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Latin American airlines offer Zika refunds 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Santiago: Two Latin American airlines, including the region's largest, will offer refunds to pregnant women booked for travel to areas infected with the...

U.S. official sees Zika vaccine trials starting by end of 2016 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image CHICAGO: The United States has two potential candidates for a vaccine for the Zika virus and may begin clinical trials in...

Dutch discussing plan to ferry refugees back to Turkey: party leader 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Diederik Samsom By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE: Senior Dutch government officials are discussing a plan to ferry refugees arriving in Greece back to...

Syrian defence minister in Moscow ahead of Geneva talks: agencies 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Syrian defence minister Fahed Jassem al-Freij on Thursday met his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in Moscow ahead of Syria peace talks due...

Italy says West prepared to take on Islamic State in Libya 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Roberta Pinotti ROME: Western powers are prepared to fight Islamic State in Libya even if the North African country fails to agree on...

After unusual weather, Cuba struggles to save prized tobacco crop 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A man picks tobacco leaves at a tobacco farm in Cuba's western province of Pinar del Rio February 25, 2014. Reuters/Enrique De La...

U.S. most concerned about pregnant women amid Zika threat-White House 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. officials monitoring the Zika virus are most concerned about its potential impact on women who are pregnant or could become pregnant,...

Oregon occupation simmers as few holdouts surrounded by law enforcement 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Eight more occupiers have left the compound since law enforcement surrounded it after taking protest leader Ammon Bundy (pictured talking to Media) and...

Man arrested in Disneyland Paris hotel with two handguns: police 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: A man carrying two handguns, ammunition and a Koran was arrested Thursday at a hotel in Disneyland Paris, a police source said....

Libya lawmaker kidnapped, UN urges release 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Benghazi: A Libyan lawmaker has been kidnapped in the eastern city of Tobruk, home of the internationally recognised parliament, a security official said...

Facebook expands live video streaming 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

San Francisco: On the heels of posting stellar quarterly earnings results, Facebook on Thursday expanded its offering for streaming live video at the...

UN says Syria talks 'cannot fail', opposition to miss start 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura,(pcitured) in a video message to the Syrian people, said the talks could be their country's last chance for...

Three Canadians infected abroad by Zika virus: official 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ottawa: Three Canadians have been infected with the Zika virus while traveling abroad, Canadian health authorities said Thursday. "There are three cases in...

WHO: Zika virus spreads explosively, 4 million cases forecast 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Zika linked to babies born with abnormally small heads WHO: virus could infect 3-4 million people in Americas Chan calls emergency meeting of...

Facts about the Zika virus & the current outbreak 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday the Zika virus, linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, is...

China charges Canadian national with espionage: Xinhua 29 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Beijing: China has charged a Canadian citizen with spying and stealing state secrets, the Xinhua news agency reported Thursday. Kevin Garratt was detained...