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Degrees of difficulty: British PM Cameron’s EU demands 17 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will discuss over dinner on Thursday British Prime Minister David Cameron’s demands for reform of the...

EU 'breached law' over delay on hormone disrupting chemicals: court 16 Dec 2015 - 06:05 pm

Luxembourg: The European Commission has breached European Union law by failing to arrange for identifying harmful chemicals in everyday products, the EU's general...

Most women in Kenya are abused on public transport: Survey 16 Dec 2015 - 05:43 pm

A group of men push a matatu to a nearby petrol station in Nyeri town, central Kenya on January 11, 2012 By Katy...

Charlie Hebdo giving $4 million in donations to victims 16 Dec 2015 - 05:37 pm

PARIS: Charlie Hebdo, the satirical newspaper whose staff was decimated by Islamic extremist gunmen, is giving nearly 4 million euros ($4.4 million) to...

Panda cub in Washington is thriving ahead of public debut 16 Dec 2015 - 05:30 pm

WASHINGTON: If the youngest giant panda cub at the National Zoo is stressed out about appearing in front of crowds for the first...

4,000 'slave' child workers removed from cocoa plantations 16 Dec 2015 - 05:30 pm

Abidjan: Some 4,000 child victims of "slavery and exploitation" were removed from cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast between 2012 and 2014, authorities fighting...

Canada dismayed at harsh sentence of Canadian pastor in North Korea 16 Dec 2015 - 05:17 pm

Hyeon Soo Lim speaks during a news conference in Pyongyang in this photo taken in July. (Kyodo/Reuters) TORONTO: Canada is dismayed at the...

“Follow the rules!”: German TV show aims to help Arab refugees integrate 16 Dec 2015 - 05:05 pm

Germany has challenge absorbing 1 million new refugees New show tackles issues like free speech, sexuality Says no law, including sharia, above German...

France's Le Pen under fire for tweeting grisly IS images 16 Dec 2015 - 04:49 pm

Paris: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faced sharp criticism Wednesday after tweeting a graphic image of an Islamic State beheading in response...

Kidnappings skyrocket in eastern DRCongo 16 Dec 2015 - 04:43 pm

Represntative image Kinshasa: Kidnappings skyrocketed this year in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where at least 175 people were taken hostage for ransom,...

Trump clashes with Scottish government after wind farm blow 16 Dec 2015 - 04:08 pm

A file photo taken on May 27, 2010, shows US tycoon Donald Trump (C) posing with Scottish pipers during a visit to the...

'Frenchmen' with suspected Paris attacks links held in Austria 16 Dec 2015 - 03:43 pm

Vienna: Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the November Paris attacks, prosecutors said Wednesday, with an Austrian newspaper reporting...

Los Angeles schools set to reopen after threat prompted closure 16 Dec 2015 - 01:01 pm

School buses stand idle as Los Angeles city schools are shut down in reaction to a threat on December 15, 2015 in Los ...

Emailed threats to NY, LA highlight worries schools face 16 Dec 2015 - 11:16 am

LOS ANGELES: When it comes to assessing threats, New York City and Los Angeles schools likely have more experience than most other districts...

Malala condemns Trump's 'ideology of hatred' 16 Dec 2015 - 10:56 am

Pakistani activist for female education and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai at an event to commemorate the Peshawar school massacre in Birmingham,...

U.S. defence chief Carter makes surprise visit to Baghdad 16 Dec 2015 - 10:20 am

BAGHDAD: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for talks with U.S. military commanders, seeking ways to intensify the fight...

30 dead in Boko Haram attack on three Nigeria villages: vigilante 16 Dec 2015 - 10:00 am

A picture taken on February 16, 2015 shows members of a self-appointed vigilance committee hunting down and fighting Boko Haram Islamic group, walking...

Jeb Bush takes on Trump in US debate, but other rivals resist 16 Dec 2015 - 09:51 am

Republican US presidential candidates (from left) Senator Marco Rubio, Dr Ben Carson, businessman Donald Trump, Senator Ted Cruz and former Governor Jeb Bush...