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Turkey PM vows to 'wipe out PKK terrorists' after deadly attack
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to "wipe out" Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants from their mountain strongholds after 16 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack.
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
Kazakhstan needs to learn from Chinese diligence and discipline: Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev believes Kazakhstanis need to learn from Chinese diligence and discipline.
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
Airlines go slow on aircraft tracking
Less then 10% of airlines have introduced full-time flight tracking recommended by IATA. Why is the simple process taking so long?
07 September 2015
We can do without foie gras and luxury cars: President Nazarbayev
According to him, “the most important thing is that we have enough food to sustain ourselves. We have enough clothes, a shelter above the head, fossil fuel to heat the houses”.
07 September 2015
Brazil graft probe targets two in president's inner circle: reports
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's former campaign treasurer and her chief of staff have been placed under investigation in the Petrobras mega corruption scandal.
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
Tesco sells South Korean unit for more than £4 bn
Troubled British retail giant Tesco agreed Monday to sell South Korean unit Homeplus to a consortium led by private equity firm MBK Partners for more than £4.0 billion.
07 September 2015
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev on recent hike of prices for petrol
These are mere economics laws: we have to keep prices equal to those of Russia as we have no customs barriers and the movement of goods across the border is free: President Nazarbayev.
07 September 2015
Australia court adjourns Johnny Depp dog case
The court case against actor Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard for allegedly smuggling two dogs into Australia -- dubbed the 'war on terrier'.
07 September 2015
Thousands of Palestinian structures under Israeli demolition orders: UN
Some 13,000 Palestinian structures in the West Bank are currently under Israeli demolition orders, leaving residents and homes "in a state of chronic uncertainty and threat".
07 September 2015
Netanyahu says will not allow Israel to be 'submerged' by refugees
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not allow Israel to be "submerged" by refugees after calls for the Jewish state to take in those fleeing Syria's war.
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
Turkish PM slams refugee policy of 'Christian fortress Europe'
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu criticised the "ridiculously small" share of refugees the EU is accepting, labelling the continent the "Christian fortress Europe."
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
Petrol follows tenge in free float: Kazakhstan government stops regulating prices
After the announcement that Kazakhstan governoment was stopping price regulation for petrol, prices spiked throughout Kazakhstan.
05 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