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The European Union is extending its investment plan for a further three years in order to boost growth and employment.

Swedish prosecutors say an Ecuadorian official will interrogate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on their behalf next month in the South American country's embassy in London.

German drug and farm chemical company Bayer AG says it has signed a deal to acquire seed and weed-killer company Monsanto for $66 billion in cash.

The head of Sweden's armed forces says the country will station permanent troops on the strategic island of Gotland amid increasing tensions in the Baltic Sea region.

The office of South African President Jacob Zuma is countering opposition accusations that he is wasting millions of dollars on chartered jets at a time when the country's economy is struggling.

The French priest who cried “Satan, get out!” moments before an Islamic terrorist cut his throat appears to be on the road to sainthood, according to remarks made by Pope Francis on Wednesday.

The Czech Parliament's lower chamber has approved legislation that limits the business activities of future government ministers.

If space is the final frontier, it will help to have an accurate map, and the European Space Agency says its mission to chart more than 1 billion stars in the Milky Way is on track for completion in a year's time.

A French official says that counterterrorism police have arrested a teenager following two recent thwarted attacks on French soil.

The rival leaders of ethnically split Cyprus say they will meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon later this month to take stock of ongoing reunification talks and ask him to step up his personal involvement in the months ahead.

Munich authorities are ramping up security precautions for this year's Oktoberfest after a deadly shooting rampage at a city mall this summer and two attacks claimed by the Islamic State group left Germans on edge.

Russia is urging Syrian rebels to separate themselves from 'terrorists' to ensure that the Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire continues to hold in Syria, where a relative calm has prevailed since the truce went into effect two days ago.

India and Afghanistan have called for an end to all sponsorship, support and sanctuaries to militants, including those who have committed violence in the two countries.

Libya's state oil company says it is prepared to quickly resume crude exports from three key terminals seized this week by forces loyal to a powerful general.

Lawmakers in the Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan have adopted amendments to the country's constitution, paving the way for a life-long presidency for the incumbent leader.

The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): 11:25 a.m.

For centuries, the sleepy valley nestled in the Indian Himalayas remained a hidden Buddhist enclave forbidden to outsiders.

A key British parliamentary committee has said former Prime Minister David Cameron's military intervention in Libya was misguided and helped spur the rise of Islamic extremism there.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says solidarity cannot be imposed on EU member countries amid vehement opposition in some states to his refugee quota scheme.

The chief of the European Union's executive arm says the bloc's economic and cultural influence isn't enough to safeguard its place in today's uncertain world, and it must do more in the defense field, starting with creation of an EU military headquarters and working toward a common military force.