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Hungary shuts border to refugee to preserve "Christian values"
A first bus full of migrants arrived at a Slovenian border crossing with Croatia on Saturday, the Slovenian police said, after Hungary shut its border with Croatia late on Friday, diverting them towards Slovenia.
Israel: Two Palestinians dead shot dead
Two Palestinians were shot dead today when they tried to stab Israelis in separate attacks in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, gripped by the worst street violence in years.
Calais: 3,500 refugees fear sickness and death as temperatures drop
Refugees camped on France's north coast continued their bids to reach Britain on Thursday as the first autumn winds blew into their sprawl of tents and shanties and EU leaders arrived in Brussels.
UN Security Council to meet on Israeli-Palestinian violence
The United Nations Security Council will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the recent spate of violence between Israeland the Palestinians in which 39 people have been killed over the past two weeks.
Palestinians set fire to Joseph's tomb in West Bank
Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage against Israel, and two weeks of turmoil in the region showed little signs of abating.
Thousands visit remains of youngest Catholic saint in Chicago
The skeleton of Maria Goretti, who was stabbed to death during an attempted rape in 1902, was encased in a wax statue lying inside a clear glass coffin.
Peace in Myanmar edges closer as eight armed groups sign ceasefire deal
Myanmar's government and eight armed ethnic groups have signed a ceasefire agreement.
Syrian rebels battle Islamic State as Russia-backed regime prepares assault on them all
Islamic State militants battled rival insurgent groups on Wednesday north of Aleppo.
Corbyn suffers first rebellion as Labour MPs abstain in finance vote
The vote exposed divisions over Jeremy Corbyn's economic strategy and policymaking process.
Osborne urges Labour rebels to back new fiscal discipline law
Osborne's policy has wrongfooted Labour's new left-wing leadership.
Kerry to visit Middle East to try to calm Palestinian-Israeli tensions
Israel and the Palestinian territories are experiencing their worst unrest in years.
Christian protesters highlight 'shame' of Australia's asylum seeker policy
Campaigners demand an end to the long-term detention of asylum seekers in centres in the South Pacific.
India: Who are the Hindu nationalists targeting Christians and Muslims for conversion?
An Hindu nationalist group wants minority Muslims and Christians to accept that India is a nation of Hindus and is pushing some of them to convert.
Turkey blames Islamic State for deadly Ankara bomb attack
Opponents have vented anger at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at funerals, universities and courthouses.
UN: Access to education for girls still more limited than boys
Less than half of the world's countries have equal numbers of girls and boys in school with not one sub-Saharan African nation achieving equality, according to a United Nations report released on Monday to mark International Day of the Girl Child.
Afghanistan: Five NATO members killed in helicopter crash
Five members of NATO's international support mission in Afghanistan were killed and five injured when a British military helicopter crashed in the capital, Kabul, officials said on Monday.