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Obama warns on 'chilling effect' of Malaysia opposition trial US President Barack Obama on Monday warned Malaysia must be careful that the high profile prosecution of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim does not have a "chilling effect" on democracy.

02 June 2015

Russian FM dimisses 'absurdity' of EU anger over entry bans Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed the "absurdity" of EU complaints over a travel ban imposed by Moscow on 89 Europeans over the Ukraine crisis.

02 June 2015

Berlin, Paris urge Brussels to rework EU asylum plan Germany and France urged the EU to find a fairer way to admit and distribute asylum seekers, as their leaders met the European Commission chief in Berlin.

02 June 2015

Clinton's debut campaign rally set for June 13 in New York Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has been a US presidential candidate for seven weeks, but her campaign officially launches June 13 with a rally on a New York City island.

02 June 2015

Rights groups urge Merkel to press Egypt over violations Five prominent rights groups on Monday urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press for an end to human rights abuses in Egypt.

02 June 2015

Australia faces gay marriage pressure Australia's opposition Labor party introduced a bill into parliament aimed at legalising same-sex marriage.

01 June 2015

Counting begins in key polls testing Italian premier Renzi The centre-left party of Italian premier Matteo Renzi faced battles in regional elections, exit polls showed, after balloting which is also seen as a measure of the fading fortunes of ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi.

01 June 2015

Greece's Tsipras attacks creditors over 'absurd' reforms Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday attacked its creditors for insisting on what he described as absurd reforms.

01 June 2015

France's Le Pen hails Egypt's battle against 'extremism' French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday praised the fight against "extremism" launched by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

01 June 2015

Netanyahu says committed to Palestinian state Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he was committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state.

01 June 2015

Kerry cuts short Europe trip after breaking leg in bike crash US Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a cycling accident in France and will fly back to the United States for treatment, cutting short a European trip.

01 June 2015

Syrian opposition groups sign joint document as Syrian talks end in Astana Syrian opposition groups have signed a joint document after Syrian talks in Astana.

31 May 2015

Nursultan Nazarbayev receives Prime Minister of Croatia Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has received the Prime Minister of Croatia Zoran Milanovic.

30 May 2015

Iran, US eye 'intense' month to seal historic deal US top diplomat John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart will Saturday launch a new high-stakes diplomatic drive to nail down an unprecedented nuclear deal.

30 May 2015

Russia issues 89-name EU blacklist, bars politicians Moscow has issued a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine.

30 May 2015

Russian sports minister welcomes Blatter victory Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said he was pleased by Sepp Blatter's reelection as FIFA president.

30 May 2015

FIFA marathon man Blatter comes through a new storm A new election triumph in the midst of a corruption scandal established FIFA president Sepp Blatter as the politician who can come through any storm.

30 May 2015

Merkel vows 'constructive' role to help keep Britain in EU German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed to help keep Britain in the EU by working on reforms with Prime Minister David Cameron.

30 May 2015

Germany's Steinmeier warns situation in Ukraine turning 'fragile' Germany's foreign minister warned that the situation in Ukraine's separatist east was turning more "fragile".

30 May 2015

Putin makes troop deaths in peacetime operations a 'state secret' Russian President Vladimir Putin banned the release of information about troop deaths in "special operations" during peacetime.

29 May 2015

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