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Four of Greece's five 'hotspot' migrant centres ready: Minister 16 Feb 2016 - 10:49 am

Defence Minister Panos Kammenos. Reuters Athens: Four of Greece's five new migrant registration centres are "ready to function and welcome refugees", Defence Minister...

Eagles of Death Metal singer says guns could have stopped attacks 16 Feb 2016 - 10:23 am

Singer of Eagles of Death Metal Jesse Hughes performs on the stage of the Debaser Medis in Stockholm, on February 13, 2016. AFP...

At least four dead in gas explosion at Russia housing block 16 Feb 2016 - 09:49 am

Rescuers working at the site a household gas explosion in a five-storey apartment building in Yaroslavl, Russia, 16 February 2016. EPA/Russian Emergency Ministry ...

British PM to talk 'Brexit' with EU parliament head 16 Feb 2016 - 09:00 am

French President Francois Hollande (L) looks at Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaving the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 15, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe...

George W Bush: Jeb a 'strong and steady hand' for president 16 Feb 2016 - 08:48 am

North Charleston, United States: George W. Bush, campaigning for his brother for the first time, says Jeb has the backbone and optimism to...

In Congo, a war for Africa's elephants 16 Feb 2016 - 08:30 am

A rangers carries elephant tusks confiscated from poachers back into a strongroom in the Garamba National Park in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...

Brazil military fight mosquitoes, flower pot to flower pot 16 Feb 2016 - 08:01 am

Naval personnel advance on a flower pot in a suburban Rio house (AFP Photo/Vanderlei Almeida) Sao Gonçalo, Brazil: The Brazilian military men surrounded...

Wealthy Peru presidential candidate accused of buying votes 16 Feb 2016 - 07:48 am

Lima: Cesar Acuna, a millionaire who is among the favorites in Peru's presidential race, could be disqualified for giving money to voters, officials...

Cameron, Hollande agree 'firm basis' for EU deal: Britain 16 Feb 2016 - 07:47 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to reform the UK's relationship with the European Union. Reuters: Yves Herman London: British Prime Minister David...

Bosnia arrests UN war crimes convict on fresh charges 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Darko Mrdja (R), a former Bosnian Serb policeman, listens to his counsel Otmar Wachenheim (L) before receiving his sentence in the courtroom of...

Jeb Bush to get a hand from brother George W. in S. Carolina 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Steve Holland CHARLESTON, S.C.: Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has enlisted his brother, former President George W. Bush, to try to give...

Fidel Castro hails Catholic-Orthodox talks in Cuba 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Cuban former President Fidel Castro talks with Pope Francis as Castro's wife Dalia Soto del Valle looks on in Havana Cuba September 20...

Warsaw wants jail time for 'Polish' death camps term 16 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

“This will be a project that meets the expectations of Poles, who are blasphemed in the world, in Europe, even in Germany, that...

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...

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...

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...

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...