Germany has insisted it was responsible for the Holocaust, after Israel's prime minister claimed a Palestinian leader told the Nazis to kill Europe's Jews.

Slovenia says it has allowed most of the 5,000 people who were stranded in wet and muddy conditions on its border with Croatia in the country.

A leading candidate in Cologne's mayoral race has been stabbed in what officials are saying is a politically motivated attack.

Volkswagen orders to recall 2.4 million cars in Germany by the country's automotive watchdog as a result of the diesel emissions scandal.

The Netherlands, who were within a penalty shootout victory of reaching the 2014 World Cup final, now stand on the brink of missing the European Championships for the first time since 1984.

Germany, Bangladesh and International Labor Organization (ILO) have signed a tripartite deal to support the establishment of a National Employment Injury Insurance System in Bangladesh.

Germany's transport minister says Volkswagen has admitted using the same fake emissions test in Europe as it used to falsify results in the US.

Splits within the EU on the relocation of 120,000 migrants are further exposed as leaders gather for an emergency meeting in Brussels.

Robert Lewandowski scored an incredible five goals in nine second-half minutes to propel Bayern Munich to a sensational 5-1 victory over Wolfsburg.

EU ministers approve plans to relocate 120,000 migrants, with Hungary and Czech Republic among four countries voting against.

Volkswagen says 11 million vehicles worldwide are involved in the scandal that has erupted over its rigging of US car emissions tests.

European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe.

The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.

The foreign ministers of France and Germany arrive in Dhaka on a three-day visit to show solidarity with Bangladesh, which is heavily threatened by climate change.

Austria saw the arrival of at least 10,000 migrants, amid bitter rows among EU nations on how to handle the growing crisis.

Twenty-five Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, return home.

Migrants stranded in Croatia are making renewed efforts to head north despite moves by Slovenia and Hungary to hold them back.

The flow of migrants through the Balkans picks up again with thousands entering Croatia, and the number doubling in a day for Germany.

Austria says it is deploying troops to help deal with a migrant influx, and will tighten controls on its border with Hungary.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow evening to brief the Bangladeshi leaderships on the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers recently.