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Rightist Le Maire joins crowded French presidential primary race 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

French right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party MP Bruno Le Maire gives a thumbs up to supporters as he arrives for a public meeting...

Director Spike Lee endorses Bernie Sanders 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Director Spike Lee, pictured on November 1, 2015. AFP, Don Emmert Washington: Spike Lee, the actor and director for decades who has made...

British PM warns on Brexit risks as sterling plunges 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

London: Prime Minister David Cameron warned Monday that a vote to leave the EU would risk Britain's economic and national security, as uncertainty...

Kerry issues warning as Syrian parties back truce plan 24 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Kerry warns Syria could fall apart. Damascus agrees to U.S.-Russian plan to stop fighting. Rebels express doubts about ceasefire plan. Islamic State intensifies...

Pakistan makes arrests in Pathankot attack case 23 Feb 2016 - 08:05 pm

A file photo of Pathankot Airbase with heightened security during the attack. Islamabad: Pakistani law-enforcement agencies have conducted raids in various cities of...

Swedish doctor jailed for holding woman captive in bunker 23 Feb 2016 - 06:45 pm

Photo released by Swedish police showed two rubber masks allegedly used by the defendant to abduct his victim Stockholm: A Swedish court on...

Italy's castle farewell to literary giant Umberto Eco 23 Feb 2016 - 06:40 pm

People arrive to attend the funeral of Italian author Umberto Eco in Milan, Italy, 23 February 2016. The non-religious funeral of the writer...

Czech PM sees 'Czexit' debate if Britain leaves EU: report 23 Feb 2016 - 06:35 pm

Bohuslav Sobotka Prague: The Czech prime minister said Tuesday he expects a debate on his country leaving the European Union if Britain chooses...

Italy summons US ambassador over WikiLeaks spying reports 23 Feb 2016 - 06:24 pm

Rome: Italy's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it had summoned the US ambassador to Rome over reports of widespread US surveillance of ex-premier Silvio...

Iraq Kurds free teenage Swedish girl in Mosul area 23 Feb 2016 - 05:59 pm

Reuters Youssef Boudlal Arbil: Iraqi Kurdish forces have rescued a 16-year-old Swedish girl who was tricked into travelling to areas controlled by the...

Netanyahu pledges 'terrorism' cooperation with Africa 23 Feb 2016 - 05:55 pm

Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) as they deliver joint statements in Jerusalem, Israel, 23 February 2016....

Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave Lebanon 23 Feb 2016 - 05:52 pm

Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon Riyadh: Saudi Arabia Tuesday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave, days after Riyadh halted a $3-billion...

Taliban invited to Afghan peace talks by March 23 Feb 2016 - 05:46 pm

Afghan Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbanion chairs the fourth round of four-way peace talks meeting with Afghanistan, US and Chinese delegates at the Presidential...

Mars recalls chocolates in European countries 23 Feb 2016 - 05:34 pm

Paris: Confectioner Mars said Tuesday it was withdrawing its Mars and Snickers chocolate bars and Celebrations sweets from sale in several European countries....

DR Congo court sentences journalist's killer to death 23 Feb 2016 - 05:33 pm

Kinshasa: A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a man to death for murdering a journalist, but acquitted four other defendants...

Greece PM voices 'displeasure' to EU over Balkans border bottleneck 23 Feb 2016 - 05:17 pm

Alexis Tsipras Athens: Athens has expressed its "displeasure" to the EU over tougher border controls by Balkan countries that have left thousands of...

Iran orders 50 planes from Brazil's Embraer 23 Feb 2016 - 05:13 pm

Tehran: Iran has ordered 50 planes from Brazil's Embraer, the world's third biggest commercial aircraft manufacturer, in its latest move to modernise its...

New London rail line to be named Elizabeth Line after queen 23 Feb 2016 - 05:00 pm

Britian's Queen Elizabeth II, centre, talks to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, left, and Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre, during a royal visit...