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EU to overhaul passport-free zone after Paris attacks The European Union agreed to rush through reforms to the passport-free Schengen zone by the end of the year amid growing concerns about border security in the wake of the Paris attacks.
21 November 2015 13:54
'Naive' Sweden to beef up anti-terror measures: PM Sweden has been naive about the risk of an attack on its soil and plans to beef up security measures, including surveillance of encrypted communications.
20 November 2015 18:44
Putin's Russia sends mixed signals on Stalin-era crimes Russia plans to unveil a bronze "Wall of Grief" in Moscow next year in its first tangible condemnation of Stalin-era crimes but critics accuse the government of playing a double game.
20 November 2015 18:42
Some attackers used refugee crisis to 'slip into' France: PM Some of the suspects in the Paris attacks took advantage of Europe's migrant crisis to "slip in" unnoticed, warning the EU needed to "take responsibility" over border controls.
20 November 2015 13:16
Hopes for Syria peace dim after Assad, Obama remarks Hopes for a quick political transition in war-ravaged Syria dimmed as embattled President Bashar al-Assad threw cold water on an ambitious timetable agreed at international talks in Vienna.
20 November 2015 12:33
Clinton backs sweeping US-led global fight against IS Hillary Clinton called for a US-led global fight to defeat the Islamic State group and shut down its flow of fighters, propaganda and weapons in the wake of the Paris attacks.
20 November 2015 11:52
France says new security to cost 600 mn euros in 2016 France revealed it will spend an extra 600 million euros ($641 million) next year to ramp up security after the Paris attacks.
20 November 2015 11:37
Trudeau tells Obama Canada will be 'strong' partner against IS Canada's freshly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to remain a "strong" partner in the fight against the Islamic State group.
19 November 2015 16:59
Netanyahu urges 'global solution to terror' in call with Hollande Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for "a global solution" to terrorism in a phone call with Francois Hollande on Wednesday to express his solidarity after the Paris attacks.
19 November 2015 15:22
UK's Cameron defeated over votes for teens in EU referendum Britain's government came under pressure to let 16 and 17 year-olds have the vote in a referendum on European Union membership after suffering a defeat in parliament.
19 November 2015 13:42
'Brexit' is not going to happen, says EU's Juncker European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker insisted that Britain would not leave the EU, as leaders prepare to discuss David Cameron's reform demands at a summit next month.
19 November 2015 12:39
Obama 'optimistic' of Paris climate summit success US President Barack Obama said he was optimistic an elusive deal to contain global warming could be forged at an upcoming crunch summit in Paris.
18 November 2015 17:31
70 years after Nuremberg trials, Germany tries to right old wrongs Seventy years after the trials of top Nazis began in Nuremberg, Germany is racing against time to prosecute the last Third Reich criminals to make up for decades of neglect.
18 November 2015 17:21
Xi endures lonely red-carpet APEC welcome in Philippines Philippine President Benigno Aquino promised to be the "perfect host" to all leaders attending a regional summit, but a long and lonely red carpet welcome walk for China's Xi Jinping betrayed their nations' icy ties.
18 November 2015 16:26
Erdogan asks Turkey PM to form new government Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked Prime MinisterAhmet Davutoglu to form a new government.
18 November 2015 15:08
Israel condemns 'impudent' remarks by Swedish FM Israel criticised "appallingly impudent" remarks by Sweden's foreign minister for drawing a parallel between the Paris attacks and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
17 November 2015 12:50
Hollande says France to step up anti-IS bombing after Paris attacks President Francois Hollande said France would step up the battle against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria in the wake of Paris attacks he dubbed "acts of war".
17 November 2015 12:02
CIA chief expects more IS attacks in 'pipeline' CIA director John Brennan warned that the attacks in Paris were likely not a "one off event" and that he expects the Islamic State group has more operations in the pipeline.
17 November 2015 11:54
Japan dips into recession in stumble for 'Abenomics' Japan's economy slipped into recession for the second time since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power nearly three years ago.
16 November 2015 16:06
UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit North Korea: Yonhap UN chief Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week for a likely meeting with the nuclear-armed state's diplomatically reclusive leader
16 November 2015 15:58
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