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Pope Francis: I dream of a Europe where being a migrant is not a crime

Pope Francis on Friday lamented a Europe he said had grown "weary" and "entrenched", and urged the continent not to see migrants as criminals.

Historic Bosnian mosque reopens in move towards reconciliation

Thousands flocked to the capital of Bosnia's Serb statelet on Saturday for the reopening of a historic mosque destroyed during wartime,

Canadian wildfire continues to rage, displacing 80,000 residents

The 88,000 residents who fled a wildfire that has ravaged the Canadian oil town of Fort McMurray in Alberta will not be able to return home anytime soon, officials warned on Thursday, even as the inferno edged slowly south.

Air strikes hit refugee camp in Syria

Air strikes on a camp housing Syrians uprooted by war killed at least 28 people near the Turkish border on Thursday, a monitoring group said, and fighting raged in parts of northern Syria despite a deal to cease hostilities in the city of Aleppo.

Labour struggles in local polls, heaping pressure on Jeremy Corbyn

The Labour Party looks set to lose ground in regional and local elections, partial results showed today.

Bangladesh Islamist party leader to hang for war crimes

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a final appeal from the leader of the top Islamist party against death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, lawyers said, meaning he could be hanged at any time.

Cruz bows out leaving Trump on course for Republican nomination

The party began to coalesce around Trump as top rival Ted Cruz bowed out of the race.

Australia blames refugee campaigners after asylum seeker sets herself on fire

Australia blamed refugee advocates on Tuesday for "encouraging" asylum seekers held in remote camps towards of self-harm.

Indiana to test Donald Trump's staying power with evangelicals

Donald Trump's success in the race for the White House may well ride on the support of Republican evangelicals made wary as the front-runner reveals a more liberal side to his social views.

Anti-immigrant AfD says Muslims not welcome in Germany

Members of the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday backed an election manifesto that says Islam is not compatible with the constitution and calls for a ban on minarets and the burqa.

Pope condemns paedophilia as details of girl's death shock Italy

Pope Francis called for "severe punishment" for paedophiles on Sunday after new details emerged in Italy of the 2014 death of a six-year-old girl who is alleged to have been thrown from an eighth-storey balcony by her abuser.

Obama torches Trump at his final Washington correspondents' dinner

US President Barack Obama on Saturday took aim at Democrats and Republicans alike in his final appearance headlining the star-studded White House correspondents' dinner, but saved his sharpest barbs for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump.