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French railway loses discrimination appeal against Moroccan workers 31 Jan 2018 - 06:48 pm
People sit outside the Court of Appeal in Paris on January 31, 2018 after former workers won in a discrimination claim made by more than 800 railway workers (Chibanis) of Moroccan nationality or origin against France's national railway company SNCF.  AFP
German police make arrests in nationwide raids on human traffickers 31 Jan 2018 - 10:35 am
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Husband admits grisly killing that gripped France 30 Jan 2018 - 10:13 pm
Jonathann Daval's lawyer, Randall Schwerdorffer, smokes as he poses during a photo session, in Besancon on January 30, 2018, after Daval has admitted to killing his wife, Alexia Daval, by accident. AFP / Sebastien Bozon
Top Dutch university cancels China campus plans 30 Jan 2018 - 08:52 pm
Groningen University
Migration drops near zero in Czech Republic but sways election campaign 30 Jan 2018 - 07:51 pm
Czech President Milos Zeman reacts as he defeated pro-EU academic Jiri Drahos in the presidential election in Prague, Czech Republic, January 27, 2018. Reuters
Abortion bans around the world 30 Jan 2018 - 03:17 pm
Peninsula
Rocky start for Syria talks in Russia as some delegates refuse to leave airport 30 Jan 2018 - 10:50 am
Attendees wait for the start of a plenary session at the Congress of Syrian National Dialogue in Sochi on January 30, 2018. / AFP / Alexander NEMENOV
Fog of Ukraine’s war: Russian’s death in Syria sheds light on secret mission 29 Jan 2018 - 10:45 pm
A flag of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic is seen near a portrait of Russian General Valery Asapov on his grave at a military cemetery near Moscow, Russia October 3, 2017. Reuters/Maria Tsvetkova
Russia birth rate falls to 10-year low 29 Jan 2018 - 07:31 pm
(FILE PHOTO) .Russia Child Parade
France overturns ban on captive dolphin breeding 29 Jan 2018 - 07:11 pm
Dolphins perform during a press visit May 10, 2017 at the Marineland Zoo in Antibes, France.  Reuters/Eric Gaillard
Uncertainty swirls around Puigdemont investiture vote 29 Jan 2018 - 07:05 pm
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont gives a press conference at the end of a meeting with Catalan Parliament President Roger Torrent, in Brussels, Belgium, 24 January 2018 (reissued 28 January 2018). EPA/Stephanie Lecocq
German carmakers under fire for tests on humans, monkeys 29 Jan 2018 - 06:55 pm
An employee holds a BMW logo on the production line of the BMW C evolution electric maxi-scooter at the BMW Berlin motorcycle plant, February 23, 2015. (Reuters / Fabrizio Bensch)
EU warns Britain their divorce is not yet resolved 29 Jan 2018 - 06:32 pm
European Union Chief Negotiator in charge of Brexit negotiations Britain Michel Barnier (C) arrives for a General affairs council debate on the article 50 concerning Brexit in Brussels at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2018.  AFP / JOHN TH
Merkel's embrace splits German Social Democrats over party identity 29 Jan 2018 - 04:49 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the Konrad Adenauer building, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) headquarters, for coalition talks to form a new government, on January 28, 2018 in Berlin.  AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
Russia halts search for missing boat with 21 aboard 29 Jan 2018 - 03:44 pm
(FILE PHOTO) Russian coast guard
Top Dutch banks hit by cyber attacks 29 Jan 2018 - 02:27 pm
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Brexit woes mount for May, Fox says `foolish' to challenge her 29 Jan 2018 - 12:41 pm
Britain's International Trade Secretary Liam Fox gestures during the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 23, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Amazon UK to create 400 jobs in a new fulfilment centre in Rugby 29 Jan 2018 - 12:30 pm
File photo of Amazon boxes, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo