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Turkey

Turkey says militants are using US-supplied weapons against civilians

Erdogan turns up the heat on Obama after this week's deadly suicide bombing in the centre of Ankara.

World News

Migrants: Germany not happy with Austria's quota

Reaction to Austrian plans to introduce daily limits for arriving migrants

Israel

Stabbings and shootings across Jerusalem and the West Bank

At least two people have been killed and several others injured in attacks at a supermarket and outside Jerusalem's Old City.

World News

Ankara bombing: Turkish PM lays flowers at the scene

Accusations and denials grip Turkey as the country reels from its fourth deadly bombing since last June.

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USA

Latino vote proves crucial for Democrats in Nevada

Clinton and Sanders go head-to-head ahead of US presidential caucus this Saturday

Musica

Star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky takes Monte Carlo by storm

A virtuoso performance of Handel's Alcina

Germany

Cologne sex attacks: Prosecutor issues clarification

The majority arrested are from Algeria and Morocco and not Syria or Iraq.

Belgium

The Brussels Brexit summit - what you need to know

Why is the focus on Brussels this week? European Council, 18-19/02/2016 Brussels Chaired by European Council President, Donald Tusk Heads of

USA

US:South Carolina takes down Confederate flag

Troopers removed the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s state capitol, three weeks after the racially-motivated killing of a group of black

Greece

IMF: slashes global growth forecast by 2%, tells Athens to "respect the rules"

The IMF has cut its forecast for global growth from 3.5 percent to 3.3, blaming a weaker first quarter in the US. This is lower and slower than last

Austria

Iran: no deal but no rush

Hours before the deadline for a decision, international delegations are still working on a nuclear agreement with Iran. Negotiators from Tehran are

Greece

Greece: optimism and pessimism jostle for place

While the politicians talk, life for ordinary Greek citizens gets more challenging by the day. Queues at cash machines are the new reality on the

Germany

Merkel breaks off dealing with Greece to visit Balkans

Angela Merkel is in the Western Balkans, on the first leg of a tour that will also take the German Chancellor to Serbia and Bosnia. Her visit sends a

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica: Russia vetoes UN resolution to recognise massacre as genocide

Russia has wielded its veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution that would recognise the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as genocide. As

Russia

BRICS: Greece dominates the agenda in Ufa

Security is tight and preparations are at their peak in the remote Russian city of Ufa, more than a thousand kilometres east of Moscow #Russia's

Syria

Aleppo: Syrian Army says it has control of contested district of city

The Syrian army says it has taken control of a district in Aleppo City after an intense offensive by rebel groups

World News

Pope leaves for visit to Latin America

The world’s first Latin American pope is going home. Chosen on a mandate of piety and helping the poor, Pope Francis is on his way to visit Ecuador

Economy

Greece: voters admit to divided opinions

Greece has been divided by the Yes/No question posed by its referendum. Polls suggest neither side had a clear lead in the run-up to the opening of

Economy

Greece: Alexis Tsipras among the first to vote

There was a commotion as Alexis Tsipras arrived to cast his vote in the Greek referendum. Crowds gathered at the Athens polling station to witness

Greece

Greece: referendum voters cast their ballot

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has cast his vote in the Greek referendum. Crowds gathered to witness the scene at the polling station in Athens

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