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Search for missing cargo ship in Bahamas enters 3rd day 04 Oct 2015 - 06:15 pm

MIAMI: U.S. Coast Guard pilots searched for a third day for the cargo ship El Faro and its 33 mostly American crew members...

Trump wants to 'sit back,' watch Russia fall into Syria 'trap' 04 Oct 2015 - 06:08 pm

WASHINGTON: Republican US presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said he would like to "sit back" and watch as Russia continues air strikes in Syria,...

Portugal votes in test for austerity policies 04 Oct 2015 - 05:59 pm

LISBON: Portugal voted Sunday in an election seen as a test of four years of austerity, with the centre-right coalition that pushed through...

Sixteen dead as heavy flooding hits French Riviera 04 Oct 2015 - 05:54 pm

Nice, France: Violent storms and flooding along the chic French Riviera overnight have killed at least 16 people and left another five missing,...

Tens of thousands protest against UK government 04 Oct 2015 - 05:37 pm

Manchester, UK: Tens of thousands of anti-austerity protesters rallied on Sunday as British Prime Minister David Cameron's governing Conservative Party opened its annual...

Argentine ruling party extends presidential vote lead 04 Oct 2015 - 05:32 pm

Daniel Scioli, Buenos Aires' province governor and presidential candidate for the Victory Front, speaks as vice-presidential candidate Carlos Zannini (bottom, L) watches during...

The three leaders vying for power in Portugal 04 Oct 2015 - 05:03 pm

LISBON: As Portugal goes to the polls Sunday, we profile the leading players in an election dominated by the punishing austerity measures the...

150 migrants rescued off Spanish coast 04 Oct 2015 - 11:58 am

Madrid: Six boats, carrying a total of about 150 migrants, have been detected off the coast of Spain, according to the local Maritime...

At UN, Hungary calls for cooperation with Russia 04 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, USA: Hungary's foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that there can be no let-up in Europe's migration crisis...

Rescuers search for hundreds missing in deadly Guatemala landslide 03 Oct 2015 - 06:02 pm

Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala: Rescuers resumed a desperate search Saturday for several hundred people believed missing in a village landslide on the outskirts...

18 killed, 41 injured in blasts near Nigerian capital 03 Oct 2015 - 03:36 pm

A Nigerian policeman stands beside a damaged car in Nyanya, near Abuja, on October 3, 2015, after two bomb blasts ripped through the...

Oregon shooter had 13 guns and was student at Umpqua 03 Oct 2015 - 12:20 pm

Mourners hold candles during a vigil for victims of a mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon. OREGON: The gunman behind the latest mass shooting...

Channel Tunnel traffic resumes after migrant intrusion: Eurotunnel 03 Oct 2015 - 10:44 am

LILLE, France: Traffic resumed through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France early Saturday several hours after being suspended when 113 migrants entered...

30 dead, hundreds missing in Guatemala landslide 03 Oct 2015 - 08:50 am

Aereal view of the affected area after a landslide in the village Cambray II, in the municipality of Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala, 02...

Merkel ‘favourite’ to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize 03 Oct 2015 - 01:23 am

Stockholm: Speculation mounted yesterday that Angela Merkel could scoop this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her leadership during Europe’s migrant crisis after she...

EU border force plan revived 03 Oct 2015 - 12:05 am

A gendarme van patrols next to tents and makeshift shelters in the “new jungle”, a field where migrants and asylum seekers stay in...

Leaders meet to consolidate Ukraine peace 03 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre left) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre right) during a meeting in the presence of German Foreign...