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Tsipras asks Greeks for outright majority in September vote Greece's ex-prime minister Alexis Tsipras called for voters in upcoming snap elections to give his radical left Syriza party a "strong mandate" to lead the crisis-hit nation.

31 August 2015

Australian PM rules out random visa checks Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott distanced himself from a police operation in Melbourne which was cancelled amid public outrage about possible spot checks on people's visas.

29 August 2015

UN chief urges stronger response to migration tragedies UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to governments to step up their response to Europe's migrant crisis.

29 August 2015

Trump denies he wants to buy Pope's favorite football team It seems not even bombastic billionaire Donald Trump would go so far as to snatch something so close to the heart of Pope Francis.

29 August 2015

Clinton on US gun violence: 'Something is deeply wrong' Hillary Clinton reiterated her call for gun safety reforms, saying this week's murder of Virginia journalists during an on-air broadcast shows that "something is deeply wrong" in America.

29 August 2015

Greece vote set for Sept 20 as Syriza takes poll lead Greece geared up for a snap election next month, with an opinion poll showing the leftist party Syriza ahead despite a wave of defections over the country's massive new bailout.

29 August 2015

Bush praises New Orleans 'resilience' after Katrina Former president George W. Bush, who faced fierce criticism for the botched government response to Hurricane Katrina, returned to New Orleans to mark the storm's 10th anniversary.

29 August 2015

Greece's top judge takes over as caretaker PM ahead of snap vote Greece's top judge became the country's first female prime minister, taking over a caretaker administration to organise early elections next month.

28 August 2015

France's economy minister stumbles on 35-hour-week, again France's divisive economy minister has once again made waves among Socialists by criticising the country's sacrosanct 35-hour week just as the ruling party gathers for its annual conference.

28 August 2015

Vietnam to free 18,200 prisoners in amnesty but no activists Vietnam said it will free more than 18,200 prisoners to mark its independence day celebrations, but political activists will be excluded from the country's second biggest-ever amnesty.

28 August 2015

White House: Biden deserves 'time and space' to decide The White House said that Vice President Joe Biden deserved "time and space" to decide whether to launch a presidential run.

28 August 2015

Kim Jong-Un credits nukes not talks for deal with S. Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said nuclear weapons -- not negotiating skills -- secured what he described as a "landmark" agreement this week with South Korea.

28 August 2015

Europe has 'means to resist' impact of China crisis: EU economics commissioner EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said that Europe had the "means to resist" the impact of China's slowing economy.

28 August 2015

Australian PM dismisses Treasurer's republican push Monarchist Prime Minister Tony Abbott insisted that efforts to resurrect a push for Australia to become a republic were doomed despite his treasurer's new role as a bipartisan torchbearer for the movement.

27 August 2015

Trash talk trumps civility on 2016 campaign trail Five months before early primary voting, America's presidential race has devolved into mudslinging, with Republican Donald Trump leading the charge to the bottom by lambasting his many rivals.

27 August 2015

White House presses Congress to act on gun control after TV shooting The White House issued a rapid call for Congress to pass gun control laws, after two journalists were shot to death during a live television broadcast.

27 August 2015

World leaders must 'accelerate' climate talks: UN chief UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that countries must "accelerate the rhythm of negotiations" on capping global warming ahead of an international climate conference in Paris in December.

27 August 2015

Erdogan urges Turkey to choose 'stability' in November polls President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turkey to vote for "stability" in November 1 polls, as three pro-Kurdish MPs were invited into a caretaker government in an unprecedented move.

27 August 2015

EU ministers to hold talks Saturday in Paris after train attack Interior and transport ministers from EU countries are to hold talks in Paris to discuss security measures following last week's attack on a high-speed train that was foiled by passengers.

26 August 2015

Merkel to visit refugee centre hit by violence in EU migrants crisis German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit a refugee centre hit by violent far-right protests, a day after Berlin said it had eased some asylum rules.

26 August 2015

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