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  Des Moines, United States: The US presidential race looked suddenly wide open Tuesday after frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton suffered chastening evenings...

  More companies join Zika vaccine development race Safe shot for at-risk women and girls a big challenge Full regulatory approval of vaccine will...

  MOGADISHU: Two passengers were injured in an explosion that blew a hole in the fuselage of a commercial plane taking off from the...

  Niamey:  Some 10,000 people shouting "Hama for president!" packed a Niger rally in support of jailed opposition figure Hama Amadou, who is running...

U.N. agency launches Zika global response unit. Sanofi cites Zika’s rapid spread in vaccine effort. Zika linked to severe birth defect microcephaly.   By...

  SANTA MONICA, Calif.: A California judge on Tuesday ordered comedian Bill Cosby to give a second deposition in the case of a woman...

  Geneva: The latest push to end Syria's tangled conflict was in fresh disarray Tuesday as the government denied formal talks had begun and...

Marco Rubio   Strong in Iowa test, senator faces New Hampshire challenge Clinton scrapes by in Iowa, but rival favored in next vote   By...

Pedro Sanchez   Madrid: Spain's King Felipe VI nominated Socialist party chief Pedro Sanchez as candidate to lead the country Tuesday after the conservative...

  Miami:  A county in Texas on Tuesday reported a case of Zika virus being sexually transmitted, raising new concerns about the spread of...

  Paris: By declaring a surge of microcephaly cases in Latin America to be a "public health emergency of international concern", the World Health...

  WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama wants to boost U.S. aid to Colombia to help with security and a peace accord in the long-running war...

  Meaux, France: A man found with guns in a Disneyland Paris hotel was on Tuesday condemned by a French court to six months'...

After Pentagon chief Ashton Carter in December announced a "No Exceptions" decision to unlock every occupation in America's vast military to women, lawmakers...

Georgia to execute its oldest death row inmate for 1979 murder   By David Beasley   ATLANTA: A 72-year-old man convicted of murdering a convenience...

  Cotonou: As the world ramps up its fight against the Zika virus, West Africa is battling to contain a growing outbreak of Lassa...

Representative image   MOSCOW: When oil exporter Azerbaijan signed up to host its first ever Formula One Grand Prix this year along an esplanade...

  U.S. senator, buoyed by evangelical voters, stuns Trump Democrat Clinton scrapes out win against Sanders   By Ginger Gibson DES MOINES, Iowa: Relishing victory...