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Why Singapore's election matters, even if it's predictableSingapore's general election Friday was widely expected to keep its leading political party in power. So why did more than 2 million voters still come out?
Cuba to release 3,500 prisoners, prior to pope's visitThe mass amnesty comes as Havana gears up for the arrival of Pope Francis later this month.聽
Should time traveling to work count as work? Yes, says Europe's highest courtThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that workers聽without a fixed office who travel to appointments should have that time included as working hours.聽
In Germany, a kind of 'Airbnb' for refugeesAn 'Airbnb for refugees' is trying to help those fleeing from conflict in the Middle East and north Africa find housing in Germany.
Venezuela鈥檚 border crackdown: Anti-smuggling operation or political theater?A humanitarian emergency develops as President Maduro closes borders, adding Venezuela to the list of overshadowed refugee crises around the world.- Will life ever be the same for the dentist who shot Cecil the Lion?聽Walter Palmer the Minnesota dentist who in July killed Cecil the Lion, prompting protests from around the globe, has returned to work.
Why Italy's top court threw out Amanda Knox convictionJudges slammed Amanda Knox's prosecutors for reducing the case to a 鈥榝rantic search for one or more guilty parties to consign to international public opinion.'
Queen Elizabeth II to break royalty recordOn September 9, Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest-reigning British monarch in history.聽
Austria to close borders again after letting 12,000 refugees pass'We have to move step-by-step away聽from emergency measures toward normality,' said聽Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann.
Pope's solution for refugee crisis: 'Take in one family'Pope Francis said, 'Every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every sanctuary' has an obligation to 'to be neighbors to the smallest and most abandoned.'
Japan reopens radiation-hit Naraha. Who's returning home?Japan's government says聽radiation has finally fallen to safe levels in the northeastern town of Naraha,聽lifting an evacuation order that's kept residents out since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.聽
Happy surprise for migrants: Thousands are bused from Hungary to Austria and GermanySome officials say total of migrants reaching Austria and Germany today could reach 10,000. Government officials said they changed course because Hungary's systems were becoming overwhelmed by the sheer numbers.
Why is ISIS blowing up history?This summer, the Islamic State group intensified its systematic destruction of treasured ruins, destroying pieces of the ancient city of Palmyra. They claim to be destroying idols, but is that the whole story?
Tough love? Australia's Abbott says turning away migrants saves lives.Facing an immigration crisis, some European politicians seem tempted by Australia's hardline policies. But human rights advocates warn the result may be more deaths, not fewer.聽
Egyptian billionaire offers to buy a Mediterranean island for refugeesTelecoms tycoon Naguib Sawiris says he plans to approach Greece or Italy about buying an island where refugees will be treated as 'human beings.'
'Conquering' the Runfire Cappadocia ultra marathon takes more than just muscleUltra marathoning has grown in popularity as both a sport and, for its practitioners, a way of life.
Tax on plastic bags raises millions for good causesA charge on plastic bags that came into force in Wales four years ago has helped reduce their use by more than 70 percent and generated millions for charity.聽- Why Britain is changing its mind on refugeesThe British government has received mounting pressure to soften its stance on immigration after photos of a young Syrian boy who drowned in Turkey went viral.
France: Reunion Island debris from lost flight MH370French aviation experts have finally concluded that plane debris found on Reunion Island is from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
Icelanders use Facebook to prompt government to welcome refugeesA Facebook campaign urging Iceland's government to open the country's doors to asylum seekers has become an example of social media鈥檚 amplifying power in the face of Europe鈥檚 worst refugee crisis since World War II.
