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Germany

Clashes in Cologne over anti-Islam rally

German riot police used water cannon to keep left – wing radicals and anti-Islam protesters apart on Sunday as they held rival rallies in the city of

Sport

Hamilton wins third Formula One World Championship at US Grand Prix

Welcome to Speed. After a pulsating race in Australia last time out, MotoGP headed to Malaysia for the penultimate Grand Prix of a thrilling 2015

Poland

Poland's Law and Justice party sweeps to stunning election win

The Polish opposition Law and Justice party has defied the opinion polls and is claiming a stunning victory with nearly 40% of the vote according to

Republic of the Congo

Congo votes in controversial referendum to allow president to stand again

Congo’s long-serving president is waiting to see if he has won a controversial referendum after the country voted on Sunday. The vote is to ditch age

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Tokyo courts foreign business

The Japanese capital wants to become the world's top financial center and is working hard to attract more foreign investors and firms.

World News

EU's long march towards refugee solution continues in Brussels

The EU summit of central and eastern European states grinds on in Brussels as the participants try to get agreement on dealing with the refugee

Sport

Runners compete in vertical race in Shanghai

Shanghai’s 57-storey International Finance Center was the unlikely location for a race that brought together runners from across the globe

Haiti

Haiti votes as rampant poverty persists

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast calm as election goes ahead

Alassane Ouattara looks set to remain president of the Ivory Coast as votes are cast in the first presidential election since the end of a decade

Vatican

Synod reaches uneasy compromise as Pope takes on conservatives

The Pope appears to have reached some form of agreement with the conservative clergy at an often tetchy synod on the family. The synod voted to allow

Iraq

Dramatic pictures released of US-Kurdish prisoner rescue in Iraq

The first pictures have been released of the daring Kurdish Peshmerga-US marines joint operation in Iraq last week that saved the lives of dozens of

Poland

Poland votes in a general election that could see the governing Civic Platform ousted

The opinion polls are predicting that the opposition Law and Justice party will win the most votes in today’s general election in Poland, but it is

Ukraine

Ukraine postpones local elections in two key areas for Kyiv

Local elections in two areas in the disputed Donetsk region of Ukraine have been cancelled. Polls failed to open in the Kyiv controlled

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Marching through the fields

Marching through the fields Around 1,000 migrants and refugees crossed the Slovenia-Croatia border on foot at dawn on Saturday (October 24), near the

Serbia

EU strives for common stance as spats mark response to Balkan migrant crisis

As tens of thousands of migrants stream across the Balkans splits, spats and threats are features of the European response. Three Balkan leaders vow

New Zealand

Rugby World Cup 2015: New Zealand defeat South Africa 20-18 to reach Final

Argentina

Argentina votes with economy in chaos

Argentina is voting for a new president with Buenos Aires state governor Daniel Scioli well ahead in the opinion polls. Argentina election: Is

Syria

Free Syrian Army rebels dismiss Russian offer of help in fighting ISIL

Stop bombing us before talking about helping us… That is the reaction from Western-backed rebels in Syria to Russia’s offer of support in fighting

USA

Four dead and dozens injured in Oklahoma parade horror crash

Four people were killed and more than 40 injured on Saturday after a car with a suspected drink driver at the wheel ploughed into past and present