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Children hit by slow aid flow for “unprecedented” Ethiopia drought: Agencies 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ethiopia is an especial concern, with the number needing food aid rising from 2.9 million at the beginning of 2015 to 8.2 million...

China's Xi visits Egypt, offers financial, political support 21 Jan 2016 - 06:58 pm

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) in Abdeen palace during the Chinese president's first day of his...

Pakistan attack raises tough question: Should teachers shoot back? 21 Jan 2016 - 06:17 pm

Pakistanis gather for funeral prayers for victims of the January 20 Bacha Khan University attack in Charsadda on January 21, 2016. AFP By...

Iraqi PM doubts any Iranian link with three missing Americans 21 Jan 2016 - 05:53 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during the Iraqi Police Day at a police academy in Baghdad January 9, 2016. Reuters/Khalid al Mousily ...

Gang warfare in El Salvador pushes death rate to record 21 Jan 2016 - 05:40 pm

People wait to be transported to a detention facility after they were detained on the suspicion of being collaborators with a street gangs,...

Washington braces for potential blizzard 21 Jan 2016 - 05:38 pm

Workers plow snow from the sidewalk in front of the White House in Washington January 21, 2016. REUTERS /Jonathan Ernst Washington: Residents of...

Israel says will seize West Bank land; demolishes EU structures 21 Jan 2016 - 05:30 pm

A general view taken on January 21, 2016 shows the Israeli Almog settlement in the Israeli occupied West Bank, near the Palestinian city...

Maldives ex-leader lands in London after prison release: aide 21 Jan 2016 - 05:10 pm

London: Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed (pictured) landed in Britain on Thursday, his aide told AFP, after the Indian Ocean islands' government granted...

Taiwan says China drills days after election “very bad news” 21 Jan 2016 - 04:53 pm

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen waves as she arrives at the headquarters of DPP, following the DPP's victory...

U.S. offers Turkey technology to block Islamic State at Syria border 21 Jan 2016 - 04:35 pm

A woman demonstrates a medical permission as she and other Syrians attempt to enter Turkey at the Bab Al-Salam border crossing in northern...

Turkish PM says no role for “terrorist groups” in Syria talks 21 Jan 2016 - 04:25 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addresses the assembly during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 21, 2016. DAVOS:...

Timeline of events around the Litvinenko affair 21 Jan 2016 - 04:08 pm

A file picture dated 16 November 2015 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meeting with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron during the G20...

Some 200,000 at risk in Turkey’s fight against Kurdish militants: Amnesty 21 Jan 2016 - 04:00 pm

Children look out from a window of an bullet-scarred house in the kurdish town of Silopi, in southeastern Turkey, near the border with...

Putin 'probably approved' Litvinenko killing: UK inquiry 21 Jan 2016 - 01:23 pm

Marina Litvinenko, widow of Alexander Litvinenko, makes a statement with her legal representitive barrister Ben Emmerson QC, outside the High Court in central...

Oman to start budget airline 21 Jan 2016 - 01:23 pm

Budget airline expected to boost tourism. (representative photo) DUBAI: Oman plans to establish its first budget airline to boost tourism as the plunge...