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Europe rifts widen as migrant arrivals top 110,000 this year 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande take part in a meeting at the European Union...

Syrian opposition says Russia steps up bombing despite truce deal 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian children react as a Red Crescent convoy carrying humanitarian aid arrives in Kafr Batna, in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the...

Clinton aides to be questioned under oath on emails, judge orders 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Hillary Clinton's use of a private server in her New York home for her government work is being investigated by the Federal Bureau...

Spain’s Socialists near deal with Ciudadanos but still far from majority 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The move was seen by political analysts as an attempt by the two parties to put pressure on the ruling conservative People’s Party...

Singapore deports Indonesians en route to Syria: police 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

This photo taken on April 27, 2009 shows visitors queuing at the immigration counter at the Changi International Airport in Singapore. AFP, Roslan...

Turkey detains 10 at condolence gathering for Ankara bomber 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

This video grab image taken from footage made available by local source "Dokuz8 Haber" shows the moment an explosion ripped through a gathering...

Belgium tightens border checks to stop Calais 'Jungle' migrants 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

French authorities say more than 3,700 people are living in the Jungle migrant camp near Calais. AFP, Denis Charlet Brussels: Belgium on Tuesday...

Niger opposition refuses to recognise presidential poll results 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Niger's Commission electoral indenpendante (CENI) members check the results of the presidential election on February 22, 2016 at the palais des congres in...

London’s new rail line to be named after Queen Elizabeth 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Queen Elizabeth. AFP file photo LONDON: London’s new railway link, the largest infrastructure project in Europe which will connect east and west London,...

French abattoir shut down over video of alleged animal abuse 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A photo taken on October 15 2015 shows a sign reading slaughterhouse closed outside the municipal slaughterhouse of Ales southern France. AFP, Pascal...

Libya forces make key Benghazi gains 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Masked Libyan soldiers at a graduation ceremony at the Tripoli air base on November 12, 2014. AFP, Mahmud Turkia Benghazi, Libya: Forces loyal...

Cruz says would deport illegal immigrants, sharpens immigration stance 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz vowed to deport immigrants living illegally in the United States and build a wall...

Rousseff campaign chief Santana surrenders to Brazilian police 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

João Santana. Courtesy: Wilson Pedrosa Estadão By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO: João Santana, the architect of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s 2010 and...

Barred from streets, Iran’s reformists push for votes online 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman checks the news on her mobile phone during a campaign gathering of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections mainly close to...

Colorado woman convicted of cutting fetus from stranger’s womb 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Catrece Dynel Lane, 34, is shown in this booking photo provided by the Longmont Police Department near Denver, Colorado in this March 19,...

Calais 'Jungle' eviction delayed as Belgium tightens border 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A migrant walks past a makeshift restaurant in the so-called Jungle migrant camp in Calais on February 23, 2016. AFP, Denis Charlet Calais,...

Texas hospitals say they have developed rapid test for Zika 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Miriam Araujo, 25, holds Lucas, her 4-months old child born with microcephaly at their house, in Sao Jose dos Cordeiros, Brazil February 16,...

Greece rages at neighbours as fears migrants could be halted 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Greece worries Balkan shutdown could leave migrants stranded. Hundreds forced to leave border with Macedonia. Flow of migrants into country continues unabated. By...