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French president Hollande vows stiffer penalties for hate speech French President vowed to introduce tougher penalties for "racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic" remarks in the wake of last month's militant attacks in Paris.
24 February 2015 15:13
West hikes warnings over Ukraine truce as new flashpoint ignites The West sounded more forceful warnings over Ukraine's battered truce as fighting raged around the port city of Mariupol.
23 February 2015 11:01
Hundreds attend funeral of Copenhagen gunman Hundreds of people attended the Islamic burial of the gunman who killed two people in twin shootings in Copenhagen last weekend.
21 February 2015 13:31
Venezuela arrests Caracas opposition mayor Masked intelligence service agents arrested the mayor of Caracas, his wife and opposition figures.
20 February 2015 13:36
Chinese MH370 relatives protest at Malaysia PM's office Chinese relatives of MH370 passengers gathered outside the Malaysian prime minister's office to demand his government rescind its declaration.
18 February 2015 16:21
Suicide attacks kill 38 as Boko Haram threatens Nigeria vote Two suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people, less than six weeks from elections, as the leader of Boko Haram vowed to disrupt the vote.
18 February 2015 14:04
US urges Russia, rebels to 'immediately' halt Ukraine attacks The United States called on Russia and the separatists it backs to "immediately" halt attacks in eastern Ukraine.
17 February 2015 13:49
Mexico bristles at UN criticism over disappearances The Mexican government bristled at a UN committee's findings that disappearances are widespread in the country and the authorities lack precise numbers of missing people.
14 February 2015 14:09
Chinese relatives protest in Malaysia over MH370 Chinese relatives of those on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 protested outside the carrier's office.
12 February 2015 23:15
British Muslims protest Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoons Thousands of British Muslims protested against cartoons of Mohammed in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
09 February 2015 14:07
Anti-Islam PEGIDA rally in Austria dwarfed by counter-demo The first protest in the Austrian city of Linz by Germany's "anti-Islamisation" movement PEGIDA drew just 150 supporters.
09 February 2015 13:23
After deadly shells, sorrow and chaos at Donetsk hospital Residents of the Tekstylnyk district in east Ukraine rebel stronghold Donetsk have only tears and unanswered questions after a barrage of shells killed four people.
05 February 2015 11:57
16 civilians killed in latest Ukraine fighting: officials At least 16 civilians have been killed in fierce fighting across east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said.
03 February 2015 16:46
Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town Battles raged between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine.
02 February 2015 14:51
Hungarians rally against Orban ahead of Merkel visit Thousands of Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest seeking support from Chancellor Angela Merkel against their Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
02 February 2015 13:07
Turnout slumps at anti-Islam LEGIDA march in Leipzig A march by an emergent anti-Islamisation group in the German city of Leipzig failed to drum up much support, with first estimates showing turnout at below 1,000.
31 January 2015 13:03
Kerry heading to Ukraine amid concern over conflict US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Ukraine next week amid growing global concern over the intensifying nine-month war in the country's eastю
31 January 2015 12:38
Thousands join anti-Islam rally as Germany worries about image Thousands of people joined a march by the German anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement.
26 January 2015 12:33
Ukraine cedes airport on one of bloodiest days of war Ukrainian forces ceded a long-disputed airport to Russian-backed rebels as an upsurge in clashes killed nearly 50 people.
23 January 2015 14:16
Huge anti-Charlie Hebdo rally in Chechnya as global protests rumble on The furious backlash against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed rumbled on with a huge rally in Chechnya.
20 January 2015 16:17
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