Europe
Merkel tells party ready to seek fourth term as chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party Sunday she will seek re-election next year, a move likely to be welcomed in many ...EU fails to reach migrant sharing accord
EU interior ministers said Friday they remained far from reaching a compromise on how to share the burden of migrants who have ...Another 100 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean
A hundred migrants were feared drowned Thursday after yet another migrant shipwreck off the Libyan coast, raising the number of those missing ...Slovenia amends constitution to ensure right to water
Green-friendly Slovenia amended its constitution on Thursday to ensure access to drinkable water was a fundamental right for all citizens and could ...Putin withdraws Russia from International Criminal Court
President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on Wednesday removing Russia\'s signature from the International Criminal Court\'s founding treaty, piling pressure on ...France marks first anniversary of Paris terror attacks
French President Francois Hollande on Sunday began commemorations for the first anniversary of the Paris terror attacks by unveiling a plaque in ...Hungarian parliament rejects migrant ban in blow to PM Orban
Hungary\'s parliament on Tuesday narrowly rejected a plan by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to ban the resettlement of migrants in the country, ...Tragedy on Mediterranean for migrants forced to sail at gunpoint
At least 110 migrants are feared drowned after they were forced at gunpoint to set sail from Libya, while many more may ...New strong earthquake hits central Italy
A powerful earthquake struck Italy on Sunday in the same central regions that have been rocked by repeated tremors over the past ...Northern Ireland court rejects Brexit challenge
Northern Ireland\'s High Court on Friday rejected an attempt to block Britain\'s exit from the European Union, saying that neither the province\'s ...




