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Trump, Carson in spotlight as Republicans brace for debate Donald Trump, the longtime frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, gears up for battle in a third nationally televised candidates' debate, with fellow outsider Ben Carson hot on his heels.

29 October 2015 11:22

Germany not expecting breakthrough on Syria in Vienna Germany's foreign minister said he did not expect international talks in Vienna to yield a breakthrough on ending the war in Syria.

29 October 2015 10:17

EU's Mogherini urges Netanyahu, Abbas to meet Quartet 'in days' EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Israel Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to meet Quartet representatives "within days" in the hope of kick-starting stalled peace talks.

28 October 2015 15:32

UN chief condemns Saudi air strikes on Yemen MSF hospital UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on a hospital run by the MSF medical charity in Yemen and called for an end to the fighting.

28 October 2015 15:19

Polish conservatives win boosts eurosceptics camp The resounding victory of Poland's conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party in general election has given a boost to European eurosceptics.

28 October 2015 13:11

Spain PM vows to use 'all political, legal means' to block Catalan independence bid Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed to use "all political and legal means" to block a Catalan independence bid after separatist parties submitted a bill on secession to the regional Catalan parliament.

28 October 2015 10:18

Ukraine praised for 'democratic' vote but told more reforms needed

27 October 2015 16:08

Malaysia becoming 'police state' as govt battles scandal: HRW Malaysia increasingly resembles a "police state" as the government uses repressive laws to silence critics including those demanding the prime minister answer corruption allegations.

27 October 2015 15:26

Catalan parliament opens with pro-independence majority The Catalan regional assembly opened a new session dominated for the first time by a secessionist majority that has vowed to break away from Spain within 18 months.

27 October 2015 14:30

Trump: Dad's 'small loan' of $1 million got him started Donald Trump enjoys his reputation as a magnate whose own smarts and business savvy made him a billionaire, but he acknowledged that his father helped him out -- with a "small" million-dollar loan.

27 October 2015 14:04

Britain's Cameron defeated over welfare cuts for poor British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a damaging blow over plans to cut help for low-income working families that drew flak from within his Conservative party.

27 October 2015 13:52

Putin, Saudi King seek solution to Syria crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin held phone talks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia focussed on seeking a solution to the Syria crisis, the Kremlin said.

27 October 2015 13:33

Montenegro PM shrugs off violent demos calling for resignation Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic brushed off violent protests calling for his resignation, insisting they were not a threat to his country's stability.

27 October 2015 11:58

US presidential candidate Carson in call to ban abortion Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson called for a ban on abortion in nearly all cases, and likened those seeking to terminate their pregnancies to slave owners, in comments certain to spark controversy.

26 October 2015 16:48

EU will 'start falling apart' if no quick action on migrants: Slovenia The European Union will "start falling apart" if it fails to take concrete action to tackle the migrant crisis within the next few weeks.

26 October 2015 15:51

Economic migrants use children as 'human shields': Czech leader The Czech president accused economic migrants of using children as "human shields" in their bid to reach Europe, as the continent grapples with its biggest migration crisis since World War II.

26 October 2015 15:35

Greece 'has no time to lose' to meet creditor demands: Dombrovskis The European commissioner for the euro told Athens it has "no time to lose" in carrying out reforms its international creditors have demanded in exchange for bailout funds.

26 October 2015 15:31

'Eradicating terror' will produce political deal: Syria's Assad Syria needs to eradicate "terrorism" to find a political solution to end the country's war, embattled President Bashar al-Assad told a visiting Russian delegation.

26 October 2015 14:26

EU, Balkan leaders struggle to defuse tensions over migrants European Union and Balkan leaders struggled Sunday to reduce tensions over how to tackle the migrant crisis as Slovenia warned the bloc will "start falling apart" if it fails to take concrete action within weeks.

26 October 2015 11:19

World would be better place if Saddam, Kadhafi still in power: Trump The world would be a better place if dictators such as Saddam Hussein and Moamer Kadhafi were still in power, top Republican US presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in comments aired.

26 October 2015 10:21

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