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Brazilian police launch new raids in sweeping corruption probe 27 Jan 2016 - 01:28 pm

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: Brazil's Federal Police on Wednesday launched the latest stage of a sweeping investigation into corruption at state-controlled firms, with six arrest...

US, China agree on need for new UN measure on North Korea 27 Jan 2016 - 12:59 pm

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the end of a press conference at...

Finland and Russia to step up cooperation on migrants: Minister 27 Jan 2016 - 12:43 pm

HELSINKI: Finland and Russia have agreed to step up cooperation on their shared border, through which a growing number of migrants are entering...

PNG among world's worst places for women: Rights group 27 Jan 2016 - 12:16 pm

Sydney: Papua New Guinea is one of the world's most dangerous places to be a woman, with domestic violence widespread and perpetrators rarely...

Six migrants drown as vessel sinks off Greek island 27 Jan 2016 - 12:02 pm

ATHENS: Six migrants including one child drowned when their vessel sank off a Greek island close to Turkey, the Greek coastguard said on...

Russia, China cracking down as leaders fear grip may wane: HRW 27 Jan 2016 - 11:44 am

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin welcomes China’s President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow May 8, 2015. Reuters By Ayla...

French justice minister Taubira resigns: President's office 27 Jan 2016 - 11:16 am

France Justice Minister Christine Taubira PARIS: France's Justice Minister Christine Taubira, often at odds with her government on policy, resigned on Wednesday, President...

Breaking the bribe culture is still a challenge for Ukraine 27 Jan 2016 - 10:05 am

A policeman places handcuffs on Chairman of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service Serhiy Bochkovsky, who is detained on suspicion of involvement in high-level...

Six Oregon protesters arrested, one dead in clash with police: FBI 27 Jan 2016 - 09:48 am

Los Angeles: Police arrested six armed activists who occupied a remote wildlife refuge in Oregon, in a clash that also left one person...

Trump to skip next Republican debate: report 27 Jan 2016 - 09:22 am

Des Moines, United States: White House hopeful Donald Trump will not participate in Thursday's Republican debate, bowing out of a nationally televised showdown...

19 Zika virus cases in Puerto Rico: official 27 Jan 2016 - 09:19 am

San Juan: The mosquito-borne Zika virus has now been found in 19 people in Puerto Rico, although none were pregnant women, the group...

Explosions near Venezuelan legislature trigger panic 27 Jan 2016 - 09:13 am

Caracas: Four explosions near the Venezuelan legislature triggered panic Tuesday but caused no injuries or damage. The homemade explosive devices were apparently loaded...

Al-Qaeda claim kidnap of Swiss woman in Mali: report 27 Jan 2016 - 09:12 am

Beatrice Stockly Nouakchott: Private Mauritanian news agency Al-Akhbar said Tuesday that it has received a video purportedly from the Al-Qaeda-linked Emirate of the...

Six US cops fired after shooting 137 bullets into car 27 Jan 2016 - 09:09 am

Chicago: Six US police officers who fired 137 bullets into a car carrying two unarmed African Americans lost their jobs Tuesday, three years...

Three injured in Sierra Leone Ebola clashes 27 Jan 2016 - 08:59 am

People walk under an Ebola information board featuring Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma on January 22, 2016 in a street of Freetown...

Zika virus spreads to Costa Rica 27 Jan 2016 - 08:50 am

San José: The Zika virus sweeping Latin America and blamed for a surge in brain-damaged babies has spread to Costa Rica, the health...

Danish parliament adopts controversial reforms on asylum seekers 27 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Denmark's Minister of Immigration and Integration Inger Stojberg listen to the debate in the Danish Parliament regarding a proposal on changing of the...