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A court in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica has upheld a burkini ban issued by a local mayor despite a higher court ruling saying such bans on the Muslim full-body swimwear may violate basic freedoms.

The U.N.'s development agency estimates the Palestinian economy could be twice as large as it is now if it were freed from Israeli control.

Germany's Deutsche Welle is accusing Turkey of "blatant violation of press freedom," saying Turkish authorities confiscated video footage of its interview with the country's youth and sports minister.

An appeals court in the Algerian city of Setif has convicted a convert to Christianity for insulting Islam's prophet and sentenced him to three years in prison.

The Nicaraguan government says it has given political asylum to former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes.

Police say they have found large quantities of explosives after searching 12 properties in Northern Ireland.

Japan is calling on the U.N.

Norway's royal palace says a recent speech by King Harald in support of gay rights and diversity has attracted widespread international attention.

Turkey's military says two of its soldiers have been killed and five have been wounded in an attack by the Islamic State group in northern Syria.

The record-breaking glass bridge over one of China’s largest canyons has been shut down after being open for just a few weeks.

A Pakistani government minister says authorities in the port city of Karachi have demolished over 100 offices of a political party whose leader spoke from self-imposed exile against Pakistan last month.

Government authorities say a preliminary investigation into the fatal crash of a Swiss fighter jet shows crews on the ground had instructed the doomed pilot to fly at an inappropriately low altitude.

Britain's new 5-pound note, which is due to enter circulation next week, is printed on plastic, meaning you can safely spend it on beaches or forget it in the washer.

Paris' mayor presented a plan Tuesday to open a new reception center for migrants in the French capital, in an effort to cope with Europe's migration crisis.

Sweden's former minister for higher education has been fined almost $5,000 for drunk driving, an offense that prompted her to resign last month.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he has written to church leaders in Britain asking them to help prevent attacks on Poles living there.

Syrian activists and rescue workers in the rebel-held part of the contested city of Aleppo are saying that say government warplanes have dropped suspected chlorine bombs on a crowded neighborhood, injuring dozens.

Syrian activists and rescue workers in the rebel-held part of the contested city of Aleppo are saying that say government warplanes have dropped suspected chlorine bombs on a crowded neighborhood, injuring dozens.

A retired Egyptian army general has been named the country's supply minister, a key post whose occupant will be tasked with ensuring availability and distribution of subsidized basic food items.

An anonymous call threatening a "terror attack" on a German hotel on Tuesday morning was a hoax by teenagers in Austria, police in the eastern city of Leipzig said.