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Merkel stresses conditions for EU-Turkey deal on refugees
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled Wednesday that the EU will not do a deal with Ankara at all costs to solve the bloc's refugee crisis, as she urged European leaders to stand firm on their push for civil rights in Turkey.
Under-fire French cardinal denies covering up child sex abuse
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» LOURDES (FRANCE) - A French cardinal on Tuesday denied accusations he covered up the sexual abuse of children amid a growing scandal that has deeply embarrassed the Catholic Church in France.
Energy giants call German nuclear phase-out 'expropriation'
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» BERLIN - Three energy giants Tuesday told Germany's top court that they should be compensated for the nuclear phase-out Chancellor Angela Merkel's government decided after the Fukushima disaster five years ago.
New Zealand beat India by 47 runs in World Twenty20 match
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» NAGPUR (INDIA) - New Zealand stunned India in the opening World Twenty20 group match, defeating the hosts and title favourites by 47 runs on Tuesday.
Palestinian child survivor of firebombing to meet Real Madrid stars
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - A Palestinian boy who survived a firebombing by Jewish extremists that killed his parents and brother will travel Tuesday to meet Real Madrid stars including his idol Cristiano Ronaldo.
One suspect killed in Brussels terror raid: Belgian media
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» BRUSSELS - Police shot dead one suspect on Tuesday during a major Belgian-French anti-terror operation in Brussels linked to the Paris attacks, Belgian media reports said, citing the federal prosecutor's office.
Cyprus threatens to block EU-Turkey migrant deal
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» NICOSIA - Tiny Cyprus on Tuesday threatened to derail a proposed EU deal with Turkey to end Europe's migration crisis, warning it would not be pressured into dropping longstanding disagreements with Ankara.
Brazil minister accused of bribe for silence in graft case
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian senator has accused a minister in President Dilma Rousseff's government of trying to buy his silence in a massive corruption investigation centered on state oil company Petrobras, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Jolie visits Syria refugees in Lebanon on war's 5th anniversary
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» BEKAA VALLEY (LEBANON) - Hollywood star and UN refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday met Syrian refugee families living in squalid conditions in Lebanon, on the fifth anniversary of the Syrian war.
Macedonia sends over 1,000 migrants back to Greece
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» GEVGELIJA (MACEDONIA) - Some 1,500 migrants who managed to cross into Macedonia, despite the border being closed to them for a week, have been sent back to Greece by Macedonian troops, officials said Tuesday.