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Greek unions in first general strike against leftist government Greek unions kicked off a general strike against fresh austerity cuts, the first under the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

12 November 2015

Hard-hitting Will Smith drama sounds alarm on US football Will Smith hopes his new film "Concussion" will jolt parents into realizing their kids' health could be at serious risk when they sign them up to play American football.

12 November 2015

Anti-monarchy UK opposition leader joins queen's inner circle British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn swore allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II after a debate over whether the left-wing republican would kneel before the monarch.

12 November 2015

Putin orders action over explosive doping claims Vladimir Putin ordered an inquiry into allegations of "state-supported" drug abuse in athletics that have left Russia facing a possible Olympics ban, but insisted any punishment should be individual and not collective.

12 November 2015

Prince Charles meets Australian war widow Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla met war widow Daphne Dunne in Sydney, as they were mobbed by royal fans as they continued their six-day tour of Australia.

12 November 2015

Kerry tells UN two-state solution 'not impossible dream' US Secretary of State John Kerry told an Israeli gathering at the United Nations that a two-state solution in the Middle East was "not an impossible dream" but would require courage.

12 November 2015

Germany can't cope with refugee family reunification demands: minister Germany's interior minister called for family reunification rights of Syrian asylum seekers to be limited, saying the country cannot cope with a doubling of its already record refugee numbers.

12 November 2015

Russia says new DNA tests confirm last tsar's remains New DNA tests on the remains of the last tsar Nicholas II confirm their authenticity after exhuming them in a bid to end a dispute with the Orthodox Church.

12 November 2015

EU flag burned as tens of thousands join Warsaw nationalist demo Tens of thousands of protesters poured into Warsaw's streets for a demonstration organised by the far-right, marching under the slogan "Poland for the Polish" and burning an EU flag.

12 November 2015

Serbian PM pays respects to Srebrenica Muslim victims Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic paid his respects to the Muslim victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, months after he was chased from a ceremony in the Bosnian town by an angry stone-throwing crowd.

12 November 2015

UniCredit, feeling squeeze from low rates, cuts 18,200 jobs Italy's top bank UniCredit announced plans to shed over 18,000 jobs in an effort to stay profitable as low interest rates and the weak economy weigh on earnings.

12 November 2015

Turkey's Erdogan urges Syria safe zone ahead of G20 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on world leaders to rally behind Turkey's plan for a safe zone inside Syrian territory, days before it hosts the G20 summit.

11 November 2015

Romania nightclub fire toll rises to 50 Four more people have died of injuries sustained in a devastating nightclub blaze in Romania, taking the toll in the inferno that brought down the government to 50.

11 November 2015

Catalonia independence threat could benefit PM in polls Catalonia may have voted to kick off a process towards independence but the wealthy region is far from breaking up with Spain, and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy could actually benefit in upcoming elections.

11 November 2015

EU, African leaders to tackle migration crisis Europe's leaders will offer Africa up to 3.6 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in aid at a summit in Malta in exchange for help tackling the migration crisis rocking Europe.

11 November 2015

Obama takes immigration reform to Supreme Court President Barack Obama's administration asked the US Supreme Court to uphold measures shielding around four million undocumented migrants from deportation.

11 November 2015

EU gives Volkswagen 10 days to clarify CO2 irregularities EU regulators have given Volkswagen 10 days to clarify its own admission that nearly a million of the company's cars emit more CO2 pollution than originally claimed.

11 November 2015

Republican rivals rip Trump's immigration plan Donald Trump reiterated his pledge during Tuesday's Republican presidential debate to deport millions of undocumented workers, a plan trashed by rivals including Jeb Bush.

11 November 2015

Netanyahu says no immediate way forward for Mideast peace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced pessimism about the prospect of peace with the Palestinians, suggesting the current stalemate was likely to remain in place.

11 November 2015

Russia working to pierce 'any missile shield': Putin President Vladimir Putin pledged Russia would build weapons that could pierce any anti-missile shield as he accused the United States and its allies of looking to shackle Moscow's nuclear capabilities.

11 November 2015