Germany to send 'tens of thousands' of migrants back to Balkans
Germany will send thousands of rejected asylum applicants back to the Balkans in the coming months as Berlin toughens its stance on economic migrants in the face of a refugee crisis.
Trump, Carson in spotlight as Republicans brace for debate
Donald Trump, the longtime frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, gears up for battle in a third nationally televised candidates' debate, with fellow outsider Ben Carson hot on his heels.
Germany not expecting breakthrough on Syria in Vienna
Germany's foreign minister said he did not expect international talks in Vienna to yield a breakthrough on ending the war in Syria.
Lure of gold draws hundreds to Bulgaria's rivers
More than 2,000 years after the ancient Thracians crafted their exquisite jewelry from gold deposits in Bulgaria, hundreds are combing its rivers again in the hope of striking it rich in the EU's poorest country.
EU's Mogherini urges Netanyahu, Abbas to meet Quartet 'in days'
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Israel Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to meet Quartet representatives "within days" in the hope of kick-starting stalled peace talks.
UN chief condemns Saudi air strikes on Yemen MSF hospital
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on a hospital run by the MSF medical charity in Yemen and called for an end to the fighting.
Polish conservatives win boosts eurosceptics camp
The resounding victory of Poland's conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party in general election has given a boost to European eurosceptics.
US Secretary of State John Kerry to visit Kazakhstan as part of his official tour around Central Asia
It will be the first visit to Central Asia for John Kerry and the first ever visit to all the five Central Asian states on a single trip for a US Secretary of State.
Kazakhstan’s President invites Japanese companies to partake in privatization of Kazakhstan companies
For the last 10 years the inflow of Japan’s FDI made up about $ 5 billion. The trade turnover between the two nations for the last 7 years totaled $10 billion.