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Scientists, investors seek to identify financial risks of climate change 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

OSLO: A Norwegian group of climate scientists will form an alliance on Thursday with investors including BlackRock Inc and the World Bank to...

'We want food!': Venezuela crisis deepens 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Under the state of emergency imposed by President Nicolas Maduro, the military, along with government-organized civilian committees, ensures that food packets are delivered...

English doctors’ union and government agree deal to end dispute 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Michael Holden LONDON: The union representing England’s doctors and the government said on Wednesday they had agreed a deal to end a...

2 Burkina police hurt as gunmen storm police station 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A policeman stands guard in front of Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 17, 2016, a day after security forces retook the...

Nigerian schoolgirl rescued after two years as Boko Haram captive 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) campaign embrace each other at a sit-out in Abuja, Nigeria May 18, 2016. A Nigerian teenager kidnapped by...

Climate changes mean Canada to spend more on disasters: insurers 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture made available by the Government of Alberta Canada on 06 May 2016 shows a massive plume of smoke from a...

Google unveils Google Home, looks to compete with Amazon’s Echo 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Erik Kay, engineering director at Google, speaks on stage during the Google I/O 2016 developers conference in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 18,...

Lincoln documents expected to fetch millions in NY 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

An employee adjusts a display of two significant and foundational documents of the US, the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment signed by...

Female Sierra Leone athete "missing" after Switzerland event 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Aminata Turay Photo courtesy: Twitter/ @morrisjr88 Freetown: The Sierra Leone Volleyball Association announced Wednesday that one of its two athletes at the Under...

Fires strip away shine of Canada's oil eldorado 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A Canadian flag flies over damage caused by a wildfire, which prompted the mass evacuation of over 88,000 people, in Fort McMurray, Alberta,...

Freed anti-slavery campaigner says he will run for Mauritania presidency 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Mauritania anti-slavery activist Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid (C) is welcomed by supporters as he walks out of jail after the country's supreme...

After long delay, IMF review agrees new funds for Ukraine 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: An International Monetary Fund team has agreed to the release of $1.6 billion in fresh funds to Ukraine after a long delay...

Chibok girl rescue raises hopes for others held by Boko Haram 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Undated picture released on May 18, 2016 by Nigeria army of rescued Chibok schoolgirl and her baby in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Nigeria Military/Handout via...

Founder of anti-immigrant ‘Soldiers of Odin’ sentenced for assault 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

he group calling themselves the 'Soldiers of Odin' carry a placard during a demonstration in eastern Finland. Reuters. HELSINKI: A Finnish court handed...

Healthy, educated women lead to healthy economies 18 May 2016 - 06:38 pm

Egyptian-American community activist Rana Abdelhamid demonstrates how to hold ones fist for an attack punch during a self-defense workshop for Muslim women in...

Islamic State militians killed in Mosul clashes with peshmerga 18 May 2016 - 06:35 pm

By Idris Okuducu MOSUL, Iraq: Some 60 militants from the Islamic State terrorist group were killed in clashes with peshmerga forces in Iraq’s...