greek Air Force pilot, 39, killed in free-fall exercise 28 Aug 2018 - 03:59 pm
Peninsula
Blow for France's Macron as star minister quits 28 Aug 2018 - 12:29 pm
In this file photo taken on January 30, 2018 French Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Nicolas Hulot speaks to the press as he leaves the European Commission following an air quality ministerial summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
Burning in hell: Russian press sheds few tears for McCain 27 Aug 2018 - 06:07 pm
In this file photo taken on November 03, 2008 Republican presidential candidate Arizona Senator John McCain speaks at a campaign rally at the airport in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.  AFP / Robyn Beck
WWII bomb defused in Germany after 18,500 evacuated 26 Aug 2018 - 05:00 pm
A World War II aerial bomb to be defused after it was found on a construction site in Ludwigshafen, western Germany, is pictured on August 26, 2018. Around 18,500 people had to leave their houses in an evacuation measure due to the bomb disposal. - German
Italy lets migrants off stranded boat as deal reached 26 Aug 2018 - 12:47 pm
 Migrants wave after disembarking from Italian coast guard vessel
UN rights body criticises sacking of veiled French nursery worker 25 Aug 2018 - 08:38 pm
Baby Loup nursery
Fire near Zurich's main train station disrupts transport 25 Aug 2018 - 06:24 pm
A fire is seen near Bahnhofplatz in Zurich, Switzerland, August 25, 2018 in this still image taken from a social media video.
Italy allows some migrants off stranded boat amid EU row 25 Aug 2018 - 05:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: Migrants wait to disembark from the Italian coast guard vessel
Franco's family to 'take care' of remains after exhumation 25 Aug 2018 - 04:06 pm
Flowers lie on the tomb of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco at El Valle de los Caidos (The Valley of the Fallen), the giant mausoleum holding the remains of Franco, in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, outside Madrid, Spain, August 24, 2018. REUTERS/Juan Medin
Pope Francis arrives in Ireland 25 Aug 2018 - 12:41 pm
A plane carrying Pope Francis lands at Dublin International Airport, Ireland August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
German firefighters stop spread of huge blaze, warn of ongoing threat 24 Aug 2018 - 11:23 pm
The frire brigade work on August 24, 2018 during a forest fire near Klausdorf, northeastern Germany. A large forest fire raging 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of Berlin continued to sprea after hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes. AFP /
Italy clashes with EU over migrants stranded on rescue boat 24 Aug 2018 - 09:39 pm
Soldiers carry out the body of a migrant from RHIB, who was found some 68 miles south of Malta by the Armed Forces of Malta maritime squadron and brought on a patrol boat to Marsamxett Harbour, Valletta, Malta August 22, 2018. Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Mount Etna volcano roars into action with ash and lava 24 Aug 2018 - 08:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lava erupts and flows from a Kilauea volcano fissure towards the Pacific Ocean on Hawaii Big Island on May 21 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii (Mario Tama /Getty Images/AFP)
Pope urged to counter resistance to tackling abuse on eve of Irish visit 24 Aug 2018 - 07:18 pm
A man sells Pope Francis souvenirs from a stall in Dublin, Ireland August 24, 2018. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Austrian man tries to board train with horse 24 Aug 2018 - 06:15 pm
Photos of the young man holding Frieda surrounded by laughing passengers were shared on social media