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Germany gets free power for Christmas as wind power set to surge 23 Dec 2016 - 10:24 pm

The price of power for delivery on Christmas Day in Germany turned negative as a surge in wind generation is forecast to boost...

Trump ‘arms race’ comment sows more doubt on nuclear policy 23 Dec 2016 - 10:17 pm

WEST PALM BEACH: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sowed more doubt about his position on nuclear proliferation on Friday, reportedly welcoming an arms race...

Christmas cheer missing in crisis-hit Rio 23 Dec 2016 - 10:06 pm

Rio de Janeiro: The Grinch -- in the form of devastating recession, giant corruption and unpaid salaries -- has stolen Rio de Janeiro's...

China detains legal activist on suspicion of subversion 23 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed prominent legal activist Jiang Tianyong has been detained on suspicion of inciting subversion of state power, his lawyer...

West African troops ready 'to force' Jammeh out 23 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

Bamako: West Africa's regional bloc has put standby forces on alert in case Gambian president Yahya Jammeh does not step down when his...

CIA warns against hacking response 23 Dec 2016 - 09:49 pm

Washington: Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan has warned the US government against a tit-for-tat response to Russian hacking during the presidential election....

New Mexico approves reopening of N-waste site 23 Dec 2016 - 09:49 pm

San Francisco: New Mexico has given its approval to resume operations at the nation’s only permanent nuclear waste disposal site after state inspectors...

Probe launched into police departments 23 Dec 2016 - 09:47 pm

Los Angeles: Authorities in California yesterday launched an investigation into two police agencies in the state described as the deadliest in the country....

Brazilian women shun pregnancy due to Zika: Survey 23 Dec 2016 - 09:46 pm

Paris: More than half of young Brazilian women have shunned pregnancy due to Zika, which can cause birth defects, according to research released...

Mexico fireworks blasts toll at 35 23 Dec 2016 - 09:46 pm

The death toll in a fiery wave of blasts at Mexico's largest fireworks market has risen to 35, authorities said Thursday as mourners...

Odebrecht bribe takers to be punished 23 Dec 2016 - 09:46 pm

Panama's government warned of punishment for public employees who took any of the more than $59m in bribes paid by Brazilian construction company...

Balkan youngsters emigrate en masse for better prospects 23 Dec 2016 - 09:26 pm

Belgrade: Aleksa Konstantinov was one of the brightest maths students in Serbia this year but like many Balkan youngsters he immediately left for...

Opponents, family feud take shine off French Le Pen’s hopes 23 Dec 2016 - 09:26 pm

For two years, disaffection with mainstream politics and disarray among her opponents have played to Marine Le Pen’s agenda. But as the days...

Sweden needs 64,000 immigrants per year 23 Dec 2016 - 09:23 pm

Stockholm: Sweden needs more immigrants not fewer to sustain its cradle-to-grave welfare system and care for an ageing population, a senior official at...

EU regrets US spat over beef ban 23 Dec 2016 - 09:23 pm

Brussels: The European Union yesterday warned of a "most unfortunate" souring of trade relations with the US after Washington relaunched a fight against...

Putin: Nobody believed Trump would win 23 Dec 2016 - 09:21 pm

Moscow: Russia's President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that US President-elect Donald Trump accurately read the popular mood in the United States to win...

Former Romanian PM probed over 1990 bloodshed 23 Dec 2016 - 09:21 pm

Romanian prosecutors said yesterday that they have widened their probe into deadly violence that followed the country's 1989 revolution to include ex-premier Petre...

Strong typhoon to hit on holiday 23 Dec 2016 - 09:19 pm

A STRONG typhoon was set to wallop the Philippines on Christmas Day, officials warned yesterday, as millions of people criss-cross the mostly Catholic...