The debate held here on Wednesday at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)'s winter session made it clear that the new battle underway in Europe turns around the question of the number and the origins of refugees in a context generally growing more hostile toward migrants.
One of Australia's most prominent businessmen has called on the Australian government to almost triple its Syrian refugee intake, from 12,000 up to 30,000.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday termed as "groundless" recent accusations by a U.S. official that Russian President Vladimir Putin was corrupt.
A total of 31,527 prisoners, most of whom were juveniles when they committed their crimes, have been released thanks to an amnesty deal, according to an official statement on Monday.
Chinese tennis fans had an emotional night as Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai, who contemplated retirement after losing all 14 of her previous Grand Slam matches before arriving in Melbourne this year.
Australian Open surprise packet Zhang Shuai of China has shown no mercy to injury-ravaged American Madison Keys, recovering from a set down to progress to the quarter-finals.
Portuguese Social Democratic Party candidate Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa garnered more than 50 percent of the votes in the Portuguese Presidential elections on Sunday, local TV channels reported, citing preliminary results of the elections.
China's top graft-buster Wang Qishan has vowed to further tighten the screw of regulations in the fight against corruption in 2016.
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An Australian police officer and a security guard are in a critical but stable conditions after an alleged confrontation with a man who was threatening doctors with scissors at a local hospital.
It's a chilly weekday morning and Beijing's Zhongguancun Entrepreneurial Avenue is quiet. The transformation of this once sizzling area has led many to ask whether the subdued street hints at a larger picture.
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Debate is raging over a draft amendment to China's population and family planning law following the government decision to drop the one-child policy.
Brazen U.S. billionaire Donald Trump is making waves again, this time irritating the Republican Party (GOP), whose nomination he aims to clinch.
China will provide unregistered citizens with household registration permits, a crucial document entitling them to social welfare, according to a high-level reform meeting.
Malaysia arrested 5 men with suspected involvement in terrorist activities, including three linking to the Islamic States(IS), police said Saturday.
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