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Europe-Australia talks over stopping asylum-seeker boats: Abbott Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia and Europe were in talks on how to stop asylum-seeker boats after the success of his government's controversial polices on the issue.

04 May 2015 13:13

Kerry hails 'enormous progress' in new-look Sri Lanka US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed Sri Lanka for making "enormous progress" since the departure of strongman Mahinda Rajapakse.

02 May 2015 15:31

EU, NATO try to counter Russian propaganda Western powers are getting set to counter an expertly crafted Russian disinformation campaign over Ukraine which has left them wrong-footed too many times for comfort.

02 May 2015 14:24

Embattled Rousseff pledges support for Brazil workers Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took to social media rather than make a formal May Day address to underscore her government's commitment to workers' rights.

02 May 2015 13:48

UN Security Council fails to back Russian appeal on Yemen The UN Security Council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement demanding an immediate ceasefire or at least humanitarian pauses in the fighting in Yemen.

02 May 2015 13:13

British PM in 'career-defining' election slip Politicians are often accused of pursuing their own interests and British Prime Minister David Cameron did little to dispel the impression.

02 May 2015 12:28

Violent clashes overshadow start of Milan Expo The opening of Expo 2015 was marred by violent clashes between police and dozens of militants opposed to Milan's hosting of the world fair.

02 May 2015 11:18

Femen and her father ruin France's Marine Le Pen's big day Bare-chested Femen activists making Nazi salutes disrupted a speech by France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen at her National Front party's traditional May 1 rally in Paris.

02 May 2015 10:48

Australia calls for regional fight against drug trade after executions Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called for a regional approach to tackle drug trafficking, saying the death penalty would not halt the illegal trade.

30 April 2015 14:17

Nepal quake survivors clash with riot police, UN seeks $415 mn Desperate survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people clashed with riot police in Nepal's capital.

30 April 2015 11:22

Germany spied on French and EU officials for US: report German intelligence services spied on top French officials and the European Commission on behalf of the American spy agency NSA.

30 April 2015 11:07

UN chief calls for halt to fighting in Mali UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate halt to fighting in Mali, where government forces are battling Tuareg rebels.

30 April 2015 10:43

Russian MP demands probe over sex shops' use of WWII medal A Russian MP asked prosecutors to investigate a sex shop chain for using a depiction of a World War II medal on price tags for vibrators.

30 April 2015 10:08

Kazakhstan government resigns With the inauguration of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the government of Kazakhstan resigns according to the Constitution.

30 April 2015 04:51

'I'm still in charge' of Greece debt talks team: Varoufakis Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis insisted in a German newspaper interview that he is still in charge of Greece's team handling crucial talks with creditors.

29 April 2015 20:19

Obama hosts glitzy state dinner for Japan PM A presidential haiku, sashimi salads and a red carpet awaited Japan's Shinzo Abe at the White House, as Barack Obama offered the prime minister a grand welcome.

29 April 2015 15:02

EU's Mogherini sees 'major role' for Iran in Syria talks Iran can play a major role in persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate in peace talks, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said.

29 April 2015 14:31

Russia removes Navalny-led opposition party from approved list Russia has withdrawn the opposition Progress Party led by arch Putin foe Alexei Navalny from the list of authorised parties.

29 April 2015 12:50

Japan PM says 'deeply pained' over WWII 'comfort women' Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his remorse over the sexual slavery of Asian women during World War II.

29 April 2015 10:48

Iran's Rouhani warns change coming for 'sanctions busters' President Hassan Rouhani warned that middlemen who have circumvented sanctions will need to "think of another job."

28 April 2015 17:47

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