UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has slammed Hungary's treatment of migrants as unacceptable after police fired tear gas and water cannon at asylum-seekers at its border with Serbia.
DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has chided Western nations for "crying" over refugees flooding into Europe, claiming their support for "terrorists" lies at the roots of his country's crisis.
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has invited a Muslim schoolboy to the White House after he was arrested and dragged off in handcuffs for bringing a homemade clock to class.
OUAGADOUGOU - Guards loyal to Burkina Faso's ousted leader Blaise Compaore have detained the country's interim president and prime minister, the parliament speaker says.
LONDON - The investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has cost more than STG10 million ($A21 million), the government has disclosed.
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CAPE TOWN - Oscar Pistorius' lawyers say prosecutors are persisting with a "failed case" by appealing the double-amputee athlete's acquittal for murder at South Africa's Supreme Court.
PORT MORESBY - Papua New Guinea's capital sparkled with music and a rare fireworks spectacular to celebrate the country's 40th anniversary of independence from Australia.
