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World News

Migration and media freedom top agenda at EU-Turkey summit

European leaders are also concerned about media freedom in Turkey after the government seized control of the country's leading opposition newspaper last week.

USA

Who wants to beat a billionaire? Clinton, Sanders clash

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton argued on Sunday over who had the best chance to beat Republican front-runner Donald Trump in the race to the White House.

France

French justice minister resigns over anti-terror plan

Christiane Taubira stepped down on Wednesday, just as parliament prepared to examine a constitutional reform plan she openly criticized.

Germany

"Refugees, welcome" spirit wanes after Cologne attacks

Public support for Angela Merkel and her open arms policy has dropped in the wake of the Cologne sex attacks that were blamed on migrants.

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France

French drug trial disaster: one man brain dead, five in hospital

One person is brain dead and five others are in a serious condition in France after a clinical trial went terribly wrong.

Culture news

Mesmerizing Big Data on show in London

Our modern lives are awash with data, which this exhibition turns into art.

Cinema

Expect surprises at this year's Golden Globes

The 73rd Golden Globes will kick off the awards season in Hollywood this Sunday.

United Kingdom

Hundreds evacuated amid northern England floods

Unprecedented flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire has forced hundreds to leave their homes over the weekend.

World News

Hospital choir beats Justin Bieber and tops UK Christmas chart

Good karma: a London hospital choir tops the UK Christmas chart with a song whose proceeds will go to charities.

USA

Deadly tornadoes in Texas

Tornadoes in Texas killed at least eleven people on Saturday night when they struck several cities around Dallas.

World News

Gunshots, grenades and anger in Jerusalem

Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian they said tried to stab an officer near Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday, the latest in a spate of street attacks in the occupied territories.

World News

More than 100 homes destroyed in Australian bushfires

Massive bushfires in southern Australia burned down more than a hundred homes on Christmas and continued to rage out of control on Saturday.

Turkey

Ethnic Turks repatriated from eastern Ukraine

Hundreds of ethnic Turks living in conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine are being repatriated by the Turkish government.

Argentina

DNA dashes hope of Argentina activist searching for stolen child

The woman thought to be the lost granddaughter of an activist who searches for babies stolen during Argentina's military dictatorship was someone else, DNA tests show.

USA

The songs you couldn't miss this year

As 2015 draws to a close, it's time to review the year's biggest music hits.

Spain

Spain votes in tightest election in 40 years

Experts agree that Spain, which has been struggling economically, is seeing the end of a long-established two-party system.

Cinema

Blizzard, blood and bounty hunters in Tarantino's new western

Set in post Civil War America, "The Hateful Eight" brings an odd bunch of violent strangers under the same roof. Hint: things get ugly.

Cinema

Trailer to "Finding Nemo" sequel unveiled

Thirteen years after Pixar's Oscar-winning 'Finding Nemo', the sequel, 'Finding Dory', will hit the big screens next year.

Culture news

Francesca Hayward, rising star of London's Royal Ballet

Seeing her in 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Royal Opera House, many say a star is born.

Myanmar

Polls close in Myanmar's landmark free election

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party is expected to make large gains, but even with a landslide, she cannot become president.

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