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Japan parliament passes controversial security bills Japan's parliament passed contentious security bills into law early Saturday, in a move that could see Japanese troops fight abroad for the first time in 70 years.

19 September 2015

Final polls give Tsipras slight lead in Sunday's Greek vote Final polls before Sunday's key Greek election gave a slim lead to radical left former prime minister Alexis Tsipras over his conservative rival.

19 September 2015

Iran's Rouhani reassures Americans over death chant Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has tried to reassure a skeptical American public that when crowds in Tehran chant "Death to America!" they don't mean it personally.

19 September 2015

Rifts open as Australia's new PM reshuffles cabinet The man tipped to become Australia's next treasurer Scott Morrison in a looming cabinet reshuffle angrily defended himself against accusations he had betrayed former prime minister Tony Abbott.

18 September 2015

Germany says EU majority vote could force members to accept migrants German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that EU members reluctant to accept migrant quotas may have to be outvoted and overruled in the 28-member bloc.

18 September 2015

Scottish leader warns Cameron a year after vote Scotland's First Minister warned that a united Britain was "on borrowed time" unless Prime Minister David Cameron devolved more powers to Edinburgh.

18 September 2015

US open to talks with Russia on Syria The White House said it was open to limited talks with Moscow following the controversial deployment of Russian troops and heavy weapons to war-torn Syria.

18 September 2015

Ben Carson: The other surprise in Republican race Had the boy's metal belt buckle not stopped the blade, Carson would probably be in prison. Instead, he is running for president of the United States.

18 September 2015

Hollande warns against 'dangers' facing Schengen French President Francois Hollande warned that a failure to resolve the refugee crisis would put the borderless Schengen zone "in danger".

18 September 2015

Elton John still wants to speak to Putin on gay rights Singing superstar Elton John said he still wanted to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about gay rights after he was duped by an imposter.

18 September 2015

Obama lauds 'train heroes' at White House US President Barack Obama feted three Americans who helped thwart a train attack in France, welcoming them to the White House and hailing their courage.

18 September 2015

EU summons leaders for refugee crisis summit next Wednesday The European Union has announced an emergency summit in Brussels next in a bid to find solutions to the continent's worst refugee crisis since World War II.

18 September 2015

To kneel or not to kneel: UK's Corbyn faces royal dilemma The Labour Party's new leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing a new dilemma in his rocky first days in the job -- whether or not to kneel before Queen Elizabeth II.

18 September 2015

Clinton: Trump campaign is 'amazing' Hillary Clinton ventured into the playful but politically appealing world of after-hours US TV night and could not help but talk about, who else? The Donald.

17 September 2015

Brazil president's own supporters revolt against her austerity plans When Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff loses the support of someone like longtime backer Edson Silva, perhaps she had better start worrying.

17 September 2015

New Australian PM gets poll bounce New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has boosted his Liberal Party's standing in the opinion polls just days after ousting Tony Abbott.

17 September 2015

Greek party ads spice up election campaign Alexis Tsipras is a six-year-old with a broken left arm and Greece's leading female politician changes a tyre in high heels while refusing to pay the country's debt.

17 September 2015

UN chief demands immediate release of Burkina Faso president, PM UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced outrage after Burkina Faso's presidential guard detained the country's interim president and prime minister, and demanded their immediate release.

17 September 2015

Obama says Pacific trade deal can be struck 'this year' US President Barack Obama expressed optimism that a vast Pacific trade deal can be reached before the end of the year, despite disputes over rules for key sectors.

17 September 2015

Raul Castro to make first UN General Assembly address Cuban President Raul Castro will address the UN General Assembly for the first time later this month.

17 September 2015

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