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Lithuania says can take in 250 refugees, migrants
Lithuania said Wednesday it has decided to resettle up to 250 Syrian refugees, migrants and asylum seekers transferred from Italy and Greece, ...Hungary orders Serbian border closed to keep out migrants
Hungary announced plans on Wednesday to build a four-meter-high fence along its border with Serbia to stem the flow of illegal migrants, ...Escaped Georgia zoo tiger kills man in Tbilisi, is shot dead
A tiger that killed a man in the central square of Georgia\'s capital Tbilisi Wednesday was shot dead, officials said, four days ...Former Turkey President Suleyman Demirel dies at age 90
Former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel, who was twice toppled by the military during seven stints as the head of government, died early ...North Korea says hit by worst drought in 100 years
North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen chronic food shortages ...Hong Kong braced for vote on its future
Hong Kong lawmakers began a debate on Wednesday on a Beijing-backed electoral reform proposal that will define the city\'s democratic future and ...Greek PM attacks creditors as pressure builds for debt deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday accused international creditors of trying to "humiliate" his country and called on Europe to reconsider ...Volcano erupts in Japan
A light scattering of ash pointed to an eruption of the most active volcano on Japan\'s main island of Honshu, weather authorities ...Syrian air force strikes kill 16 in southern province
At least 16 people, including 13 younger than 18 years old, were killed when Syrian air force jets bombed a town in ...Colombian army kills two FARC rebels
Colombian troops have killed the commander of a FARC guerrilla unit and another rebel in an operation near the Venezuelan border, the ...