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Tight security as Pope visits Rome synagogue 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Rome: Hundreds of armed police and security personnel were deployed in Rome Sunday as Pope Francis visited the city's main synagogue, in a...

Angolan sect leader goes on trial for police killings during 'massacre' 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Johannesburg: Angolan Christian sect leader Julino Kalupeteca goes on trial on Monday for the murder of nine police officers during a security forces...

Serbia PM calls for snap elections 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Belgrade: Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday called for early elections in a bid to cement stability as the Balkan country negotiates...

Six Canadians killed in Burkina Faso were humanitarian workers: CBC 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

TORONTO: Six Canadian citizens killed when gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital city of Burkina Faso on Friday were in the country...

Calais migrant camp gets its own Jungala Radio station 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Calais, France: In the heart of the Calais migrant shantytown in northern France known as the "Jungle", a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"...

Missing Hong Kong bookseller in China to answer 11 year-old conviction - state media 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Books on China politics and senior leaders are displayed inside a bookstore in Hong Kong, China January 8, 2016. Picture taken January 8,...

Man dies after being left brain-dead in French drug trial 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Biotrial has carried out thousands of trials since it was set up in 1989. AFP Rennes, France: A man who was left brain-dead...

“Glitch” delayed departure of American prisoners from Iran 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (pictured, left) told reporters after landing in Washington early on Sunday from talks in Vienna that the...

Istanbul bombing suspects in court on preliminary charges 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Sunday heard preliminary charges against 16 Syrian nationals detained in connection with a suicide bomb attack that killed...

UN eyes tax on football tickets to pay for humanitarian aid 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

United Nations, United States: A UN study of new sources of financing for its multi-billion-dollar aid operations is recommending a voluntary tax on...

Journalist killed in Yemen capital bombing 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Sanaa: A freelance Yemeni journalist was killed Sunday in an air raid by the Saudi-led coalition on rebel-held Sanaa, a witness and his...

False emissions reporting undermines China’s pollution fight 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By David Stanway and Kathy Chen BEIJING: Widespread misreporting of harmful gas emissions by Chinese electricity firms is threatening the country’s attempts to...

Insight: Many “lost” voters say they have found their candidate in Trump 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By James Oliphant, Chris Kahn and Megan Cassella WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Ted Wade hasn’t cared about politics enough to cast a vote in a...

Tightening Clinton-Sanders battle raises stakes for Democratic debate 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By John Whitesides CHARLESTON, S.C.: Tightening polls and rising tensions between White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could fuel a fiery...

Freed US detainees arrive in Geneva, depart for Germany 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A US official said the Swiss plane was carrying Jason Rezaian (pictured) the Washington Post’s Tehran bureau chief, Saeed Abedini, a pastor from...

US, Iran leaders hail nuke deal but US imposes new sanctions 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Hassan Rouhani and Barack Obama Tehran: The US and Iranian presidents on Sunday hailed the implementation of Tehran's nuclear deal...

Pope hails ties with Jews on landmark synagogue visit 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Pope Francis listens to chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni (R) in Rome's main Synagogue on January 17, 2016 (AFP Photo/Vincenzo Pinto) Rome: Pope...

Cruz, Rubio say Iran prisoner swap a “dangerous precedent’ 18 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio praised Iran’s release of five detained Americans on Sunday, but sharply criticized the deal...