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A 15-year-old charged over a terror plot used coded text messages to try and avoid detection, an Australian court heard as he was denied bail on Friday over fears he could commit serious crimes. The teenager, who under Australian law

One of two Muslim converts jailed for killing British soldier Lee Rigby in broad daylight on a London street in 2013 is seeking compensation after losing two front teeth in a struggle with prison guards, the government confirmed Thursday. The

Ireland is set to introduce minimum alcohol pricing in a bid to reduce drinking levels that are among the highest in the Western world, the government announced Wednesday. The bill comes as part of a wider push to change what

At least 11 migrants, including five children, drowned and about 10 were missing after their boat sank overnight off the Greek island of Farmakonisi, Greek maritime police said Wednesday. Twenty-six people were saved and a search was under way in

A 23-year-old man from the eastern French city of Strasbourg has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at Paris’s Bataclan music hall, police sources said Wednesday. Foued Mohamed Aggad went to Syria with his brother and

(AFP) – The British government is to review its flood defences after a powerful storm caused severe flooding, swamping hundreds of homes, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday. The Conservative leader visited Carlisle, a city in the hard-hit Cumbria region

Five people were lightly injured when a homemade explosive detonated at a bus stop in central Moscow, authorities said Tuesday. The device went off Monday night on Pokrovka Street, a trendy area in central Moscow dotted with bars and restaurants.

IMF funds are no longer necessary for an international bailout of Greece due to reduced loan requirements and the Washington-based lender’s “unconstructive” position, the country’s prime minister argued Monday. “I have the impression that IMF funding is not necessary” for

An Air France flight from San Francisco to Paris was diverted to Montreal “as a precaution” after an “anonymous threat,” the airline told AFP on Tuesday. Flight AF083 from San Francisco to the main Paris airport of Charles de Gaulle

Britain deployed army personnel, rubber dinghies and a military helicopter on Sunday to rescue people trapped by floods that have deluged parts of the country in the wake of Storm Desmond. Thousands of homes and business were affected by the

More than two thirds of French people are in favour of shops opening on Sundays, as long as they don’t have to do the work themselves, according to a new opinion poll. Sixty eight per cent of respondents to the

Greek lawmakers approved a “tough” 2016 budget early Sunday, forecasting near zero growth for 2015 and a small contraction next year for the debt-ridden country in its sixth year of austerity. The coalition government, which enjoys a narrow majority, managed

A man was being held in custody Sunday after three people were stabbed at a London Underground train station in an attack police were treating as a “terrorist incident”. One eyewitness shouted “You’re no Muslim” at the suspect as he

France’s National Front (FN) is widely predicted to take a step today towards grabbing control of at least one region for the first time, with both leader Marine Le Pen and her niece expected to perform strongly. The first round of

Poland’s president on Thursday ignored an order by the Constitutional Court to swear in three judges picked by the previous parliament, deepening a feud with his political rivals and escalating a constitutional crisis. In a special televised address on Poland’s

A string of countries in Asia and north Africa have banned imports of French poultry following a bird flu outbreak, the agriculture ministry said Thursday in Paris. Algeria, China, Egypt, Japan, Morocco, South Korea, Thailand and Tunisia have stopped imports