Scholarships pledged to save 'lost generation'

Until recently, Syrian refugee Eyad Zoulghena only had bad options.

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Cruz comes up trumps in Iowa

Ted Cruz, a fiery, conservative Texas senator loathed by his own party's leaders, swept to victory in Iowa's Republican caucuses, overcoming billionaire Donald Trump and Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

PM: 'Real progress' made in talks with EU

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said proposals to change the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union reflect "real progress", but more work must be done.

Academics face boycott pressures

Israeli anthropologist Dan Rabinowitz is a leader in his field, heading a prestigious school of environmental studies at Tel Aviv University, authoring dozens of publications and holding visiting teaching positions over the years at leading North American universities.

Castro welcomed in historic visit to Paris

Cuban President Raul Castro began his official trip to Paris on Monday, his first state visit to Europe, seen as a key step in rebuilding his island nation's ties with the West.

Peace talks struggle to get off the ground

The UN special envoy for Syria faced an uphill task in Geneva on Monday to get talks to end the brutal civil war off the ground, as the opposition hesitated to join negotiations.

Parliament elects new Lower House speaker

Myanmar's new parliament elected U Win Myint of the National League for Democracy on Monday as Speaker of the House of Representatives, or Lower House, and U Ti Khun Myat of the Union Solidarity and Development Party as Deputy Speaker of the House.

Europol: 10,000 migrant children have disappeared

More than 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Sunday, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade.

Support for Merkel slumps to lowest since July 2012

Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance has slumped to its lowest level since July 2012 as opposition over her liberal refugee policy grows, a survey showed on Sunday, while a right-wing populist party polled a record high.

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Japan has doubled the number of F-15 fighter jets deployed on the island of Okinawa, the defense ministry said on Sunday.

Winter takes toll on Gazan poor

Azza al-Najjar struggles in vain to keep her two-year-old warm by wrapping him in blankets in her prefabricated metal home as a winter storm lashes the Gaza Strip.