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US condemns Kagame move to run for third term as Rwanda president 03 Jan 2016 - 09:00 am

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on January 1, 2016 he would run for a third term in office in 2017 in line with...

Belgian nuclear reactor shut down three days after restarting 03 Jan 2016 - 08:56 am

Brussels: An ageing Belgian nuclear reactor shut down on Saturday afternoon, just three days after it was restarted, but there was no safety...

Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office 03 Jan 2016 - 08:51 am

Cuernavaca, Mexico: Several gunmen burst into the home of a newly elected Mexican mayor and shot her dead on Saturday, just hours into...

White House South Lawn becomes first lady's grassy stage 03 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

In this April 9, 2009 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama plants herbs in the White House Kitchen Garden with students from Bancroft...

750 West Africans stranded in Nigeria evacuated 03 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Togolese refugees board buses provided by Lagos State Environmental protection in Lagos, on August 14, 2015 ©Pius Utomi Ekpei. AFP Lagos: More than...

Former Central African Republic PM leads in presidential vote 03 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Faustin Archange Touadera By Crispin Dembassa-Kette BANGUI: A former prime minister of Central African Republic held a slim lead in a presidential election...

Newly installed mayor of Mexican city killed 03 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Gisela Mota MEXICO CITY: The newly installed mayor of the Mexican city of Temixco was killed on Saturday, according to a tweet from...

Search for more victims as deadly US floods stress levees 03 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Chicago: Record flooding from the rain-swollen Mississippi River and its tributaries stressed dams and levees to the breaking point in parts of Illinois,...

Driver 'wanted to kill soldiers' guarding French mosque: prosecutor 02 Jan 2016 - 06:20 pm

People stand near a car in Valence, France, on January 1, 2016, after a soldier guarding the mosque shot and wounded its driver....

Half of artifacts from Confederate gunship returned to river 02 Jan 2016 - 05:27 pm

FILE- In this Aug. 14, 2015 file photo provided by the US Navy, Chief Warrant Officer 3, Jason Potts, on scene commander for...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to create refugee memorial on Lesbos 02 Jan 2016 - 05:07 pm

Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei walks on a beach near the town of Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos, on 1...

South African group reports slight drop in rhino poaching 02 Jan 2016 - 04:35 pm

Dec. 20, 2015 file photo rhinos walk in the Hluhluwe game reserve South Africa. AP JOHANNESBURG: The number of rhinos poached in South...

Putin names United States among threats in new Russian security strategy 02 Jan 2016 - 02:26 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he delivers his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, December 31, 2015....

Munich terror threat remains in place, stations open again 02 Jan 2016 - 01:53 pm

Joachim Herrmann, interior minister of the German state Bavaria, speaks a news conference in Munich, southern Germany, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. AP BERLIN:...

Haiti president says postponed runoff vote slated for Jan 17 02 Jan 2016 - 01:49 pm

In this Dec. 21, 2015 file photo, Haiti's President Michel Martelly speaks during an interview at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP ...

As 2016 dawns, Europe braces for more waves of migrants 02 Jan 2016 - 01:48 pm

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, migrants and refugees disembark from a ferry after their arrival from Greek eastern Aegean...

London commuters get free ride due to technical glitch 02 Jan 2016 - 01:01 pm

File picture for representation only London: Thousands of passengers using London's train, buses and Underground system travelled for free on Saturday after a...