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Leaders' debate heats up Greek election campaign Greece's snap election campaign heats up Wednesday with a televised debate between the main party leaders, the first since 2009.

09 September 2015

Elizabeth II: Britain's constant in an ever-changing world After reigning through the decline of the British empire and some of the worst scandals in royal history, Queen Elizabeth II is set to become Britain's longest-serving monarch.

09 September 2015

EU chief calls human traffickers 'murderers', urges crackdown EU president Donald Tusk urged a crackdown on the "murderers" among human traffickers who have killed scores of people trying to reach Europe from conflicts abroad.

09 September 2015

Merkel calls for flexibility in EU migrant quotas German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a European Commission plan to relocate refugees from overstretched EU states was "an important first step".

09 September 2015

Denmark sends first group of refugees back to Germany Denmark has sent back a first group of refugees who arrived from Germany, Danish police said Tuesday, with others expected to follow.

09 September 2015

Greece mulls denying use of airspace to Russia planes carrying supplies to Syria The United States has asked Greece to ban Russian supply flights to Syria from its airspace, amid growing US fears that Moscow is increasing its military backing for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

08 September 2015

Cameron suffers defeat in Commons vote on EU referendum bill British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament over how the referendum he has called on leaving the European Union will be conducted.

08 September 2015

EU's Tusk warns of long-term 'exodus' in migrant crisis EU President Donald Tusk warned that the migration crisis affecting Europe was part of an "exodus" from war-torn hotspots that could last years.

08 September 2015

Russian journalist names attackers in 2010 near-fatal beating Russian journalist Oleg Kashin released the names of three men charged with carrying out a savage beating that left him close to death in 2010.

08 September 2015

Greece's Lesbos 'near explosion' with over 15,000 refugees: minister The Greek island of Lesbos is "on the verge of explosion" with violence erupting as the more than 15,000 mainly Syrian refugees push local resources to the limit.

08 September 2015

Prince Ali says FIFA leaders knew of corruption Prince Ali bin al Hussein, who led a challenge against Sepp Blatter this year, hit out at FIFA leaders links to corruption ahead of his entry into the FIFA presidential race.

08 September 2015

Premature to talk about EU migrant quotas: Hungary's Orban Talking about imposing quotas on how many migrants each EU member state should take in is futile as long as Europe's outer borders are not secure.

07 September 2015

Ministers talk finance, seek to bolster climate pact Ministers and diplomats from 57 countries gathered in Paris to discuss the make-or-break issue of finance in a climate rescue deal to be sealed in the French capital in December.

07 September 2015

Pope calls for every European parish to take in refugee family Pope Francis called on every Catholic parish in Europe to take in a refugee family, saying the Vatican's two parishes would lead by example.

07 September 2015

IMF chief says 'extremely encouraged' by Ukraine reforms IMF chief Christine Lagarde heaped praise on Ukraine's reform efforts in a visit to Kiev following a deal to restructure the country's debt burden.

07 September 2015

Pakistan marks 50th anniversary of India war amid tensions Pakistan marked the 50th anniversary of its second war with arch-rival India, weeks after the two nuclear powers faced off in some of their deadliest skirmishes for over a decade.

07 September 2015

Czech president backs predecessor's anti-immigration petition Czech President Milos Zeman expressed support for an anti-immigration petition launched by his euro-sceptic predecessor Vaclav Klaus.

07 September 2015

Thousands of refugees receive warm welcome in Germany Germany readied for hundreds more refugees to arrive from Hungary via Austria, a day after thousands were greeted, often by volunteers holding signs that read "Welcome to Germany".

07 September 2015

Britain's Emily Watson to be honoured at San Sebastian festival British actress Emily Watson will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain's San Sebastian film festival.

05 September 2015

Catalonia head says parliament majority enough to secede from Spain Catalonia's president vowed to begin seceding from Spain if pro-independence parties win a majority of seats -- not votes -- in regional parliament elections set for later this month.

05 September 2015

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