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Migrants defy Greeks at border to cross into Macedonia
Hundreds of desperate migrants were stopped by Macedonian troops Monday after wading thigh-deep through a surging river to cross the border from ...Italy, Hungary say no automatic renewal of Russia sanctions
Italy and Hungary, two of the Kremlin\'s closest allies in Europe, said on Monday there could be no automatic extension of the ...Nearly 1,000 people executed in Iran in 2015: UN expert
Nearly 1,000 people were executed in Iran last year, marking the highest number in 20 years, the UN\'s top expert on the ...Turkey carries out airstrikes after deadly bombing
Turkey\'s air force hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq Monday, hours after a suicide car-bombing in the capital killed 37 people ...European-Russian spacecraft blasts off in search of life on Mars
Europe and Russia launched a spacecraft in a joint mission on Monday to sniff out signs of life on Mars and bring ...Norwegian mass murderer Breivik sues over prison conditions
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik returns to court on Tuesday to accuse the Norwegian state of violating his human rights by ...Trafficked Nepali, Bangladeshi women trapped in Syria
Nepali villager Sunita Magar thought she was heading to a safe factory job in Kuwait, but only when she landed in Damascus ...Car bomb kills dozens in Turkish capital
A suicide car bomb ripped through a busy square in central Ankara Sunday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 75, officials ...German voters batter Merkel over migrant policy
Voters punished Chancellor Angela Merkel\'s conservatives in three German regional elections on Sunday, giving a thumbs-down to her open-door refugee policy and ...Anti-government protesters pour into Brazilian cities
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians angered by a giant corruption scandal and the crumbling economy flooded the streets Sunday to call for ...




