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Olympic officials promised $1.7 billion in financial support for the 2024 Games, regardless of which of five candidate cities wins the bid.

A study released in Germany revealed as many as half of the refugees in the country were afflicted with psychological issues.

German schools face dual challenges: not enough teachers qualified to teach German as a second language and a big influx of refugee children.

The Shanghai Composite index rallied the most in three weeks, as world markets await the outcome of the two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The ECB's Vitor Constancio addressed factors slowing the region's economy -- an ageing society and shrinking workforce.

The Volkswagen Group, which owns Audi and Porsche, has unveiled two concept cars that could take on Tesla in the luxury electric-car market.

"Welcome. May you find peace, happiness and fulfillment."

This year 800,000 refugees are expected to claim asylum in Germany. Most will live in refugee camps, but a new website is matching them with German hosts.

"Those countries that are refusing, nothing happens to them. The refugees simply pass them by," said one German minister.

The Shanghai Composite Index reported its biggest two-day loss in three weeks while other Asian markets traded lower.

China could account for up to 2 million sales of Apple's latest smartphone in the first weekend.

Internment centers in southern Europe would also allow for the swift deportation back to Syria of those who were denied refugee status in the EU.

Google and Goldman Sachs are among the large corporations stepping in with donations during Europe's refugee crisis.

Little is known about Smear Leader, the artist behind compromising images of North Korea's notorious Supreme Leader, popping up in far-flung cities.

The move comes shortly ahead of a meeting of European nations seeking to establish a binding quota for the resettlement of refugees among E.U. member nations.

Scenic beaches and big waves aren’t the first things that come to mind when you think of North Korea. But the regime's leader Kim Jong-un is looking to change that.

A day after Germany introduced tougher border controls, Austria announced it would deploy 2,200 soldiers to manage the crisis.

European Union leaders will meet Monday to discuss proposals to relocate 160,000 refugees across Europe as well as a permanent mechanism to allocate asylum seekers.

The Czech Republic deployed more police forces to its border with Austria on Sunday following a similar move by its western neighbor Germany.

Thousands of refugees are flowing through the border of Hungary and Austria but cannot reach Germany.

Germany's temporary reintroduction of controls on the Austrian border in effect suspends the country’s participation in the system created by the Schengen Agreement.