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Germany to funnel refugee flow as 17 children die at sea 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Germany agreed with Austria Friday to new rules for a more "orderly" passage of migrants, as the death of 17 children at...

Two passengers still in hospital in Florida as plane fire investigated 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

MIAMI: Two adult passengers remained hospitalized as National Transportation Safety Board investigators began examining the engine on a Venezuela-bound 767 airplane that burst...

Mass release of U.S. prisoners spells deportation for hundreds 31 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Julia Harte and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON: Almost a third of 6,000 federal prisoners scheduled to be freed between Friday and Tuesday, part...

European Union sides with United States on South China Sea incident 30 Oct 2015 - 06:35 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union sided with Washington on Friday over a U.S.-Chinese patrolling incident in the South China Sea, in a move that...

Head of Moscow's Ukrainian library suffers health problems in custody: lawyer 30 Oct 2015 - 05:59 pm

Moscow:The head of the Russian library of Ukrainian literature, who faces imprisonment in Russia for allegedly inciting ethnic hatred, has suffered health problems...

Polish court rejects Polanski extradition to US 30 Oct 2015 - 05:56 pm

Kraków, Poland: A Polish court on Friday ruled against extraditing to the United States Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski, who pleaded guilty in 1977...

Mauritanian ex-Guantanamo detainee eyes 'peaceful life' 30 Oct 2015 - 05:54 pm

Nouakchott: Just-released Guantanamo Bay detainee, Mauritania's Ahmed Ould Abdel Aziz, appeared in public at home on Friday for the first time and said...

Greece says twenty-two migrants drown off Aegean islands, 144 rescued 30 Oct 2015 - 05:45 pm

A refugee prepares to hand over a toddler to a volunteer lifeguard as a half-sunken catamaran carrying around 150 refugees, most of them...

Eritrean gets life in prison for Ikea murders 30 Oct 2015 - 05:35 pm

Stockholm: A Swedish court on Friday sentenced an Eritrean man to life in prison for fatally stabbing two people with kitchen knives in...

On social media, Cruz steals spotlight, but Trump wins on sentiment 30 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Presidential candidates Donald Trump (2nd L) speaks while Sen. Marco Rubio (L-R), Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Sen. Ted Cruz look on during the...

Nigeria's Senate confirms remaining Buhari cabinet nominees 30 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari addresses delegates during The India-Africa Summit in New Delhi on October 29, 2015. ABUJA: Nigeria's Senate confirmed the remaining...

Tanzania ruling party's Magufuli wins presidential vote 30 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

John Magufuli Dar es Salaam: Tanzania's ruling party candidate John Magufuli won hotly contested presidential elections, officials announced Thursday, but the opposition said...

Several hurt as plane catches fire at Florida airport: officials 30 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Passengers evacuate from the plane on fire at Fort Lauderdale airport, Florida on October 29, 2015. Miami: An airliner caught fire on a...

Rwanda parliament votes to allow Kagame third term 30 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Rwandan President Paul Kagame Kigali: Rwanda's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment enabling President Paul Kagame to run for...

Ozone hole grows over Antarctica, but no cause for alarm: UN 29 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

Geneva: The seasonal hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has widened to near-record size, the United Nations said Thursday, insisting though that...

Italy shocked at 24,000 euro TV interview with Greek ex-minister 29 Oct 2015 - 05:33 pm

Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece. Rome: Italian politicians have expressed outrage after it emerged that public broadcaster RAI paid Greece's flamboyant...