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Avramopoulos says EU will get tough on migrants who are simply seeking a better life rather than fleeing conflict

Over the past two years, the government has lifted bans on women and girls wearing headscarves in schools

Opponents fear it could mark the start of authoritarian one-man rule

The first lady's said that her own education had helped take her to places she could only 'dream of' as a child

The company says fewer than 21,000 bank account numbers and sort codes have been accessed

Ponta has been under growing pressure to quit as he's facing charges of fraud, tax evasion and money laundering

As many as eight unidentified men attacked a group of officers as they arrived at a police checkpoint at Ashulia

A victory for recreational marijuana in Ohio could have changed the national conversation on legalization

Volkswagen fell 8.2 per cent after it said it had understated the fuel consumption of 800,000 cars sold in Europe

The plane may have had about 20 people on board, including crew and "probably" 10 to 15 passengers, spokesperson said

Hungarian police arrested the five people - four Bulgarians and an Afghani - days after the people were found dead

President Yameen gave sweeping powers to security forces to arrest suspects ahead of major anti-government rally

While many embraced the new service it was a source of controversy for others

High school students have been complaining that the exam question is too difficult

A prison service spokeswoman confirmed Allan would be released later on Wednesday

Islamic State group has claimed the reponsibility of the attack

The 29-year-old woman in accused Pachauri, 75, of repeated sexual harassment soon after she joined

New plans set to be unveiled in November

Quebec public safety minister says bomb threat was likely a hoax

A Liberal source says Trudeau's cabinet will be about 30 members or fewer

The quake struck at a depth of 14km kilometres under the Alor Sea

Harb claims late King Fahd had promised to provide for her financially for the rest of her life

The deal is one of the biggest in the industry in recent years and the biggest-ever acquisition of a mobile gaming co

Terminally ill Star Wars fan hopes producers will grant his dying wish of an early screening of the sci-fi blockbuster

General Raheel Sharif will meet military, political leadership of Saudi Arabia during his visit, says ISPR

Users will now click on a heart icon for ‘Likes’ that have now replaced ‘Favourites’

US online giant inaugurates new store in Seattle's University Village

The fact that no distress call was received, and the wreckage was scattered widely, has suggests a sudden breakup

Airport manager Trikora Harjo said the situation would be re-evaluated as the evening went on

In a speech, Yaalon alluded to Israel finding common cause with countries opposed to Iran and its allies

If it passes, Ohio would become the fifth and most populous state to legalise the recreational usage of marijuana

The refugee crisis in Europe has boosted the popularity of German anti-Islam organisation, PEGIDA

These include 350 lots including clothes and jewellery accrued during Thatcher's 87 years

Erdogan accused US-based cleric, Gulen, of plotting to bring down his government

Muslim and Arab advocacy groups fear the website will foment discrimination against Muslims

A clip run in Afghan media shows a woman in a hole in the ground as turbaned men gather around and hurl stones at her

On Saturday, a publisher was hacked to death in his office in Dhaka by men wielding sharp weapons

The 55-year-old was arrested in Indonesia following a tip-off from Australian police

The law was approved by 57 votes against 17 and comes after a surge of unrest in Israel and the occupied West Bank

Rescuers struggled to recover bodies and help the injured after the bus fell 200 metres off a mountainous road

New study reveals that Antarctic ice sheet is thickening enough to currently outweigh losses due to global warming

Shiv Yadav received the maximum sentence after he was found guilty last month of raping a passenger woman

Our military will continue to fly, sail, and operate whenever and wherever international law allows, a statement said

The family is accusing the investors, Hong Kong-based group, of refusing to pay a large amount of the promised price

The lawmaker died this morning of a heart attack, a statement of the Iraqi parliament said

The move pulls Porsche and Audi deeper into the scandal that has already engulfed the corporate parent Volkswagen AG

Jacqueline Eide was apparently intoxicated when she trespassed into the zoo

Obama says he is not putting US troops on the front lines fighting firefights with Islamic State

The Herald said the trio were accused of publishing falsehoods following a story in this week's 'The Sunday Mail'

But how is the cow treated in general?