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Elton John reunites with band for new album
Elton John announced his first album in nearly three years, on which the pop legend reunites with longtime backup artists.
23 October 2015
Juncker urges EU member states to respect migrant aid pledges
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker chided EU member states for not respecting their pledges of humanitarian aid to tackle the migrant crisis, saying "urgency" was needed.
23 October 2015
Italy's Fendi sets up home in fascist folly
Luxury fashion company Fendi unveiled its new headquarters in a long-abandoned, now renovated architectural folly created by the WWII fascist leader Benito Mussolini in Rome.
23 October 2015
China's Xi promises no 'hard landing' for economy
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised "no hard landing" for the world's second largest economy despite its slowdown, during a state visit to Britain focused bolstering business and trade ties.
22 October 2015
FIFA official casts new doubt over Platini bid
A senior FIFA official called into question Michel Platini's bid for football's top job, saying the failure to disclose a multi-million dollar payment could be seen as a "falsification of accounts".
21 October 2015
Juncker calls EU-Balkans mini-summit on refugees for Sunday
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has called a mini-summit in Brussels to tackle the migrant crisis along the western Balkans route.
21 October 2015
Pomp and protests as China's Xi meets Queen Elizabeth II
Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed a glittering state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in a visit to Britain focused on business deals and stronger trade ties.
21 October 2015
Germany's PEGIDA condemned over 'concentration camp' speech
Germany's xenophobic PEGIDA movement drew widespread condemnation from lawmakers and Jewish groups after a speaker at an anti-refugee rally used Nazi-era rhetoric.
21 October 2015
Georgia breakaway region eyes Crimea-style vote on joining Russia
Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has said it plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia but the Kremlin appeared to pour cold water on the idea.
21 October 2015
Deutsche Bank accidentally sent client $6 billion: report
Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank accidentally sent $6 billion to a client after entering the wrong numbers, Bloomberg News reported.
20 October 2015
China's Xi Jinping arrives in Britain for state visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Britain for a four-day state visit as the government of Prime Minister David Cameron seeks stronger trade ties with the world's second-largest economy.
20 October 2015
One seriously hurt as thousands mass in Dresden for anti-migrant rally, counter-protest
Tens of thousands of people massed in the eastern German city of Dresden in counter rallies over the anti-migrant movement PEGIDA, with one demonstrator left seriously injured in a brief clash between the two sides.
20 October 2015
S&P upgrades Ukraine from 'selective default'
Standard and Poor's upgraded Ukraine's credit rating from "selective default" thanks to the cash-strapped former Soviet country's ability to strike a major debt write-restructuring deal.
20 October 2015
UN chief regrets 'root causes' of refugee crisis were unaddressed
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said more should have been done to tackle the "root causes" of the worst refugee and migrant crisis since World War II.
20 October 2015
Hollande says Air France turbulence doesn't reflect state of country
French President Francois Hollande said the social turbulence currently gripping Air France, which was rocked by violent protests over job cuts, was not a reflection of the state of the country.
19 October 2015
Slovenia blocks over 1,000 migrants at border
Slovenian authorities said they had refused to let in more than 1,000 migrants arriving from Croatia after a daily quota had been reached.
19 October 2015
Platini admits no written contract for FIFA payment: report
Michel Platini, president of European football body UEFA and suspended amid a huge corruption scandal rocking the game, admitted there was no written contract for remuneration he received from world body FIFA.
19 October 2015
Stalin portraits and Soviet nostalgia rule in Ukraine's rebel regions
Three portraits of former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are on display in the centre of Donetsk, the rebel capital of eastern Ukraineю
19 October 2015
Britain to unveil new counter-extremism measures
British Prime Minister David Cameron will launch a new strategy aimed at countering jihadist ideology and stopping young Britons travelling to Syria.
19 October 2015
Steve Jobs bio wraps London Film Festival
The 59th edition of the London Film Festival concluded with the European premiere of the Danny Boyle-directed biopic "Steve Jobs", starring Michael Fassbender as the iconic co-founder of Apple.
19 October 2015