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A Spanish regional government has overturned a school's ban on a young Muslim woman wearing a hijab headscarf after she protested that the rule was discriminatory.

The Mideast's biggest airline, which touts luxuries like onboard showers and an extensive movie selection, is adding something a bit more down-to-earth for those in the back of the plane: charges to pick your own seat ahead of time.

Pope Francis has chatted with leaders and representatives of many religions at a gathering to pray for peace in Assisi, the home town of St. Francis.

Montenegro's government has rejected criticism from international watchdog groups over the months-long detention of an investigative journalist on charges of drug-trafficking.

The head of the Japanese ruling party's policy council says the government should consider scrapping the problem-plagued Monju plutonium-breeder reactor.

The European Union has adopted new rules allowing the bloc to impose travel bans and asset freezes on associates of the Islamic State extremist group.

At least 20 countries are expected to formally join the Paris Agreement on climate change this week, greatly improving the pact's chances of coming into force just a year after it was negotiated in the French capital, U.N.

South African university students who want free education are protesting on several campuses, and police have arrested at least 10 students who blocked an entrance at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

The Latest on Europe's response to the influx of refugees and migrants (all times local): 12:55 p.m.

Prince William has talked of 'dark moments' in his job as an air ambulance pilot as he spoke of the strength he takes from the camaraderie of being part of a four-person helicopter crew.

Authorities of the island of Lesbos are calling for the immediate evacuation of thousands of refugees to the Greek mainland after a fire gutted a detention camp following protests.

Some parks have ducks, some have swans.

The European Union will examine whether Bosnia has what it takes to become a member, continuing with enlargement just months after Britain decided to leave.

Iraqi forces have launched a new military operation to recapture a key town north of Baghdad from the Islamic State group.

A Serb paramilitary commander during the Balkan wars of the 1990s has pleaded not guilty at the start of his war crimes trial in Croatia.

Philippine airport officials say a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Jeddah is "under threat" and has been put in isolation at Manila airport.

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire is faltering further after airstrikes hit an aid convoy overnight (all times local): 12:05 p.m.

A Finnish court has convicted five members of Cuba's national volleyball team of aggravated rape and sentenced four of them to five years in prison.

The office of Kyrgyzstan's president says he has canceled his trip the United Nations General Assembly after suffering chest pains while in transit in Turkey.

The United States is demanding that Russia live up to its commitments in Syria's fractured week-old truce, after the Syrian military announced it was over amid numerous violations including an attack on an aid convoy and apparent Russian unwillingness to press Damascus on the point.