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US court rejects Obama's appeal on immigration A US appeals court dealt another blow to President Barack Obama's efforts to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

27 May 2015 14:01

Europe must do more to help migrants: UN chief Europe must do more to help migrants crossing the Mediterranean, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said ahead of a visit to Brussels.

27 May 2015 12:16

Australia to strip citizenship for terror links: PM Australia on Tuesday announced it will amend the law to strip dual nationals linked to terrorism of their citizenship for "betraying the country".

26 May 2015 14:40

Burundi condemns foreign pressure over political crisis Burundi's government condemned mounting diplomatic pressure over President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid to stand for a third consecutive term.

26 May 2015 14:21

Obama praises 'fallen heroes,' touts end of Mideast wars US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars.

26 May 2015 12:48

'Know your place', Turkey's Erdogan tells New York Times President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the New York Times of meddling in Turkey's affairs with a critical editorial, angrily telling the US daily to "know your place.''

26 May 2015 12:12

New Polish president may spell eurosceptics' return to power Polish voters have opted for change and chosen the conservative and relatively unknown lawyer Andrzej Duda as their next president, spelling a possible return to power of his eurosceptic mentor.

26 May 2015 12:05

Netanyahu taps diplomat Gold for key foreign role Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday named Dore Gold, a seasoned diplomat seen as reluctant to make concessions to the Palestinians.

26 May 2015 11:45

Kazakhstan MPs speak about Kazakhstan's Government Members of the lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament - the Majilis - shared their opinion about the work of the Kazakh Government.

25 May 2015 21:35

Nazarbayev receives Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif.

25 May 2015 20:30

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

25 May 2015 19:20

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 15:19

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 15:00

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 13:41

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 11:32

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 11:09

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 12:22

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 12:13

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 12:05

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 18:03

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