Refugees put to work ... for 1 euro an hour

Move touted as a springboard for the newcomers into job market, but experts sceptical about effectiveness

'Soviet chic' restaurant favored by KGB spies reopens

Moscow's Aragvi restaurant, once the legendary haunt of KGB spies and cosmonauts, has reopened with its Soviet-era grandeur restored.

Duterte to crack down on criminals

President-elect says he will issue shoot-to-kill orders, reinstate death penalty, show no mercy

Hawaiian 'kingdom' stamps to be sold

A collection of historic postage stamps issued when Hawaii was a kingdom is expected to fetch at least $2 million at auction.

Monument status won't guarantee Stonewall's future

The area surrounding the Stonewall Inn is poised to become the first national monument dedicated to gay rights, but that doesn't necessarily mean the property will always be a bar.

Nissan to be fined, forced to recall 814 vehicles

South Korea's Environment Ministry said on Monday that it will fine Nissan's South Korean operation for manipulating emissions tests on its sport utility vehicle models, an allegation Nissan is denying.

Biogas-powered pumps help farmers

For farmer Mujahid Abbasi, switching the power source for his irrigation pump from diesel to biogas has brought economic and health gains.

Obama slams Trump that 'ignorance is not a virtue'

Rebuke came as former reality TV host closes in on clinching the Republican nomination

IS bombs kill 47 police in former al-Qaida bastion of Yemeni port

A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group and a second blast killed 47 police on Sunday in the Yemeni port of Mukalla, where a year of al-Qaida rule ended last month, medics said.

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Boris Johnson sparks fury for Nazi remarks

Former London mayor and leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson sparked fury Sunday after he compared the European Union with Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.

Peace deal expected with armed group

Accord could be a template for ending 15-year war between government forces and the Taliban