
(AFP) – The European Union said Thursday it is far from satisfied with Turkey’s cooperation in stemming the flow of migrants to Europe after a landmark deal clinched late last year. More than one million refugees and migrants have flooded
by AFP7 Jan 2016, 10:06 AM PST0

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday Germany must have a “fundamental” debate about how to integrate newcomers, as police identified 16 people suspected of a shocking rash of sexual assaults blamed on migrants. As outrage grew in Germany over the assaults,
by AFP7 Jan 2016, 8:38 AM PST0

WARSAW (AFP) – Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday signed into law a controversial media bill handing the conservative government control of state media, despite EU concern and condemnation from rights watchdogs. “It’s important to the president that state media be
by AFP7 Jan 2016, 7:21 AM PST0

MANILA (AFP) – British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Thursday on a visit to the Philippines that any attempt to restrict air and sea travel in the disputed South China Sea would be viewed as a “red flag”. China said it
by AFP7 Jan 2016, 2:49 AM PST0

France will on Thursday hold official ceremonies marking a year since a jihadist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, with the French satirical magazine defiantly reasserting its provocative spirit. President Francois Hollande will address a gathering of anti-terror security
by AFP7 Jan 2016, 1:47 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – German public broadcaster ZDF has apologised for delays in reporting on a wave of sexual assaults blamed on men of Arab appearance amid accusations Wednesday of media self-censorship of the inflammatory issue. The rash of attacks and thefts
by AFP6 Jan 2016, 6:50 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under mounting pressure Wednesday for her welcoming stance toward migrants, which opponents have linked to a shocking rash of apparently coordinated sex attacks in Cologne on New Year’s Eve. Police in the western
by AFP6 Jan 2016, 4:05 AM PST0

Brussels (AFP) – The EU launched an investigation Tuesday into whether British government aid to convert the giant Drax power station from coal to more environmentally friendly biomass breaches the bloc’s state aid rules. The massive Drax complex in north-eastern
by AFP6 Jan 2016, 2:12 AM PST0

British Prime Minister David Cameron will allow his government ministers to campaign for or against Britain remaining in the European Union ahead of an in-out referendum, the BBC reported Tuesday. Cameron has vowed to campaign in favour of staying in
by AFP5 Jan 2016, 5:01 AM PST0

French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday unveiled a plaque at the former offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo as commemorations began to mark the attack there and two more days of horror. In a sombre, wordless observance under a
by AFP5 Jan 2016, 2:18 AM PST0

Turkish authorities on Tuesday found the bodies of nine migrants, including several children, washed up on a beach after their boat sank while crossing the Aegean Sea to EU member Greece, Dogan news agency reported. Eight of 22 migrants seeking
by AFP5 Jan 2016, 1:41 AM PST0

Denmark announced the immediate introduction of random controls at the German border, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday, on the same day neighbouring Sweden introduced controls on its frontier with Denmark to stem the flow of refugees. “When
by AFP4 Jan 2016, 6:57 AM PST0

Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi began work on Monday as the new head of the UN refugee agency, facing the mammoth task of leading efforts to deal with record levels of displacement worldwide. “UNHCR is navigating extraordinarily difficult waters,” Grandi said
by AFP4 Jan 2016, 6:40 AM PST0

All train, bus and ferry passengers travelling from Denmark to Sweden will from Monday be required to show photo identification before being allowed across the border in a drastic move by the Swedish government to stem an unprecedented migrant influx.
by AFP4 Jan 2016, 1:36 AM PST0

Argentina’s new conservative government affirmed on Sunday that it will continue to press the country’s claims to the Falkland Islands, which Britain insists that it owns. Britain and Argentina fought a two-month long war over the archipelago in 1982, in
by AFP4 Jan 2016, 1:31 AM PST0

Beirut (AFP) – Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters from the Islamic State group during fierce clashes north of the jihadists’ stronghold of Raqa, a monitor said Sunday.
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 9:38 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – Germany only has capacity for a maximum 200,000 asylum seekers a year, about a fifth of the number it received in 2015, Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer said Sunday. “In Germany, the arrival of 100,000 to a maximum 200,000 asylum
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 7:30 AM PST0

ATHENS (AFP) – Greece’s prime minister on Sunday said his government will not give in to “unreasonable” demands as the debt-ridden country braces for critical negotiations with international creditors on the thorny issue of pension reform. The warning came just days
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 6:37 AM PST0

LOD (ISRAEL) (AFP) – A court charged two Israelis on Sunday over a firebomb attack last year that led to the deaths of a Palestinian couple and their toddler, the Israeli judiciary said. Amiram Ben Oliel, 21, from the northern settlement
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 3:35 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – European Union (EU) Commissioner Gunther Oettinger on Sunday threatened to put Poland on notice for infringing on common European values by passing legislation giving the government control of the state media. The move would start a series of
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 2:55 AM PST0

ISTANBUL (AFP) – Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal on normalising ties. NATO member Turkey was a key regional ally of Israel until the two
by AFP2 Jan 2016, 7:05 AM PST0

GAZA CITY (AFP) – The Israeli air force carried out attacks on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, Palestinian security sources said, just hours after rockets from the enclave hit southern Israel. According to the sources, the Israeli strikes targeted
by AFP2 Jan 2016, 12:03 AM PST0

Germany was on high alert Friday as police hunted for up to seven people suspected of plotting a New Year’s Eve suicide attack in Munich in the name of the Islamic State group. Officials said they were tipped off about
by AFP1 Jan 2016, 4:02 AM PST0

France on Wednesday confirmed the death of French jihadist Charaffe el Mouadan, who had close links to at least one of the Paris attackers, as it emerged the gunmen coordinated the November 13 assault in real time. Defence Minister Jean-Yves
by AFP31 Dec 2015, 3:29 AM PST0

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday said it would release nearly a million copies of a special issue to mark a year since jihadists killed a dozen people in its Paris offices. The 32-page double issue — featuring a
by AFP31 Dec 2015, 2:15 AM PST0