Europe
Seven dead in French Alps avalanche
Seven people were killed Tuesday when an avalanche swept them away in the French Alps, a local official told AFP, one of ...Hungary launches border crackdown, says refugees face expulsion
Hundreds of migrants spent the night in the open on Serbia’s northern border with Hungary, their passage to western Europe stalled on ...Austria, Slovakia introduce border checks after shock German move
Austria and Slovakia said they were reinstating border controls Monday to cope with a flood of refugees, following a similar move by ...95,000 Russian troops in massive military drill
Russia on Monday launched its largest military exercises of the year, Centre-2015, involving some 95,000 soldiers including ground troops, navy and airforce ...Germany re-imposes border controls to slow migrant arrivals
Germany re-imposed border controls on Sunday after Europe\'s most powerful nation acknowledged it could scarcely cope with thousands of asylum seekers arriving ...Thousands more migrants stream into Austria from Hungary
Austrian authorities said they were expecting another wave of migrants and refugees coming over the border from Hungary on Sunday, after a ...3 space station astronauts safely return to Earth
A Russian space capsule landed safely in Kazakhstan, bringing home a three-person crew from the International Space Station, including a record-breaking Russian ...Hungarian camerawoman faces criminal charges for kicking refugees
A Hungarian camerawoman who caused global outrage after being caught on film tripping and kicking refugees as they fled police apologised Friday ...Venezuela opposition leader Lopez jailed for nearly 14 years
Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison for inciting violence against President Nicolas Maduro\'s government ...Hungarian far-right TV journalist fired after abusing Syrian migrants on camera
A camerawoman for a private television channel in Hungary was fired late on Tuesday after videos of her kicking and tripping up ...