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Mali extends state of emergency until March 31 31 Dec 2015 - 08:39 am

Malian Prime Minister Modibo Keita (2nd R) stands next to Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (3rd R) during the funerals of five victims...

Argentine judge blocks president's media overhaul 31 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

Martin Sabbatella, the Argentine media-regulatory chief dismissed by President Mauricio Macri on December 23 2015, has denied that the president had authority to...

Frantic US fight against record floods 31 Dec 2015 - 02:08 am

Chicago: Soldiers and volunteers packed sand bags Wednesday in a frantic effort to stave off floodwaters in the US state of Missouri, where...

Crimea official says Ukraine has cut off power again, Interfax reports 31 Dec 2015 - 02:02 am

MOSCOW: A Crimean official said on Thursday that Ukraine had cut off a major source of electrical power to the region, a month...

Georgia attorney general says state cannot bar Syrian refugees 31 Dec 2015 - 01:57 am

Georgia, whose Republican Governor Nathan Deal (pictured) has vowed to block entry to Syrian refugees, cannot deny them resettlement within the state or...

Polish government takes control of public media with new law 31 Dec 2015 - 01:43 am

Warsaw: Poland's conservative government took control of state media Wednesday after new legislation giving it the power to directly appoint the heads of...

Uber takes billionth ride in sign of upheaval 31 Dec 2015 - 01:33 am

San Francisco: Uber said Wednesday it made its billionth trip in a new milestone for the global ridesharing service. "Marvin and Ara just...

Giant squid makes rare appearance in Japanese port 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Caption Tokyo: A giant squid that wandered into a Japanese port has been guided back out to sea almost a week after it...

Britain closes last of its Magnox nuclear reactors 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Wylfa Power Station is seen behind the village of Cemaes, northern Wales February 22, 2013. Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett Britain closed its oldest nuclear reactor...

Two Mexican marines, suspect killed in shootout 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mexico City: Two marines and a criminal suspect were killed in a shootout in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, the homeland of...

MSF pulls out of Sicilian refugee centre, citing inadequacies 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image ROME: The international relief organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres is to halt its services helping migrants in parts of Sicily, saying on...

Belgium detains one person in new search in Paris attacks case 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Brussels: Belgian police detained for questioning one person on Wednesday following a new search in the troubled Brussels immigrant neighborhood of Molenbeek in...

Two British teens to face trial over Auschwitz theft 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

The main gate at the former German Nazi death camp of Auschwitz II (Birkenau). Note that this is inside the camp looking back...

One killed in shooting at ancient citadel in Russia's Caucasus 30 Dec 2015 - 06:57 pm

The attack occurred on Tuesday night near the UNESCO heritage site in Derbent, (pictured) which claims to be Russia's oldest city and celebrated...

Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault: prosecutor 30 Dec 2015 - 06:49 pm

New York: US comic Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania over an incident that took place in 2004, a...

Giorgi Kvirikashvili confirmed as Georgia PM 30 Dec 2015 - 06:16 pm

Tbilisi: Georgia's parliament confirmed Wednesday former foreign minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili as the country's prime minister, six days after Irakli Garibashvili's surprise resignation from...

Clinton: Islamic State persecution of Christians, Yazidis, a genocide 30 Dec 2015 - 05:53 pm

By Amanda Becker U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that Islamic State violence against Christians, Iraqi Yazidis and other religious...