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History repeats itself as UK's Cameron risks party schism over EU vote 17 Jan 2016 - 10:48 am

Conservative British prime minister David Cameron By Kylie MacLellan LONDON: Hoping to hold together a party with a small majority in parliament and...

Marine Corps lists identities of 12 missing in Hawaii chopper collision 17 Jan 2016 - 10:32 am

File picture of a CH-53E helicopter Hawaii: The US Marines Corps released the identities of 12 Marines missing at sea after two helicopters...

Burkina Faso attack survivors recall night of horror 17 Jan 2016 - 10:28 am

A military investigator from Burkina Faso carries evidence out of the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso 16 January 2016. EPA Ouagadougou: "We didn't...

30,000 sign petition to award French nationality to Bataclan guard 17 Jan 2016 - 09:45 am

IS jihadists killed 90 people at the Bataclan concert hall in November Paris: An online petition to award French nationality to an Algerian...

Prisoner release helps Obama blunt Iran criticism 17 Jan 2016 - 09:32 am

File picture of US President Barack Obama Washington: The surprise release of five Americans held in Iran has helped a vulnerable President Barack...

Tightening Clinton-Sanders battle raises stakes for Democratic debate 17 Jan 2016 - 09:17 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she is announced on the stage during Jim Clyburn’s Annual Fish Fry in Charleston, South...

UN eyes tax on football tickets to pay for humanitarian aid 17 Jan 2016 - 08:49 am

United Nations, United States: A UN study of new sources of financing for its multi-billion-dollar aid operations is recommending a voluntary tax on...

Montenegro to turn ex-concentration camp into luxury hotel 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo coutesy: Wikipedia Podgorica, Montenegro: Montenegro has defended its decision to allow an island fortress and wartime concentration camp to be transformed into...

Burkina troops retake hotel after Islamist attack kills dozens 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

People who have escaped from the Cappuccino restaurant exit a Burkina Faso military vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 16, 2016. Reuters/Stringer Al...

“Waiting for someone to save or kill you”: a Burkina survivor’s tale 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN: Al Qaeda fighters singled out white people during an attack in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, returning repeatedly to a...

Washingtonians, meet Bei Bei the giant panda 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: Washingtonians got their first close-up look Saturday at the giant panda cub Bei Bei, the new star of the National Zoo. Until...

Two French nationals killed in Ouagadougou attack: French foreign ministry 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

PARIS: Two French nationals were among those killed in the attacks on a hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital, a French foreign ministry official...

Rome won’t be “remote controlled” by Brussels: Italy PM Renzi 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Renzi and Juncker had heated, long-distance exchange on Friday. Renzi is seeking more budget flexibility to spur growth. Italy continues to block funds...

Belmokhtar, 'The Uncatchable' desert jihadist 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Bamako: Wily one-eyed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, whose jihadists have claimed the attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso, shot to global notoriety with a...

Taiwan's Tsai joins small band of women world leaders 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Tsai Ing-wen LONDON: Taiwan elected the first female president in the Chinese-speaking world on Saturday when voters handed opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen a...

Two Swiss citizens killed in Burkina Faso attacks 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

VIENNA: Two Swiss citizens were among those killed in attacks on a restaurant and hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso, the Swiss...

Iran prisoner release shakes up US debate 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of US Republicans Washington: Iran's surprise release of four Americans put US Republicans critical of President Barack Obama's engagement with Tehran...