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In Paraguay, more flee worst floods in decades as levee creaks 28 Dec 2015 - 08:08 am

By Mariel Cristaldo and Sarah Marsh ASUNCION/BUENOS AIRES: With further rain looming, more families abandoned their homes on Sunday in Paraguay, the country...

Presidential hopeful Trump blasts Republican expected to endorse rival 28 Dec 2015 - 08:04 am

By Alana Wise WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump assailed a leading committee chairman in Congress on Sunday for backing Marco Rubio, Trump's...

UK military helps combat flooding as it spreads to cities 28 Dec 2015 - 07:55 am

Members of the army and rescue teams help evacuate people from flooded properties after they became trapped by rising floodwater when the River...

California wildfire 75 percent contained 28 Dec 2015 - 07:50 am

VENTURA, Calif. Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday mopped up the remnants of a wind-whipped wildfire that threatened dozens of Southern California coastal homes....

Britain sends in more troops after 'unprecedented' floods 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Members of the emergency services rescue a group of people from a flooded street in Tadcaster, northern England, on Sunday. York, United Kingdom:...

At least 11 died from in Texas storms that spawned tornadoes 27 Dec 2015 - 05:43 pm

GARLAND, Texas: Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area caused substantial damage and at least 11 people died either from the storm or...

Burundi rivals head for Uganda peace talks 27 Dec 2015 - 05:20 pm

Kampala: Rival Burundi factions travelled to Uganda on Sunday ahead of talks aimed at ending months of violence, diplomats said, as the African...

France bans Corsica demos after two days of anti-Arab protests 27 Dec 2015 - 05:17 pm

People demonstrate close to French police officers who cordoned off Ajaccio's poor Jardins de l'Empereur (Emperor's Gardens) housing estate, on December 27, 2015,...

Nine killed in Nigerian gas plant blast: spokesman 27 Dec 2015 - 04:20 pm

Lagos: Nine people were killed and three others remain in critical condition after a huge Christmas Eve blast at an industrial gas plant...

Actor Baron Cohen and wife give $1m for Syrian refugees 27 Dec 2015 - 03:46 pm

London: British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife are donating $1 million (900,000 euros) to help Syrian refugees, the charities receiving the...

Catalan party in key meeting on backing separatist government 27 Dec 2015 - 02:21 pm

Barcelona: Members of a far-left Catalan separatist party gathered Sunday to decide whether to back the formation of a new government led by...

Chicago police kill three, say one shot 'accidentally' 27 Dec 2015 - 02:15 pm

Chicago: Police in Chicago shot and killed three people Saturday, including a mother of five who they said was shot "accidentally" when officers...

Three held after fight in Dutch refugee centre 27 Dec 2015 - 01:32 pm

Dutch police fend off protesters during a demonstration against plans to open a refugee centre in Geldermalse, in this December 16, 2015 file...

Floods in Britain prompt emergency government talks 27 Dec 2015 - 01:10 pm

A man wades through flood waters at Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, England, on Saturday. AP London: Britain's government was holding emergency talks...

The bail bond queen and a controversial US industry 27 Dec 2015 - 11:55 am

Michelle Esquenazi (C), known as The Bail Bond Queen, poses with her agents and bodyguards in front of the Nassau County courthouse in...

Darkness begone! Lights ward off Nordic winter blues 27 Dec 2015 - 11:19 am

This file photo shows thousands of lights decorating moose statues in Stockholm. Stockholm: Each year, Old Man Winter drops his curtain of darkness...

Benin prime minister unharmed after helicopter crash 27 Dec 2015 - 10:58 am

File photo of Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou. AFP Cotonou: Benin's Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou walked away unharmed after the helicopter he was...

Homes evacuated as bad flooding batters Britain 27 Dec 2015 - 10:07 am

London: British Emergency teams are working to evacuate people from homes in York, as flooding continues to hit northern England. Police advised between...