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SIT gives clean chit to six accused in Shahnawaz murder case 13 Jan 2015 - 07:02 pm

INDIA--The special investigation team (SIT), probing the Muzaffarnagar riots, has given a clean chit to six accused in connection with a murder case...

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon asks India to lead fight against climate change 13 Jan 2015 - 06:57 pm

DELHI, India-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today asked India to take a leadership role in reaching a “meaningful” climate change pact in...

Cheap oil a boon for Philippine, other emerging Asian economies 13 Jan 2015 - 06:45 pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua)-- The downtrend in the price of crude oil in the world market would boost the economies of oil-importing countries in...

European Union to double assistance to Philippine 13 Jan 2015 - 06:41 pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The European Union (EU) will double its development assistance to the Philippines in the next six years, a EU...

Gov't bars flying schools from training during Papal visit 13 Jan 2015 - 06:39 pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The government said today that flying schools across nation are barred from conducting training during Pope Francis' visit here....

Non-Catholic groups believe papal visit will strengthen Filipinos’ faith in God 13 Jan 2015 - 06:26 pm

MANILA, Philippines - Non-Catholic groups view January 15 to 19 as ordinary days but some of them believe that the historic visit of...

EU lawmakers pass controversial GMO food law 13 Jan 2015 - 05:48 pm

STRASBOURG, FRANCE--EU lawmakers on Tuesday approved controversial legislation to allow EU member states to decide for themselves whether to allow cultivation of Genetically...

Hollande vows France 'will never yield' as attack victims buried 13 Jan 2015 - 05:44 pm

PARIS--President Francois Hollande vowed Tuesday that France would "never yield" to terror in an emotional tribute to three police officers shot dead in...

Yemen not 'exporter of terror 13 Jan 2015 - 05:38 pm

SANAA--Yemen's president said Tuesday his country was a victim not an exporter of "terrorism" after it emerged one of the Paris gunmen received...

Hamas employees in pay protest at unity govt Gaza HQ 13 Jan 2015 - 05:34 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories--Hundreds of Hamas employees began a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the Palestinian unity government in Gaza on...

At least six Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus 13 Jan 2015 - 05:31 pm

Ukraine Army DONETSK, UKRAINE--At least six Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Tuesday when a rocket fired by...

Morocco detains three IS suspects near Spanish enclave 13 Jan 2015 - 05:12 pm

RABAT--Moroccan police have detained three suspected supporters of the Islamic State jihadist group near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the interior ministry said...

China shuts 50 websites and social media accounts 13 Jan 2015 - 04:48 pm

BEIJING-- China has closed 50 websites and social media accounts for violations ranging from pornography to "publishing political news without a permit", Beijing's...

Egypt Muslim authority slams new Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoon 13 Jan 2015 - 04:42 pm

CAIRO--Egypt's state sponsored Islamic authority on Tuesday denounced as a provocation the planned publication of another cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in the...

Slovenia arrests man accused of sending poison letter to Czech officials 13 Jan 2015 - 04:41 pm

LJUBLJANA-- An Italian man has been arrested in Slovenia on suspicion of sending envelopes laced with poison to Czech officials, police said. The...

Israel buries Jews slain in Paris attack 13 Jan 2015 - 04:26 pm

JERUSALEM--Israel held an emotional funeral Tuesday for four Jews killed by an Islamist gunman in Paris, with thousands turning out to mourn the...

UN urges Nigeria to restore law and order, probe mass killings 13 Jan 2015 - 04:15 pm

GENEVA-- The United Nations called Nigeria on Tuesday to restore law and order in the northeast and investigate "mass killings" of civilians blamed...

Ugandan LRA rebel commander to be tried at ICC 13 Jan 2015 - 04:11 pm

Dominic Ongwen KAMPALA--Captured Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebel chief Dominic Ongwen will be sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges of...