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Shells hit Syrian capital despite truce: state agency 27 Feb 2016 - 05:45 pm

Vehicles drive at a street after a ceasefire that went into effect in the capital Damascus, Syria, 27 February 2016. According to monitoring...

AU to strengthen human rights mission in Burundi 27 Feb 2016 - 05:37 pm

The Representive of African Union (C) speaks on February 27, 2016 in Bujumbura as Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza (L) South African President and...

Kosovo MPs elect Hashim Thaci as new president 27 Feb 2016 - 05:20 pm

Newly elected President of the Republic of Kosovo Hashim Thaci (R) receives flowers from a Flora Brovina (L), a lawmaker of his ruling...

First sexually-transmitted case of Zika in France: minister 27 Feb 2016 - 05:19 pm

Saint-Laurent du Maroni, France: A first case of Zika spread through sexual transmission has been recorded in France after a woman was infected...

Italy’s diluted civil union bill reflects majority views: poll 27 Feb 2016 - 05:14 pm

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has forced through parliament a contested bill to recognise civil unions between same-sex and heterosexual couples and relieve Italy...

Syria guns mostly silent as truce takes hold 27 Feb 2016 - 05:06 pm

Syrians stand next to a sideboard covered with dust as they collect items in the buildings that were left behind by residents fleeing...

Air strike on Yemen market kills 30 rebels, civilians: witnesses 27 Feb 2016 - 04:57 pm

Yemenis look at portraits of Shiite Huthi rebels, reportedly killed in fighting against Saudi-backed Yemeni forces, displayed during an exhibition marking their "Martyrs'...

Obama, at battery plant, jabs Republicans on economic ‘snake oil’ 27 Feb 2016 - 04:49 pm

Flanked by Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (R), U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement after...

Guatemala convicts 2 ex-soldiers for sex slavery, murder 27 Feb 2016 - 04:38 pm

Former Guatemalan Army Colonel Esteelmer Reyes Giron looks on after the verdict was given in the Sepur Zarco case in Guatemala City, Guatemala,...

Suicide attacks kill six in Syria's Hama province -state media 27 Feb 2016 - 04:36 pm

BEIRUT: At least six people were killed and several were wounded in two attacks by suicide bombers in Syria's Hama province on Saturday,...

Coalition air strikes try to repel IS assault on Syria-Turkish border -monitor 27 Feb 2016 - 04:29 pm

BEIRUT: The U.S.-led coalition carried out 10 air strikes on Saturday to try to repel an assault by Islamic State militants on the...

Trump being advised by ex-U.S. Lieutenant General who favors closer Russia ties 27 Feb 2016 - 04:11 pm

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after a campaign rally in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 26, 2016. (Reuters /Nick Oxford) By...

Nine dead, 13 injured in attack near Afghan defence ministry: police 27 Feb 2016 - 04:06 pm

Kabul: A Taliban suicide attack near the defence ministry in Kabul on Saturday killed nine people and wounded 13 others, police said, hours...

Hollande jeered at start of Paris farm show 27 Feb 2016 - 04:05 pm

French President Francois Hollande (R) visits French livestock farmers on the opening day of the International Agricultural Show in Paris, France, February 27,...

First Iran poll results show seats split among rivals 27 Feb 2016 - 03:51 pm

An Iranian policeman casts his ballot during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss...

Shelling in Syrian capital despite ceasefire: state agency 27 Feb 2016 - 03:43 pm

Damascus: A number of shells hit residential neighbourhoods in the Syrian capital on Saturday, the state news agency reported, hours after a ceasefire...

This Danish city is so bike-friendly even kindergartners ride to school 27 Feb 2016 - 03:40 pm

Kindergartners in Odense, Denmark, ride their bikes. (Photo: Thomas Mørkeberg) By Matt McFarland At the start of each school year principal Lars Christian...

African Union to send 200 monitors to Burundi: South African president 27 Feb 2016 - 03:33 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma, head of five African heads of state delegation, speaks as Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza (L) and Senegal's president...