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Cameron to leave EU negotiations to new PM, but says Brexit must be accepted

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, officially beginning the process for the UK’s departure from the EU, will not be triggered “at this…

Germany

Germany becomes 27th nation to recognise Armenian genocide

Thursday’s vote in the German parliament recognising a genocide of Armenians in Turkey a century ago has enraged the Turks and delighted the…

Turkey

Turks outraged at Germany's Armenian genocide recognition

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Kenya as part of an African tour, might have been expected to react strongly to the German vote.

Armenia

Bundestag Armenian massacres vote threatens German-Turkish relations

Hundreds of Turks in Germany protested outside the Bundestag ahead of the vote which saw the 1915 massacre of Armenians by their Ottoman occupiers classed as…

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Armenia

Getting to grips with genocide. What does it mean?

What constitutes “genocide”?

Germany

Germany agrees to refer to 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide"

The Bundestag voted in favour of a resolution to refer to the killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War as "genocide".

Ukraine

Freed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko addresses parliament as an MP

Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko has made a strong impression on her first day in parliament.

United Kingdom

High heels at work? UK petition calls to end 'sexist' dress codes

Can your employer force you to wear high heels at work? Some are finding the legal ground on the topic is shaky – just like it can be when perched up

World News

Iraq PM warns political crisis could harm fight against ISIL

Iraq’s Prime Minister has warned that a political crisis gripping the country could harm the war against ISIL militants. Grappling to retain control

United Kingdom

David Cameron defends 'entirely standard practice' of offshore investments

Addressing MPs for the first time since the Panama Papers leak, the British leader sought to defuse the controversy surrounding his own tax affairs.

Venezuela

Tensions escalate in Venezuela as Maduro vows to block law passed by opposition

In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has told supporters he will block an amnesty law recently passed by opposition MPs. The law aims to free

Greece

EU-Turkey migrant deal: UNHCR warns neither side is ready

With Europe’s deal on sending migrants back to Turkey due to come into force on Monday, the plight of the more than 50,000 people stranded in Greece

Myanmar

Myanmar's president-elect gives first speech to parliament

Htin Kyaw reassured public servants their jobs are secure despite government cost-cutting plans

Kosovo

Protest tents go up in Pristina's main square

Hundreds of Kosovars have erected tents in Pristina’s main square. They are demanding snap elections and the suspension of a parliamentary vote that

World News

Migrants: Germany not happy with Austria's quota

Reaction to Austrian plans to introduce daily limits for arriving migrants

Greece

Greece votes for same-sex civil partnerships

Greek lawmakers have voted to extend civil partnership agreements to same-sex couples with 193 of the country’s 300 parliamentarians supporting the

Greece

Greece approves latest reform bill in exchange for 1 bn euros

Greece’s leftist-led government has survived another parliamentary vote on a reform bill demanded by the country’s international lenders. In return

World News

Coalition infighting spills into Ukraine parliament as allies tussle

Ukraine’s President Poroshenko meets his prime minister late on Friday with the future of their coalition government looking creaky. It follows a

Portugal

Portugal's Socialists threaten to bring down the government

Portugal faces uncertainty as parliament begins debating the centre-right government’s new programme after last month’s inconclusive general

Greece

Greek MPs say yes to cash-for-reforms, but not everybody is happy

Greek MPs vote yes to the latest cash-for-reforms deal, but trade union leaders vow to fight to overthrow the measures.