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Five dead after powerful Taiwan quake fells buildings 06 Feb 2016 - 09:26 am

Rescuers battle against smoke from a fire as they search for survivors on the ruins of a collapsed building following a 6.4 magnitude...

As Myanmar powerbrokers talk, could Suu Kyi emerge as president? 06 Feb 2016 - 09:09 am

Myanmar's National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves after she attended as an observer for opening of the new upper...

Bhutan's royal couple announce birth of baby prince 06 Feb 2016 - 09:01 am

A handout photograph released by The Royal Office for Media Bhutan on January 5, 2016, King Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema...

Carnival opens in Rio, defying growing Zika fears 06 Feb 2016 - 08:46 am

Revelers of the Aguia de Ouro samba school perform during the first night of the carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 6,...

First Zika-linked deaths reported in Colombia 06 Feb 2016 - 08:43 am

A Health Ministry employee fumigates a home against the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the San Lucia del Camino community, Oaxaca State, Mexico. AFP/Patricia...

Up to 20,000 stranded at Syria border with Turkey: UN 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian refugees wait behind the border fence to cross into Turkey on the Turkish-Syrian border, near the southeastern town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa...

UN panel emerges from shadows with bombshell Assange ruling 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was thrust into the global spotlight Friday with its finding that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (pictured)...

Yatsenyuk threatens to quit as Ukraine PM 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Friday threatened to quit along with his entire government in the latest escalation of a political...

14 Filippinos, 3 Iraqis, 1 Palestinian among the 19 dead in the hotel fire in Iraqi Kurdish region 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Arbil, Iraq: A fire at a hotel in the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region killed 19 people and injured dozens...

EU sanctions on Russia at risk without Ukraine reforms: Denmark 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

“If Ukraine doesn’t come through with the reforms linked to the Minsk peace process, it will be very difficult for Europe to continue...

Turkish opposition journalists set for March trial 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Can Dundar Istanbul: Two Turkish opposition journalists accused of espionage and trying to overthrow the government in a case that has caused global...

Venerated Italian saint goes on display at St Peter's 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The embalmed corpses of two Catholic saints, including that of the venerated Italian friar Padre Pio (pictured) went on display in St Peter's...

Emotional Assange speaks out on rare balcony appearance 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

London: Smiling and squinting in the daylight, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke from the balcony of Ecuador's embassy Friday in a rare public...

BMX star Dave Mirra dies after apparent suicide: Police 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: BMX star, X Games champion and former MTV host Dave Mirra died Thursday in an apparent suicide, authorities in the US state...

US, China agree 'strong' response to N.Korea tests 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo: US president Barack Obama shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after their informal meeting at the start of the...

Serbian defence minister dismissed over offensive remarks 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Belgrade: Serbia's parliament on Friday dismissed Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic over an insulting remark he made to a female journalist. Lawmakers voted to...

Pentagon welcomes Saudi anti-IS troop proposal 06 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: The Pentagon on Friday welcomed Saudi Arabia's pledge to commit ground forces to fight Islamic State jihadists in Syria, should the US-led...