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Objects located in area of missing cargo ship in Bahamas 05 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By David Adams MIAMI: Life jackets, containers and an oil sheen were spotted by U.S. Coast Guard aircrews on Sunday, the third day...

Kyrgyzstan set for closer ties with Russia after polls 05 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev (L) talks to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Constantine (Konstantinovsky) Palace in St. Petersburg...

Oregon town residents left bewildered by college massacre 05 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Emily Flitter and Eric M. Johnson ROSEBURG: Shaken residents of an Oregon town reeling from a burst of gun violence that left...

Suicide attacks kill four in Niger 04 Oct 2015 - 06:47 pm

Boko Haram terrorist network video, shows their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera Niamey: Two suicide bombings by militants from Islamist extremist...

Greek coast guard recovers body of migrant baby on Kos 04 Oct 2015 - 06:45 pm

File photo of a Turkish officer carry the body of a child who drowned with several other migrants trying to reach the Greek...

Search for missing cargo ship in Bahamas enters 3rd day 04 Oct 2015 - 06:15 pm

MIAMI: U.S. Coast Guard pilots searched for a third day for the cargo ship El Faro and its 33 mostly American crew members...

Trump wants to 'sit back,' watch Russia fall into Syria 'trap' 04 Oct 2015 - 06:08 pm

WASHINGTON: Republican US presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said he would like to "sit back" and watch as Russia continues air strikes in Syria,...

Portugal votes in test for austerity policies 04 Oct 2015 - 05:59 pm

LISBON: Portugal voted Sunday in an election seen as a test of four years of austerity, with the centre-right coalition that pushed through...

Sixteen dead as heavy flooding hits French Riviera 04 Oct 2015 - 05:54 pm

Nice, France: Violent storms and flooding along the chic French Riviera overnight have killed at least 16 people and left another five missing,...

Tens of thousands protest against UK government 04 Oct 2015 - 05:37 pm

Manchester, UK: Tens of thousands of anti-austerity protesters rallied on Sunday as British Prime Minister David Cameron's governing Conservative Party opened its annual...

Argentine ruling party extends presidential vote lead 04 Oct 2015 - 05:32 pm

Daniel Scioli, Buenos Aires' province governor and presidential candidate for the Victory Front, speaks as vice-presidential candidate Carlos Zannini (bottom, L) watches during...

The three leaders vying for power in Portugal 04 Oct 2015 - 05:03 pm

LISBON: As Portugal goes to the polls Sunday, we profile the leading players in an election dominated by the punishing austerity measures the...

150 migrants rescued off Spanish coast 04 Oct 2015 - 11:58 am

Madrid: Six boats, carrying a total of about 150 migrants, have been detected off the coast of Spain, according to the local Maritime...

At UN, Hungary calls for cooperation with Russia 04 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, USA: Hungary's foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that there can be no let-up in Europe's migration crisis...

Rescuers search for hundreds missing in deadly Guatemala landslide 03 Oct 2015 - 06:02 pm

Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala: Rescuers resumed a desperate search Saturday for several hundred people believed missing in a village landslide on the outskirts...

18 killed, 41 injured in blasts near Nigerian capital 03 Oct 2015 - 03:36 pm

A Nigerian policeman stands beside a damaged car in Nyanya, near Abuja, on October 3, 2015, after two bomb blasts ripped through the...

Oregon shooter had 13 guns and was student at Umpqua 03 Oct 2015 - 12:20 pm

Mourners hold candles during a vigil for victims of a mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon. OREGON: The gunman behind the latest mass shooting...

Channel Tunnel traffic resumes after migrant intrusion: Eurotunnel 03 Oct 2015 - 10:44 am

LILLE, France: Traffic resumed through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France early Saturday several hours after being suspended when 113 migrants entered...