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Pro-Kremlin party suffers rare defeat in local election Russian President Vladimir Putin's ruling party suffered a rare election defeat when its candidate for governor of the Irkutsk region of Siberia lost to a Communist candidate.

28 September 2015 15:44

Separatists win absolute majority of seats in Catalan vote: exit poll Separatists pushing to make Catalonia independent from Spain were on track to win an absolute majority of parliamentary seats in a regional election.

28 September 2015 15:14

Britain's Cameron calls for talks on Syria transition British Prime Minister David Cameron called for discussions on how to bring about political transition in Syria as he prepares to meet world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.

28 September 2015 12:45

Blatter, Platini risk suspension amid FIFA ethics probe The future of embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his heir-apparent Michel Platini was in play, as they faced scrutiny by the football world body's ethics committee.

28 September 2015 11:17

Britain's Emily Watson honoured at San Sebastian festival British actress Emily Watson, who starred in "Angela's Ashes" and "The Book Thief", was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastian film festival in Spain.

26 September 2015 13:49

Sarkozy backs 'united Spain' amid Catalan independence bid Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy appealed for a "united Spain" in Barcelona as campaigning wrapped up for a regional election in Catalonia framed as an indirect vote on independence.

26 September 2015 13:13

Tesla boss Musk calls for 'random emission' testing Tesla chief executive Elon Musk called for fossil fuel-powered cars "to be tested at random," as German giant Volkswagen's worldwide pollution cheating scandal continues.

26 September 2015 13:07

UN chief says EU must do more to address migrant crisis UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the European Union's decision to inject $1 billion to help countries overwhelmed by Syrian refugees.

25 September 2015 14:58

Putin calls Elton John - and this time it's real says Kremlin Vladimir Putin called pop star Elton John and suggested a meeting, after the British singer was tricked last week by a prankster impersonating the Russian leader.

25 September 2015 14:34

David Beckham launches UN appeal to protect kids Football legend, male model and father of four David Beckham went to UN headquarters in New York to call on world leaders to end violence against children.

25 September 2015 14:18

Putin to America: 'Don't call me a Czar' Russian President Vladimir Putin said Americans should not think of him as an autocratic "czar" and praised their openness and creativity, in an interview ahead of a trip to New York.

25 September 2015 14:13

Germanwings, Lufthansa heads remember France crash victims The heads of the firm and parent company Lufthansa gathered near the crash scene to remember victims in France.

25 September 2015 13:28

Porsche chief Mueller to take the wheel at VW: report The head of German luxury sports car maker Porsche, Matthias Mueller, has been picked to succeed Martin Winterkorn as the chief executive of scandal-battered auto giant Volkswagen.

25 September 2015 10:05

Obama urges European allies to accept 'fair share' of refugees US President Barack Obama pressed European nations to take their "fair share" of refugees, after the EU reluctantly reached an agreement designed to halt a destabilizing humanitarian crisis.

23 September 2015 14:28

Greek PM Tsipras unveils new cabinet, Tsakalotos gets finance Greece's newly-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled his new government, giving the crisis-hit country's key finance portfolio to Euclid Tsakalotos.

23 September 2015 12:36

Slovak PM refuses EU 'diktat' on migrant quotas Slovakia's leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico said he would rather risk infringing EU rules than implement mandatory refugee quotas adopted by the bloc.

23 September 2015 12:02

Netanyahu, Putin agree plan to avoid Syria clashes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed on a plan to avoid "misunderstandings" in Syria.

22 September 2015 15:59

French minister urges 'Europe-wide' probe after VW scandal France's finance minister called for a "Europe-wide" probe after revelations that hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen diesel cars had software that secretly thwarts US pollution tests.

22 September 2015 15:39

Burberry hits London Fashion Week with leather and lace British fashion heavyweight Burberry Prorsum summoned a biker spirit as it presented the Spring/Summer 2016 collection at London Fashion Week.

22 September 2015 15:22

Russia still arming Ukraine rebels despite truce: NATO chief Russia is still sending weapons to separatist rebels battling the Ukrainian government despite a fresh truce in the war-torn east of the country.

22 September 2015 14:48

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