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The number of asylum seekers detected by Sweden's border controls has increased since the country ended ID checks on crossings with Denmark, but the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) thinks it is still too early to make conclusions, The Local writes.

I attended a banquet the other evening within the framework of the Bodrum International Mausoleum Workshop held in Bodrum, in the southwestern province of Muğla. The talk of the evening was the restitution project of King Mausolus' tomb that is listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Austrian ministers are pushing for the EU to grant them an extension to emergency border controls, introduced in 2015, to help control the flow of asylum seekers into their country.

Border controls, traditionally abolished within the Schengen zone, were reintroduced by Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and non-EU member Norway during the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.

The European Union says it will allow Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and non-EU country Norway to prolong ID checks at their borders but want the migrant controls phased out by November.

As Greece continues to struggle to accommodate migrants arriving from Turkey despite a reduction in arrivals, the European Commission on Tuesday called for border controls imposed within the passport-free Schengen area because of the migrant crisis to be lifted by November.

Six Media representatives will go on trial today over the publication of long-lens photographs of Prince William’s wife Kate sunbathing topless in France that caused a scandal in Britain.

The case relates to photos printed in the glossy French magazine Closer and regional daily La Provence in September 2012.

Stephanie and Gabriala won the silver medal in the doubles at the European Badminton Championship in Kilding, Denmark.

The European champions from Baku lost versus Christina Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juh, Denmark by 1-2 games - 11-21, 21-15 and 11-21 points.

Greece occupies the disheartening 88th spot in the annual World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Greece managed to climb one spot compared to last year’s list among the 180 countries monitored by the organisation.

The 2017 World Press Freedom Index prepared annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) saw Turkey decline by four points compared to last year due to an "unprecedented purge" under the state of emergency declared after the July 2016 coup attempt. 

Some 7.2 million children in Turkey lived in households suffering from severe material deprivation in 2015, a fresh report has revealed.