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(AFP) – A British nurse who suffered a relapse after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone has been released from isolation after being treated for meningitis caused by the virus, her hospital said. Pauline Cafferkey, 39, had been kept in isolation

Nearly 200 figures including author Salman Rushdie have signed an open letter urging David Cameron to raise “the rising climate of fear” in India with his counterpart Narendra Modi, who is visiting Britain from Thursday. The letter calls on Cameron

Valletta (AFP) – EU leaders hope Thursday to clinch an aid-for-cooperation deal with their African partners to tackle an unprecedented migration crisis and rebuff fears a “fortress” Europe is emerging. The concerns were aired at a rare EU-Africa summit in

Turkish police arrested a Frenchman suspected of being an Islamic State jihadist after he had a hair transplant procedure at a beauty salon, local media reported. The Dogan news agency quoted police sources saying the man, identified as Mehdibend Said, was

Star actor Benedict Cumberbatch has defended a speech in which he attacked politicians for their response to the refugee crisis while performing on stage in London. The 39-year-old star of “Sherlock” and film “The Imitation Game” gave a speech last

Europe’s leaders will offer Africa up to 3.6 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in aid at a summit in Malta on Wednesday in exchange for help tackling the migration crisis rocking Europe. The rare gathering of around 50 leaders from the

Authorities in France have arrested a man with links to an Islamic State (IS) jihadist in Syria over a plot to attack military personnel at a major naval base, police and judicial sources said Tuesday. The 25-year-old, whom sources said

A British aid worker faces jail for trying to smuggle a young girl from a French migrant camp into Britain, triggering a flood of support online from well-wishers urging clemency. Rob Lawrie, 49, told AFP he faced a maximum sentence

BERLIN (AP) — Helmut Schmidt was blunt and down to earth, decisive and brimming with self-confidence. The attributes that won him plaudits as West German chancellor — as he dealt with some of the tensest moments of the Cold War

While climate change menaces vineyards in southern Europe, English winemakers are raising a toast to warming weather as it improves their wines and has helped revive an ancient tradition. “Climate change is benefitting us a lot,” said Chris Foss, head

The European Union (EU) misspent 6.3 billion euros ($6.8 billion) in 2014, the bloc’s financial watchdog said on Tuesday, urging Brussels to take make its unwieldy budget more responsive to shocks like the migration crisis. The European Court of Auditors

Australian police used tear gas to put down a two-day riot at a migrant detention centre Tuesday, where detainees, reportedly armed with machetes, chainsaws and petrol bombs, were running amok. Reinforcements were sent to the remote Christmas Island facility after

The EU accused Turkey on Tuesday of backsliding on the rule of law, rights and the media, calling on the new government to take urgent action in a sensitive report that Brussels held back until after elections. The scathing report

BOLOGNA (ITALY) – Italy’s billionaire former premier Silvio Berlusconi lashed out at the European Union on Sunday as he appealed to the populist right and called for “less Europe” at a Northern League party rally. The controversial 79-year-old — whose

Sydney (AFP) – A disturbance broke out Monday at Australia’s Christmas Island detention centre, the immigration department said, amid reports rioters seized control of the facility after the death of an asylum seeker. The department said it was not aware

The heads of state and government from most of the EU member countries and more than 30 African nations are due in the Maltese capital Valletta on Wednesday for talks on tackling Europe’s migration crisis. The two-day summit ending Thursday

Croatians began voting in a general election today with conservatives aspiring to return to power, as the European Union (EU) nation faces a wave of migrants and slowly emerges from six years of recession. Opinion polls predict a tight race between

Prime Minister David Cameron unveils Britain’s EU reform demands next week, firing the starting gun for tough negotiations that London insists will mean changes to the bloc’s treaties. But can Cameron really expect to rewrite the rulebook ahead of a

After months without a breakthrough, David Cameron will finally give more details on Tuesday of what reforms he wants for Britain to stay in the European Union before a looming referendum. Nearly three years after promising a vote before the

Victor Ponta, who quit as Romania’s prime minister this week after mass protests, made his first appearance in court on corruption charges. As thousands of people again took to the streets demanding the overhaul of a political system they see

Intelligence that first suggested an attack may have brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt last week (pictured above) largely justifies the mass surveillance carried out by US and British spies, experts said. While accumulating massive amounts of intercepted

British pop singer Cliff Richard has been interviewed by police over an allegation of a sex crime involving a young boy in the 1980s, a spokesman for the star said. A spokesman for the singer said he met “voluntarily” with