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Girl falls victim to rare Australian case of deadly but painless brown snake bite 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Australia's venomous brown snakes are known as nervous reptiles that strike with little hesitation. AFP, William West Sydney: A young girl has died...

Turkey vows “harsh reaction” as missiles hit Syria town 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Turkish soldier standing guard is seen from the Syrian town of Khirbet Al-Joz at the Turkish-Syrian border, in Latakia countryside, where internally...

Pope asks indigenous Mexicans for forgiveness 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico: Pope Francis asked Mexico's indigenous population on Monday for forgiveness over the exclusion they have suffered as...

Mustard gas 'used in Iraq' in August 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, The Netherlands. AFP, Evert-Jan Daniels The Hague: Mustard...

Ivory trafficking in Africa controlled by a powerful few 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Ivory tusks are displayed after the official start of the destruction of confiscated ivory in Hong Kong May 15, 2014. Reuters Washington: Ivory...

For veteran Turkish smuggler, only an army could stop migrant flow 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Refugees aboard a dinghy sail off for the Greek island of Lesbos as they try to travel from the Turkish territorial waters of...

Kurdish-backed forces take parts of Syrian town near Turkish border 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks along the fence of the Menagh airport, July 26, 2013. Reuters/Hamid Khatib ...

US urges Russia, Turkey to avoid 'escalation' over Syria: State Dept 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File picture of US President Barack Obama. Reuters Washington: The United States on Monday urged Turkey and Russia to avoid any further escalation...

EU ends nearly all Belarus sanctions 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The EU has lifted sanctions against Belarus' strongman President Alexander Lukashenko. AFP, Hoang Dinh Nam Brussels: EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to lift...

Supreme Court fight gives Democrats fuel to regain US Senate control 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Antonin Scalia By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON: A Supreme Court nomination battle that was ignited on Saturday with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia...

Demo against girl's brutal rape turns violent in Chad 15 Feb 2016 - 06:57 pm

N'Djamena: Riot police violently shut down a protest on Monday by hundreds of young Chadians in the capital N'Djamena, after photographs of a...

Football: China millions lure poor South America players 15 Feb 2016 - 06:32 pm

Representative image. Chinese President Xi Jinping receives a football jersey bearing his name as he visits Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington. Reuters ...

John Paul II had 'intense' friendship with married woman: BBC 15 Feb 2016 - 06:09 pm

Cardinal Wojtyla and Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka on a camping trip in 1978 Photograph provided by Bill and Jadwiga Smith, courtesy BBC London: Pope John...

Emma Thompson says Brexit would be 'madness' 15 Feb 2016 - 05:57 pm

Emma Thompson. Reuters, Kevork Djansezian Berlin: Actress Emma Thompson said Monday that it would be "madness" for Britain to leave the EU, adding...

Bosnia applies for EU membership, hoping to make up ground 15 Feb 2016 - 05:02 pm

A bird flies among Bosnian State flags near the Bosnian State parliament building in Sarajevo, Bosnia. More then 20-years after the bloody conflict...

Second Zika case confirmed in China: Xinhua 15 Feb 2016 - 04:31 pm

Beijing: China confirmed its second imported Zika case Monday, a day after the first victim was discharged from hospital, state news agency Xinhua...

Turkey renews shelling of Syria, warns Kurds 15 Feb 2016 - 04:20 pm

Missiles also hit hospital in Azaz, looks to be Russian supplied missiles fired by Regime. source: @markito0171(Twitter) Beirut: Turkey defied international calls and...