Europe
EU agrees funding for Turkey to curb migrant flows after Italy drops objections
European Union countries on Wednesday approved a 3 billion euro ($3.32 billion) fund for Turkey to improve living conditions for refugees there ...10,000 refugee children disappeared in Europe, says Europol
Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Sunday, fearing many have been whisked ...Sweden plans to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers
Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose application for asylum has been rejected, Interior Minister ...French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira resigns after terror law row
French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira quit Wednesday in protest over the government\'s efforts to strip convicted French-born terrorists of their citizenship if ...Bosnia to apply next month to join EU
Bosnia next month will officially apply to join the European Union (EU) in the hope of winning candidate status in 2017, the ...Danish parliament passes tough immigration laws
Denmark\'s parliament passed measures on Tuesday aimed at deterring refugees from seeking asylum, including confiscating valuables to pay for their stay, despite ...Putin denounces Soviet founder Lenin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday criticized Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, accusing him of placing a "time bomb" under the state, and ...Putin is corrupt, says US Treasury
An official of the United States government has directly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of corruption, in a BBC programme that airs ...Putin still has his Communist Party card, likes socialist ideals
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday revealed he has kept his USSR Communist Party membership card, and still has a soft spot ...Swedish doctor on trial for keeping woman in bunker
A Swedish doctor went on trial on rape and kidnapping charges Monday after admitting to imprisoning a woman in a home-made bunker ...




