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Lord Lucan declared dead, four decades after murder mystery 03 Feb 2016 - 03:10 pm

Lord Lucan and Veronica Duncan. London: A British judge declared the infamous Lord Lucan officially dead on Wednesday, four decades after he disappeared...

Ukraine economy minister resigns due to slow pace of reforms 03 Feb 2016 - 11:16 am

Ukraine Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius KIEV: Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius tendered his resignation on Wednesday out of frustration that major government reforms...

DNA traces found of US Marines killed in helicopter crash off Hawaii 03 Feb 2016 - 10:18 am

File picture for representation only Hawaii: Trace elements of DNA have been discovered from US Marines who died when two helicopters crashed off...

White House warns Congress to not delay Pacific trade deal 03 Feb 2016 - 10:07 am

Washington: The White House warned Congress Wednesday that delaying ratifying a vast trans-Pacific trade deal will cost the US economy. Ahead of the...

End to Schengen deal would cost Europe $120 bln: French adviser 03 Feb 2016 - 09:45 am

PARIS: A permanent return to frontier controls in Europe would cost countries in the Schengen open-borders area about 110 billion euros ($120 billion)...

Obama makes first trip to US mosque 03 Feb 2016 - 09:12 am

Washington: Seven years into his presidency, Barack Obama will make his first trip to an American mosque on Wednesday, offering a symbolic rebuttal...

As Zika spreads, Texas reports sexually transmitted case 03 Feb 2016 - 09:04 am

Miami: Texas reported a case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted Tuesday, fueling fears over the rapid spread of the disease blamed...

Australian court dismisses challenge to Pacific refugee detention 03 Feb 2016 - 08:55 am

Sydney: Australia's High Court on Wednesday threw out a challenge to the detention of asylum-seekers on Nauru, opening the way for hundreds more...

Bolivia truck strike chaos leaves 11 dead: police 03 Feb 2016 - 08:47 am

La Paz, Bolivia: Disruptions during a strike by truck drivers in Bolivia left 11 people dead in recent days, authorities said on Tuesday....

White House race shifts to New Hampshire after Iowa test 03 Feb 2016 - 08:35 am

Des Moines, United States: The White House race picked up speed in New Hampshire on Tuesday after Iowa voters opened the 2016 contest...

Wife reopens tragic chef's restaurant two days after death 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: The widow of top chef Benoit Violier reopened his acclaimed Swiss restaurant Tuesday, only two days after his apparent suicide sent shock...

Razor-thin victory for Clinton in Iowa: Democratic party results 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Des Moines: Hillary Clinton won a razor-thin victory over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses that kicked off the 2016 US presidential race,...

13 killed in Madagascar cattle rustler clashes 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Antananarivo: Thirteen people were killed as Madagascar police and villagers clashed with armed cattle rustlers on Tuesday near Isalo national park in the...

Zimbabwe top prosecutor charged with obstructing justice 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Johannes Tomana Harare: Zimbabwe's chief prosecutor appeared in court Tuesday charged with obstructing justice after he dropped a case against men accused of...

China to start work soon on naval base in Djibouti: Guelleh 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Djibouti lies on strategic shipping route Chinese facility will be first military base abroad Presidents wants to nation to become hub for Africa ...

Funding falls short for task force to fight Nigeria’s Boko Haram 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

ADDIS ABABA: Funding for a multinational force to combat Boko Haram’s deadly Islamist insurgency in West and Central Africa remains well short of...

A low-key Trump ends social media silence 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Amy Tennery and Gina Cherelus After what seemed like a very long silence by his standards, Donald Trump returned to Twitter on...

White House race wide open as upstarts rattle Trump, Clinton 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Des Moines, United States: The US presidential race looked suddenly wide open Tuesday after frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton suffered chastening evenings...