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'Crisis is here to stay'

EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said the refugee influx, which has opened deep divisions in the bloc, is here to stay and
5 September 2015

Locals demand arrest of accused in 15 days

Villagers of the areas surrounding Barapukuia Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) staged demonstration and held a rally yesterday at the mine site demanding arrest of two employees of the company for their alleged attempt to rape a woman.
5 September 2015

Snowden attacks Russia rights curbs

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden criticised Russia, the country that has granted him asylum.
5 September 2015

Migrants arrive in Austria from Hungary after border move

Around 2,000 refugees have arrived at Austria's border from Hungary, and the numbers could more than double through the day, Austrian police say.
5 September 2015

Men claiming discovery of Nazi 'gold train' go public

Two treasure hunters claiming to have discovered a Nazi "gold train" went public for the first time but failed to reveal evidence for the alleged.
4 September 2015

'I would rather die than go to a camp'

Ugly scenes erupted in Hungary yesterday as migrants fought their way onto what they thought was the first train to western Europe in days, only to be left feeling tricked as police halted the train and tried to move them to a refugee camp. Mayhem ensued at the small train station of Bicske where it was stopped, including when one man pulled a woman and a baby onto the train tracks and refused to be moved before several bulky police dragged him off.
3 September 2015

Reunion wing part is from MH370: France

French prosecutors yesterday confirmed that a wing part found on a remote Indian Ocean island was from ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a month after tests on the flaperon began.
3 September 2015

Refugees 'threaten Europe's Christian identity'

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban yesterday warned that the wave of refugees and migrants coming to Europe and the EU's "failed immigration policy"
3 September 2015

Italy PM says Europe 'cannot just get emotional' about migrants

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi yesterday said that Europe could not just limit itself to an emotional reaction to pictures of asylum-seekers dying, but had
3 September 2015

Four Turkish police killed in PKK bombing

Four Turkish police were killed yesterday in a bomb attack on their vehicle in the country's southeast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),
3 September 2015

Top human traffickers held in Cox’s Bazar

Law enforcers arrest wo alleged top human traffickers in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
3 September 2015

EU to extend sanctions over Ukraine crisis

Two civilians were killed Wednesday in eastern Ukraine, undermining fresh efforts to end violence as the European Union agreed to extend sanctions against
2 September 2015

Eight killed in Paris apartment block fire

A fire in an apartment building in northern Paris early yesterday that killed eight people, including two children, might have been started intentionally, officials
2 September 2015

Migrant influx tests EU

Thousands of refugees and migrants arrived in Athens yesterday, piling further pressure on increasingly divided European nations as they struggle to cope with the unprecedented influx.
2 September 2015

Bangkok blast: Police match fingerprint to bomb suspect

Thai police investigating the deadly Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok say fingerprints on possible bomb-making equipment found at the weekend match those of a man detained on Tuesday.
2 September 2015

8 dead in Paris apartment fire

A fire in an apartment building in northern Paris kills eight people, including two children.
2 September 2015

Spain finds Guinea migrant hidden behind car engine

A West African migrant enters the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco curled up next to a car engine and another is hidden behind the back seat of the Mercedes-300 car.
2 September 2015

Migrant crisis: Thousands arrive in Athens

Thousands of migrants are arriving in mainland Greece as the government prepares for talks on tackling the huge number of people reaching its shores.
2 September 2015

Tension flares in Kiev over autonomy bill

Ukraine was in shock yesterday after fierce clashes outside parliament killed three policemen and wounded 140 people as tensions flared over controversial
1 September 2015

A 'crime against civilisation'

The United Nation's cultural watchdog yesterday condemned the destruction of the famed Temple of Bel in Syria's Palmyra by Islamic
1 September 2015