Talks resume on family reunions

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea started talks on Monday on resuming the reunions of families separated by the Korean War, Seoul officials said.

BBC works on broadcasting radio news service into DPRK, source says

The BBC plans to launch a radio news service for broadcast into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as part of an expansion of its World Service offering, a source told AFP on Saturday.

Garbage crisis underscores government's dysfunction

The overpowering stench of the trash piling up in Lebanon's streets has become a potent symbol of the political rot protesters blame not only for the garbage crisis but a gridlocked government unable to meet citizens' most basic needs, including electricity, water, health and education.

Mother of killed West Bank toddler dies of her injuries

The mother of a Palestinian toddler killed in a July arson attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank died on Monday of her burns, the third fatality after her husband succumbed to his injuries last month.

President claims attacks on police carried out by Islamic State loyalists

Tajikistan's leader said on Sunday that attacks on police were staged by militants sharing the views of Islamic State and aiming to undermine rule in the Muslim nation, local media reported.

Military jets strike PKK targets after major attack

Turkey's military said on Monday its warplanes bombarded Kurdistan Workers' Party targets overnight after the militants staged a deadly attack in which 16 Turkish soldiers were reportedly killed.

Gulf nations face questions over unwillingness to accept Syrians

As hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees languish in camps or risk their lives to reach Europe, questions are being asked about why wealthy Gulf states have accepted so few.

Protesters demand probe into missing money

Protesters have put up tents in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau as they demand an investigation into the disappearance of up to $1.5 billion from three Moldovan banks last year.

Angry farmers demonstrate against price slump

Thousands of farmers, driving hundreds of tractors through the city center, protested outside the European Union headquarters to demand more aid and higher prices for their milk and meat.

Independent investigation contradicts govt's account

Mexico's official version of events surrounding the fate of 43 missing students is contradicted by the available evidence, an investigation by independent experts said.

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Austria and Germany open doors

Austria and Germany threw open their borders on Saturday to thousands of exhausted migrants from the east, bused to the frontier by a right-wing Hungarian government that had tried to stop them, but was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of people.