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US 'cannot ignore' refugee crisis
US President Barack Obama says the United States “cannot ignore” the refugee crisis that has gripped Europe

US President Barack Obama says the United States “cannot ignore” the refugee crisis that has gripped Europe

Pro-independence parties in Spain’s Catalonia claim victory in regional parliamentary elections.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani calls for further political, cultural and scientific cooperation with Japan.

Iran’s President Rouhani says there is widespread agreement that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should remain in office.

Expansion of the United States military presence in the Western Pacific is indicative of "panic."

An Iraqi lawmaker calls for a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia over the tragedy of September 24 in Mina.

At least three Israeli airstrikes hit positions of the Syrian army on the occupied Golan Heights.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that Russia will not tolerate any US effort to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, says an analyst.

France says Iran can help facilitate the settlement of ongoing crisis in Syria.

Exit polls show that separatist parties are winning a majority of the votes in Catalonia’s regional elections.

Thousands of people protest in Congo's capital Brazzaville against the president's plan to stand for a third term in office.

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn suffered his first humiliating defeat after his party rejected his bid to overhaul the country’s nuclear weapons.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says that all efforts against the Daesh (ISIL) terrorists need to be coordinated.

Survivors of a deadly crush near the holy city of Mecca share their accounts of the tragic incident.

US House Speaker John Boehner has promised to avert a government shutdown as favored by conservatives.

A new report says first time in almost 50 years Iran is earning more through tax money than oil revenues.

Israel is 'trying to kill' hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners by denying them treatment.

Officials say the casualties of the blast in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktika near the border with Pakistan may rise.