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EU court blasts Italy over CIA abduction of Egyptian imam 23 Feb 2016 - 01:51 pm

Italian prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court at the end of the trial of 26 US secret...

Hundreds protest outside Australian embassy in Dili: Organiser 23 Feb 2016 - 12:57 pm

East Timorese activists attend a rally outside the Australian embassy in Dili on February 23, 2016. AFP/VALENTINO DARIEL SOUSA Dili, East Timor: Protesters...

One dead, 10 hurt in Dutch train derailment: mayor 23 Feb 2016 - 12:52 pm

Emergency services intervene on the scene of a derailed passengers train near Dalfsen, eastern Netherlands, on February 23, 2016. AFP/ANP/Vincent Jannink The Hague:...

Germany, France pressure Ukraine over graft, election law 23 Feb 2016 - 12:26 pm

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (C), French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (L) and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shake hands prior to their talks...

Spain arrests four with suspected links to Islamic militants 23 Feb 2016 - 12:10 pm

MADRID: Spanish and Moroccan police arrested four people accused of recruiting potential militants to fight in Syria and Iraq or to carry out...

Once more, Vienna ranked world's nicest city and Baghdad worst 23 Feb 2016 - 12:02 pm

Christmas light illuminate the Vienna city. Reuters VIENNA: Vienna, Austria's grand capital on the Danube river, offers the highest quality of life of...

Several injured in Dutch train accident: police and media 23 Feb 2016 - 12:00 pm

AMSTERDAM: A Dutch passenger train derailed on Tuesday after hitting a maintenance crane during rush hour, killing one person and injuring several others,...

Dozen wounded in Burundi grenade blasts as UN chief visits: Police 23 Feb 2016 - 11:38 am

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (2L) walks with Burundi's Vice President Gaston Sindimwo (C) and the French Ambassador to Burundi, Gerrit van Rossum...

Amnesty says Austria asylum cap violates human rights 23 Feb 2016 - 10:54 am

A migrant girl stands behind the wire fencing at the closed Greek-Macedonian border, 22 February 2016. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI By Shadia Nasralla VIENNA: Human...

Republicans in White House race set sights on Nevada 23 Feb 2016 - 09:57 am

Dave Queen (L) and Cindy McLaughlin (C) hold a Donald Trump doll during a rally with the Republican candidate in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

U.S. government, Apple take encryption case to court of public opinion 23 Feb 2016 - 09:46 am

Pieces of an iPhone are seen on a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz By Dustin Volz and Abhirup...

Cyclone death toll hits 29 as Fiji eyes long clean-up 23 Feb 2016 - 09:21 am

Damage at a service station after Cyclone Winston hit Fiji, in the city of Ba in western Fiji on February 22, 2016. AFP...

Uber defends driver scrutiny in wake of shooting 23 Feb 2016 - 09:20 am

Uber expressed confidence in how well it checks whether aspiring drivers have pasts that signal trouble ahead (AFP Photo/Attila Kisbenedek) San Francisco: Uber...

Nicaragua paroles 8,000 convicts to clear prisons 23 Feb 2016 - 09:13 am

Managua: Nicaragua has released more than 8,000 convicts on parole and sent 94 foreigners to finish sentences in their home countries since 2014,...

Morales facing defeat in key Bolivia vote: partial results 23 Feb 2016 - 09:04 am

Bolivian President Evo Morales answers questions from the press at Quemado palace in La Paz on February 22, 2016 (AFP Photo/Aizar Raldes) La...

Africa's forests menaced by palm oil rush: NGO 23 Feb 2016 - 09:00 am

palm-oil. Source: Reuters Paris: Africa's tropical forests are threatened by a palm oil bonanza that has already razed millions of old-growth hectares in...

Women 'left their kitchens' to back me, White House candidate says 23 Feb 2016 - 08:42 am

Republican U.S. presidential candidate John Kasich talks with Signe Williamson, of Falls Church, Virginia, after she became emotional speaking to him about the...