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Shortages kill more than 300 in Syria in 2014 27 Dec 2014 - 09:19 pm

Rebels fight government forces in Ghouta region BEIRUT - Shortages of food and medicine caused the deaths of more than 300 civilians, including...

15 suffocate in illegal mine in DR Congo 27 Dec 2014 - 09:14 pm

With a government that can neither provide security, education nor health care for its citizens, DR Congo was categorized as a "critically failed...

Morocco jails 10 in cases linked to 'terrorism' 27 Dec 2014 - 08:42 pm

Police stand guard outside a courthouse in Morocco's capital Rabat RABAT - A Moroccan court specialising in cases related to "terrorism" has sentenced...

N. Korea suffers another Internet shutdown 27 Dec 2014 - 08:38 pm

A picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 27, 2014 shows leader Kim Jong-Un (C) looking at...

Argentine president hospitalized for ankle fracture 27 Dec 2014 - 08:34 pm

Cristina Kirchner, pictured on December 13, 2014 in Buenos Aires, has been hospitalized after fracturing her left ankle, an official says BUENOS AIRES...

Bad weather briefly closes France's port of Calais 27 Dec 2014 - 08:30 pm

A picture of sumptuous Calais LILLE, France - Storm winds gusting up to 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour on Saturday forced the...

'Welcome to the media war': Ukraine moves to counter Russian spin 27 Dec 2014 - 08:25 pm

A TV journalist prepares to do a piece to camera on the frontline between Ukrainian forces and pro Russian separatists near Debaltseve in...

Shia militia vows to press on with Yemen offensive 27 Dec 2014 - 08:20 pm

Tribesmen loyal to the Shiite Muslim Huthi movement hold their weapons as they gather in Haz, west of the Yemeni capital Sanaa SANAA...

Rescuers struggle to reach flood victims in Malaysia as anger mounts 27 Dec 2014 - 07:58 pm

A man uses a makeshift raft to make his way to his house submerged in floodwaters PENGKALAN CHEPA, Malaysia - Rescuers struggled Saturday...

Bahrain opposition chief re-elected, gets summons 27 Dec 2014 - 07:52 pm

Ali Salman (centre) arrives at Al-Wefaq's headquarters in Zinj, west of Manama DUBAI - Bahrain's main opposition movement Al-Wefaq said Saturday that it...

Belarus strongman Lukashenko sacks PM amid economic woes 27 Dec 2014 - 07:34 pm

Alexander Lukashenko, pictured, sacks his prime minister MINSK - Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday sacked his prime minister as the tightly-controlled ex-Soviet...

Egypt cuts jail terms in gay wedding case 27 Dec 2014 - 07:29 pm

CAIRO - An Egyptian appeals court Saturday reduced jail sentences given to eight men over a gay wedding video that went viral on...

Indonesia arrests six for attempting to join IS militants 27 Dec 2014 - 07:20 pm

A flag of the Islamic State (IS) is seen in Iraq on September 11, 2014. Concern over foreigners fighting for jihadist groups has...

Thousands expected at slain New York policeman's funeral 27 Dec 2014 - 05:39 pm

NEW YORK---Thousands of people, including US Vice President Joe Biden, will attend the funeral Saturday of one of two New York officers shot...

IS loses ground to Kurds in Syria's Kobane 27 Dec 2014 - 05:37 pm

BEIRUT---The Islamic State jihadist group has lost ground in the Syrian border town of Kobane, where Kurdish fighters now control more than 60...

Senior Shebab official surrenders in Somalia 27 Dec 2014 - 05:35 pm

MOGADISHU---A top leader of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels, intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, has surrendered to government and African Union forces and...

Hamas chief lauds Turkey as 'source of power' for Muslims 27 Dec 2014 - 05:30 pm

Khaled Meshaal ANKARA---Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Saturday praised Turkey as a "source of power" for all Muslims in gratitude to Turkey's leaders...

Uber broke Indian financial rules 27 Dec 2014 - 05:19 pm

NEW DELHI---India's central bank chief blasted Uber, already under fire over the alleged rape of a passenger, saying the US taxi-hailing firm violated...