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Trump ventures among evangelicals in search for votes 17 Jan 2016 - 02:20 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the South Carolina Tea Party Convention at the Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January...

Snowstorm wreaks havoc in Romania, ports closed 17 Jan 2016 - 02:16 pm

BUCHAREST: Romania closed its Black Sea ports including the main port of Constanta and shut dozens of roads due to strong winds and...

Sweden launches probe into mosque arson bid 17 Jan 2016 - 02:07 pm

File photo of a mosque in Uppsala, Sweden. AFP Stockholm: Swedish police said Sunday they have launched an investigation into possible arson after...

Kenya in 'search and rescue' as Shebab claims 100 killed 17 Jan 2016 - 01:59 pm

A wounded Kenyan soldier serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is assisted by a paramedic at the Wilson airport in...

29 killed, including at least 12 foreigners, in Al-Qaeda attack on Burkina hotel 17 Jan 2016 - 01:36 pm

Map of Ouagadougou locating the jihadist attack at Splendid hotel. (135 x 80 mm). AFP Ouagadougou: At least 29 people, including at least...

Spaniards oppose new election, want coalition government-poll 17 Jan 2016 - 12:18 pm

File photo of Mariano Rajoy, Spain's prime minister and leader of the People's Party (PP) after winning most seats in the election last...

Somali Islamist rebels say they captured Kenyan troops on Friday 17 Jan 2016 - 11:53 am

The Islamist group claimed over 100 Kenyan soldiers were killed. (File picture for representation) MOGADISHU: Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group said on Sunday...

Australians kidnapped in Burkina Faso dedicated lives to medical aid 17 Jan 2016 - 11:24 am

Dr Ken Elliott and his wife Jocelyn have been providing medical services to people in the town of Dijbo. Facebook By Morag MacKinnon...

Britain's opposition Labour gears up for new battle - on nuclear arms 17 Jan 2016 - 11:04 am

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn waves after making his inaugural speech at the Queen Elizabeth Centre in central London, September 12,...

History repeats itself as UK's Cameron risks party schism over EU vote 17 Jan 2016 - 10:48 am

Conservative British prime minister David Cameron By Kylie MacLellan LONDON: Hoping to hold together a party with a small majority in parliament and...

Marine Corps lists identities of 12 missing in Hawaii chopper collision 17 Jan 2016 - 10:32 am

File picture of a CH-53E helicopter Hawaii: The US Marines Corps released the identities of 12 Marines missing at sea after two helicopters...

Burkina Faso attack survivors recall night of horror 17 Jan 2016 - 10:28 am

A military investigator from Burkina Faso carries evidence out of the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso 16 January 2016. EPA Ouagadougou: "We didn't...

30,000 sign petition to award French nationality to Bataclan guard 17 Jan 2016 - 09:45 am

IS jihadists killed 90 people at the Bataclan concert hall in November Paris: An online petition to award French nationality to an Algerian...

Prisoner release helps Obama blunt Iran criticism 17 Jan 2016 - 09:32 am

File picture of US President Barack Obama Washington: The surprise release of five Americans held in Iran has helped a vulnerable President Barack...

Tightening Clinton-Sanders battle raises stakes for Democratic debate 17 Jan 2016 - 09:17 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she is announced on the stage during Jim Clyburn’s Annual Fish Fry in Charleston, South...

UN eyes tax on football tickets to pay for humanitarian aid 17 Jan 2016 - 08:49 am

United Nations, United States: A UN study of new sources of financing for its multi-billion-dollar aid operations is recommending a voluntary tax on...

Montenegro to turn ex-concentration camp into luxury hotel 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo coutesy: Wikipedia Podgorica, Montenegro: Montenegro has defended its decision to allow an island fortress and wartime concentration camp to be transformed into...

Burkina troops retake hotel after Islamist attack kills dozens 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

People who have escaped from the Cappuccino restaurant exit a Burkina Faso military vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 16, 2016. Reuters/Stringer Al...