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Bulgaria Stands up for the Rights of People With Disabilities

This is the story of how a key political body within the Council of Europe sought to circumvent a United Nations Convention protecting the rights of people with disabilities. It's also about how one of its members, Bulgaria, is pushing back against the move.

Japan Hit by Deadly Earthquake and Mudslides

Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake, triggering landslides that engulfed houses.

At least eight people have been killed and about 40 are missing, say local media reports.

The magnitude 6.7 quake cut power to around three million homes after a thermal power plant was damaged.

Emirates Airline: Passengers Sick on Dubai-New York Flight

Nineteen people have been taken ill after an Emirates airline plane landed in New York, officials say.

The plane was quarantined at JFK airport as those on board were checked by health officials. Eleven went to hospital but others declined treatment.

Lawsuit by Mati wildfire survivor reaches Parliament

A lawsuit filed by a woman who lost her husband and two children in July's wildfires in east Attica has been sent to Parliament so that lawmaker can debate whether to lift the immunity from prosecution of two politicians.

Story of oldest village in central Turkey: Aşıklı Höyük

The oldest village in Turkey’s central Cappadocia region is keen to attract more tourists by offering a visit through its thousands of years old history. Click through for the story in photos...

Eye cream jar found in historical tomb in Turkey

Turkish archeologists have found an eye cream jar in a 2,200-year-old tomb during their excavation works in an antique city of Aizanoi in country's west. Click through for the story in photos...

UK's Former Serbia Ambassador Defends Kosovo Land Swap

A former British ambassador to Yugoslavia has defended the prospect of land swaps between Serbia and Kosovo as preferable to the risk of the dispute not being brought to an end at all.

Serbian president and Russian ambassador meet in Belgrade

They discussed cooperation between the two countries and future contacts between top officials.

Vucic and Chepurin "agreed that the continued political dialogue between Serbia and Russia contributes to the development of overall relations, to mutual benefit," Serbian agencies are reporting, citing a press release from the president's office.

PM expected to announce relief measures in bid to 'trap' next administration

Ahead of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday, aides are reportedly drafting a batch of handouts and tax relief measures that Greece's next government will be obliged to see through.

Searing Trump op-ed of NYT sets off wild guessing game on author

An opinion piece in The New York Times by an anonymous senior administration official claiming to be part of a "resistance" working "from within" to thwart President Donald Trump's "worst inclinations" has set off a wild guessing game on the author's identity.

Israel retaliates after Paraguay says embassy to leave Jerusalem

Paraguay said on Sept. 6 it was moving its embassy in Israel back from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of Jewish state's mission in the South American country in retaliation.

India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict

India's top court on Sept. 6 struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a landmark victory for gay rights in the world's largest democracy.

Russians move against terrorists in Idlib/VIDEOS

The MoD said that two Su-34 warplanes "wiped out a workshop of Jabhat al-Nusra where the militants were making attack drones and kept explosives in store," while a Su-35S "eliminated a warehouse of portable anti-aircraft missiles," TASS is reporting.

French foreign minister on working visit to Athens

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is traveling to Athens on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, but also the refugee crisis and European enlargement plans.

Le Drian will be meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras before sitting down for talks with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, at the Foreign Ministry.

Acropolis Museum in TripAdvisor's Top 10

The Acropolis Museum in Athens ranked No 6 in TripAdvisor's annual Travelers Choice Awards for 2018, coming one spot above the Louvre in Paris and one below Madrid's Prado.

Designed by Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi and inaugurated in 2009, the building, says the review, "is as stunning as the treasures it houses."

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