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Romania president meets with protesters as fire toll mounts Romania's president appealed for protesters' support in reforming the country, as the death toll rose to 45 from a horrific nightclub fire that brought down the government

09 November 2015

French PM says opposed to Renault, Nissan merger French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he was opposed to a full merger of Renault and Nissan, but wanted to "preserve the alliance", following a week of mounting tensions over the role of the state in the carmaker.

09 November 2015

IMF chief urges Gulf to adapt to sustained oil price drop International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned that global energy prices could remain low for years and urged Gulf countries to adjust their budgets.

09 November 2015

UK seeks extra security abroad in wake of Russian jet crash Britain will push for higher security at foreign airports in risky areas even if it means extra delays for passengers, foreign minister Philip Hammond said.

09 November 2015

Iran appoints first woman ambassador since revolution Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, naming foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham to head its embassy in Malaysia.

09 November 2015

Pope deplores Vatican leaks, vows to continue reforms Pope Francis pledged to forge ahead with reforms within the Church, while decrying "deplorable" leaks over uncontrolled spending by the Vatican.

09 November 2015

No emergency evacuation for 80,000 Russians still in Egypt: Moscow Nearly 80,000 Russians are currently vacationing in Egypt but there will be no emergency evacuation, with tourists set to return home when they want, an official told AFP.

07 November 2015

Obama rejects Canada's Keystone XL pipeline to US US President Barack Obama on Friday blocked the Keystone XL oil pipeline that Canada sought to build into the United States, ruling it would harm the fight against climate change.

07 November 2015

Thousands in Paris anti-racism rally mark 2005 riots Condemning racism and police heavy-handedness, thousands of people attended a "march of dignity" rally in Paris to mark a decade since the deaths of two youths sparked nationwide riots.

07 November 2015

Curfew, mass arrests in Indian Kashmir ahead of Modi visit Authorities ordered a curfew in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir after hundreds of separatist activists were arrested on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the disputed region

07 November 2015

Russian plane black boxes point to 'attack', Putin halts flights Analysis of black boxes from the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt killing 224 people points to a bomb, sources close to the probe said, as Moscow halted flights to the country.

07 November 2015

Justin Bieber says 'Sorry' again - in Spanish Pop idol Justin Bieber is finding a new way to say "Sorry" -- in Spanish.

07 November 2015

Will Smith to return to rap with tour Will Smith, one of the first mainstream rappers who has since become an Oscar-nominated actor, is returning to music with a tour.

07 November 2015

Estonia PM questions Baltic plan to price Soviet occupation Estonia's premier raised doubts Friday about the decision of three Baltic states to calculate how much money they lost under some 50 years of Soviet occupation.

07 November 2015

'No politics please': Russians bury first Egypt crash victims Numb with grief, a young woman wept and called for her mother at a funeral in a small village in northwestern Russia for one of the victims of the plane crash inEgypt.

06 November 2015

Death toll in Pakistan factory collapse set to rise: official Rescue crews resumed digging through the rubble of a collapsed factory in Pakistan as officials said they expected to find at least two dozen more bodies, with the death toll standing at 23.

06 November 2015

Trudeau says Canada ready to settle 25,000 Syrian refugees Canada's new prime minister vowed to make good on campaign promises to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the beginning of next year and bring home fighter jets battling the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

06 November 2015

France still in thrall to its 'sacred monster' Alain Delon France celebrates the 80th birthday of its greatest screen seducer Alain Delon this weekend with all the circumstance usually accorded to an ageing monarch.

06 November 2015

Suu Kyi eyes historic win in Myanmar elections Myanmar's boisterous election campaign draws to a close Friday, two days before milestone polls that could finally propel Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party to power after a decades-long struggle against the military.

06 November 2015

True colours: China summit foments Taiwan's green-blue split The colours blue and green symbolise the rift between opposing political parties in Taiwan, an entrenched divide that polarises friends and families, with this weekend's historic China summit adding fuel to the fire.

06 November 2015