Britain and France have joined Germany in pledging to accept tens of thousands of refugees as Europe's record influx of people fleeing war and misery sparked warnings that one Greek migrant chokepoint was "on the verge of explosion".
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LONDON - Britain will take 20,000 Syrian refugees from camps near the war-torn country's borders over the next five years, Prime Minister David Cameron says.
BRUSSELS - Belgian police have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesting European farmers as the EU said it would release 500 million euros ($A807.6 million) in emergency funds to help ease the pressure.
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will give employees working for federal contractors up to seven days of paid sick leave annually.
LONDON - An RAF drone strike in Syria has killed three Islamic State group militants, two of them British, Prime Minister David Cameron says, the first time Britain has carried out such an attack.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Tuesday will release a new streamlined process for annulling marriages after he - and generations of Catholics before him - complained that the church's current system is cumbersome, costly and often unfair.
TOKYO - Japan's luckiest lavatories have received a government award for their spotless appearance in a hard-fought contest among the nation's prettiest and most practical loos.
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