Wednesday, 19 June 2013 08:05
The number of people who have been forcibly displaced by war and other crises worldwide has risen to its highest level for almost two decades, hitting 45.2 million, according to the UN's refugee agency.
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:53
The Turkish Journalists' Association (TGC) has condemned the recent assault on two Al Jazeera journalists by riot police in Istanbul’s Taksim Square.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:37
Leaders of the world's most powerful nations have strongly endorsed calls for a peace conference on the Syria conflict "as soon as possible", but failed to mention the fate of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a final communique.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 07:13
![President Barack Obama made references to the fighting spirit of the German people [EPA]](/images/stories/americas/us/9/obama-references.jpg)
US President Barack Obama has renewed his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles during a speech in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 08:27
Leaders of the G8 countries will be spending the final hours of the summit focusing on how to deter kidnappings of foreign workers in Africa, and how best to corner globe-trotting companies into paying more taxes.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 07:59
The word tweet, in relation to social media, has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), breaking the rule which says a new word must be current for a decade before inclusion.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 07:47
A 98-year-old top Nazi war crimes suspect, accused of overseeing thousands of Jewish deportations during World War II, has been charged with war crimes in Hungary, prosecutors said.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 07:23
![The latest arrests have reportedly targeted members of left-wing groups [EPA]](/images/stories/europe/turkey/swoop.jpg)
Police in Turkey have arrested 85 people following more than two weeks of anti-government protests.
Monday, 17 June 2013 08:34
Britain and Ecuador have failed to break the deadlock over the unresolved asylum case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, nearly a year after he took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden.
Monday, 17 June 2013 08:25
Documents leaked by US former spy Edward Snowden appeared to show Britain spied on G20 delegates during meetings in London back in 2009, Britain's Guardian newspaper has reported.
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