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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 ...Hungary Defence Minister quits amid migration crisis
Hungarian Defence Minister Csaba Hende resigned Monday, according to a government statement given to state news agency MTI, without giving a reason.Britain kills IS fighters in Syria for first time
A Royal Air Force (RAF) drone killed a British jihadist in Syria last month who was planning attacks on Britain, Prime Minister ...U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016
At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said ...Norway hotel tycoon offers 5,000 hotel nights to refugees
A Norwegian billionaire who made his fortune in the hotel business offered on Tuesday 5,000 nights in his hotel chain to refugees ...Russia demands answers from Sofia, Athens as Syria flights blocked
Moscow on Tuesday demanded answers from Greece and Bulgaria after Sofia banned Russian supply flights to Syria from its airspace and Athens ...Child refugees suffer accidents, beatings, rape on way to Sweden
Around 700 refugee children are arriving every week without their parents in Sweden, many injured in accidents and some bearing the physical ...Germany says can take 500,000 refugees a year in near future
Germany will be able to take in 500,000 refugees a year for a few years, Chancellor Angela Merkel\'s deputy Sigmar Gabriel said ...Russia dismisses US concerns over Syria military build-up
Moscow on Monday dismissed US concern of a Russian military build-up in Syria, saying its military aid to Bashar al-Assad was nothing ...