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Masked gangs attack migrants in Sweden: police 30 Jan 2016 - 06:30 pm

Swedish police surrounds an arrested group of neo-Nazis that staged an unannounced rally in Stockholm following a brawl on January 23, 2016. AFP,...

Insight: Did Brazil, global health agencies fumble Zika response? 30 Jan 2016 - 06:20 pm

Sueli Maria (obscured) holds her seven-day-old daughter Milena, who has microcephaly, at a hospital in Recife, Brazil, January 28, 2016. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino By...

South African TV re-instates 'Idols' judge after racism row 30 Jan 2016 - 06:13 pm

TV host Gareth Cliff waits at Johannesburg high court, prior to a hearing regarding the ruling against his layoff on January 29, 2015....

EU voices support for German migrant fuel tax idea 30 Jan 2016 - 06:06 pm

Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble last week floated the idea of introducing a tax on petrol in Europe to help cover the costs...

Swiss drop investigation of two men arrested in Geneva 30 Jan 2016 - 05:41 pm

VIENNA: Switzerland has dropped an investigation of two men of Syrian origin arrested in Geneva last month over traces of explosives found in...

Cuba's Raul Castro on grand bridge-building France trip 30 Jan 2016 - 05:15 pm

Paris: Cuba's Communist President Raul Castro will be welcomed under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris during a rare state visit Monday to...

UN chief tells African leaders not to “cling to power” 30 Jan 2016 - 04:59 pm

Obama made similar remarks at African Union last year. Debate over term limits stoked unrest in some states. Zimbabwe’s veteran leader rebuffs Western...

Statue of controversial Bolshevik leader toppled in Ukraine 30 Jan 2016 - 04:49 pm

File photo Kiev: Ukrainian activists in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk on Friday night toppled a statue of controversial Bolshevik leader Grigory Petrovsky,...

Spain’s Socialist leader to consult party bases for support on pacts 30 Jan 2016 - 04:25 pm

MADRID: Spain’s Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday he will poll his party’s members on any coalition deal to form the next...

Germany’s Merkel says refugees must return home once war over 30 Jan 2016 - 04:17 pm

NEUBRANDENBURG, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday tried to placate the increasingly vocal critics of her open-door policy for refugees, insisting that...

Chad's Deby becomes new African Union chairman 30 Jan 2016 - 03:57 pm

File photo of the President of Chad Idriss Deby. AFP Addis Ababa: Chad's President Idriss Deby took over the post of African Union...

33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkey: report 30 Jan 2016 - 02:33 pm

Ayvacik, Turkey: At least 33 migrants drowned on Saturday when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross from Turkey...

Most Britons back staying in EU, but opposition growing: Poll 30 Jan 2016 - 02:23 pm

The Britain's Union Jack flag flutters next to the EU flag at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)...

Petrol bombs thrown outside Greek minister's house: Police 30 Jan 2016 - 10:51 am

ATHENS: A group of unknown assailants threw makeshift petrol bombs outside the house of a Greek minister in central Athens early on Saturday,...

Burundi defiant as Africa leaders debate peacekeeping force 30 Jan 2016 - 09:22 am

French journalist for Le Monde newspaper Jean Philippe Remy (L) and British freelance photographer Phil Moore (R) speak with French Ambassador to Burundi...

Five killed in western Canada avalanche: officials 30 Jan 2016 - 09:08 am

British Columbia province in Canada Montreal: Five snowmobilers were killed Friday after being buried in an avalanche in Canada's British Columbia (BC) province,...

'Top Secret' emails on Clinton server: State Department 30 Jan 2016 - 08:46 am

US Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally in North Liberty, Iowa on January 23, 2016 (AFP Photo/Jim Watson) Washington: ...

No casualties from 7.0-magnitude quake in east Russia: Authorities 30 Jan 2016 - 08:36 am

Moscow: A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Russia's Far East on Saturday morning, US and Russian authorities said, although there were no reports...