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Syrian talks kick off in Kazakhstan's Astana Syrian talks have kicked off in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.

25 May 2015

Malaysia PM 'deeply concerned' by mass graves Prime Minister Najib Razak said he was "deeply concerned" by the first discovery of mass graves of suspected illegal migrants in northern Malaysiaю

25 May 2015

Most EU nationals in UK excluded from voting in referendum Most European Union citizens who are resident in Britain will not be able to vote in a referendum on its membership of the bloc.

25 May 2015

Andrzej Duda: heir apparent to Poland's conservative Kaczynski twins Andrzej Duda, the 43-year-old conservative MEP and lawyer who won Poland's cliffhanger presidential election on Sunday, has strong ties to the powerful Kaczynski twins.

25 May 2015

EU urges Burundi to prosecute opposition leader's killers The EU urged Burundi's government to prosecute the killers of an opposition leader and prevent the violence in the central African country from worsening.

25 May 2015

Church unnerved by Ireland's huge 'Yes' to gay marriage The once-dominant Catholic Church in Ireland was trying to come to terms with an overwhelming vote in favour of gay marriage.

25 May 2015

State Dept releases first Clinton emails on Libya The State Department released a first batch of emails by Hillary Clinton, giving an unprecedented glimpse into the work of the former top diplomat.

23 May 2015

UN chief urges Nigeria to help Boko Haram victims UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Nigeria to step up medical and psychological aid to survivors of Boko Haram attacks and victims of rape.

23 May 2015

Obama sells Iran deal directly to US Jews President Barack Obama donned a yarmulke and pitched his nuclear deal with Iran and the case for a Palestinian state directly to US Jews.

23 May 2015

Japan PM to meet Pacific island leaders to talk aid, disasters Leaders of 14 Pacific island nations gathered in Japan to start a two-day meeting to discuss their development needs.

22 May 2015

Merkel sets tough line at EU summit with eastern partners German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU's eastern partners not to expect too much of the bloc and warned Russia to mend its ways over Ukraineю

22 May 2015

Hollande says world must respond to threat to Palmyra French President Francois Hollande said the world must respond to Islamic State jihadists' seizure of Palmyra.

22 May 2015

Turkish paper fined, model on trial for 'Erdogan insults' A Turkish court fined a leading newspaper for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while a top model went on trial on similar charges.

22 May 2015

Obama says US not losing against Islamic State US President Barack Obama has described the loss of key Iraqi territory to Islamic State as a tactical setback, while insisting the war against the jihadist group is not being lost.

22 May 2015

Obama looks to anchor Tunisia's democratic gains Barack Obama and Tunisia's president will discuss increased military and economic aid designed to ensure the brightest democratic light.

21 May 2015

Eurovision, a stage for geopolitical conflicts? Behind the kitsch, glitz and smoke machines of the Eurovision Song Contest -- hosted by Vienna -- hide more serious international geopolitical tensions.

21 May 2015

Australia PM rules out resettling Asian boat migrants Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott ruled out helping resettle the wave of migrants fleeing to Southeast Asia, saying it would worsen the problem and "encourage people to get on boats".

21 May 2015

Time short for global climate deal in Paris, warns Hollande French President Francois Hollande warned that time was short for a year-end deal on climate change and called on world leaders to unlock the complex process in the months ahead.

21 May 2015

Poroshenko says Ukraine waging 'real war' with Russia Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview broadcast that his crisis-torn country was fighting a "real war" with Russia that could escalate at any time.

20 May 2015

x-Soviet Georgia urges EU progress, despite Russian pressure Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned European Union leaders against letting Russian aggression in Ukraine undermine the bloc's project of building closer links with ex-Soviet nations.

20 May 2015

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