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Australian PM Abbott faces leadership challenge High-profile Australian minister Malcolm Turnbull challenged Prime Minister Tony Abbott for the leadership of the Liberal Party.
14 September 2015
A voter at Polling Station No.112 in Gudermes on Unified Election Day. ©RIA Novosti Russia votes in local polls as opposition claims mass fraud As Russians voted in local elections set to confirm the ruling party's dominance, the opposition reported mass vote rigging and police stormed the office of independent vote monitors.
14 September 2015
Obama orders US to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees President Barack Obama has asked for at least 10,000 Syrian refugees to be admitted to the United States next year, amid criticism his government has done too little to help.
14 September 2015
Trump, Cruz join forces to slam Iran deal They are rivals on the campaign trail, but Republican presidential challengers Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz joined forces at a rally denouncing the Iran nuclear deal being debated by the US Congress.
14 September 2015
Merkel wants 'binding' EU refugee quotas with no ceiling German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the EU to agree to a proportional distribution of refugees with no limits on actual numbers, going much further than plans unveiled by the European Commission.
14 September 2015
France urges EU members to 'scrupulously' respect Schengen rules France called for the "scrupulous respect by all European Union countries" of rules setting out the bloc's borderless Schengen zone.
14 September 2015
British PM says Labour under Corbyn threat to UK security Prime Minister David Cameron said that veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn's election to the Labour leadership made the main opposition party a threat to Britain's national security.
14 September 2015
German minister urges change in EU's policy towards Syria Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Europe should stop looking on helplessly as "murder" rages on in Syria, as he called on the bloc to review its strategy on the conflict.
14 September 2015
Japan PM visits flood-hit town as rescuers search for missing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a disaster-struck city north of Tokyo in the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people.
12 September 2015
Rick Perry drops out of US presidential race Former Texas governor Rick Perry dropped out of the US presidential race, becoming the first casualty in a crowded battle for the Republican Party nomination in 2016.
12 September 2015
Trump accuses Obama of bowing to Putin, failing on Ukraine Billionaire mogul and White House frontrunner Donald Trump accused US President Barack Obama of paying "lip service" on Ukraine and failing to stand up to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
12 September 2015
Singapore ruling party wins majority in snap election Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won a majority in snap parliamentary elections, official results showed.
12 September 2015
Donald Trump becomes sole owner of Miss Universe Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump announced he has purchased NBC's half of Miss Universe, taking sole ownership after the station refused to broadcast the pageant in July.
12 September 2015
Poroshenko says Russia threat to 'entire democratic world' Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia of challenging the "entire democratic world" by annexing Crimea and allegedly arming separatist rebels in the east of his ex-Soviet state.
11 September 2015
Singapore votes as opposition seeks end of one-party dominance Singaporeans will cast their votes in a snap parliamentary election after a heated campaign that boosted opposition hopes of further eroding half a century of dominance by the ruling party.
11 September 2015
Clinton ex-staffer invokes right to silence over emails The former Hillary Clinton staffer who helped set up the private email server she used while secretary of state invoked his constitutional right to not answer questions before a US House committee.
11 September 2015
Obama hails Iran nuclear vote as 'victory for diplomacy' US President Barack Obama hailed a Congressional vote allowing a nuclear deal with Iran to go ahead.
11 September 2015
Catalan leader vows vote can steer 'political future' Catalan leader Artur Mas kicked off campaigning for a regional election billed as an indirect poll on independence from Spain by urging voters to determine their "political future".
11 September 2015
Trump surges, Clinton losing to Sanders in Iowa: polls Billionaire Donald Trump has extended his lead over the Republican presidential field, while Democratic overall frontrunner Hillary Clinton now trails underdog Bernie Sanders in the key early voting state of Iowa.
11 September 2015
Kerry, Lavrov hold second Syria call, as US fears boost for Assad Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the Syrian conflict with US Secretary of State John Kerry for the second time in four days.
10 September 2015

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