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Researchers say Zika case found in Indonesia 31 Jan 2016 - 03:10 pm

Male Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are seen in this picture. Zika virus is among the viruses spead by the species. Reuters Jakarta: An Indonesian...

Two suspected jihadists arrested in Greece: police 31 Jan 2016 - 02:46 pm

Thessaloniki: Two men with Swedish passports and carrying machetes and other "combat paraphernalia" have been arrested in Greece, suspected of links to jihadist...

Millions of Ethiopians facing worst drought for decades: UN 31 Jan 2016 - 02:20 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia is struggling from its worst drought for 30 years with millions in dire need of life saving aid, UN Secretary-General...

Disabled passenger says Air India made her 'crawl' 31 Jan 2016 - 02:17 pm

New Delhi: A disabled passenger said Sunday she was forced to crawl on New Delhi airport's tarmac after Air India failed to provide...

Attacks on Iraq's Sunnis could constitute war crimes: Rights group 31 Jan 2016 - 02:05 pm

BAGHDAD: The abduction and killing of scores of Sunni civilians in eastern Iraq this month and attacks on their property by Iranian-backed Shi'ite...

Support for Merkel dips to 2002 low as populists gain traction: survey 31 Jan 2016 - 01:55 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts as she attends a sitting of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament in Berlin on January 28,...

Two blasts near Syria Shiite shrine kill at least 12: Monitor 31 Jan 2016 - 01:55 pm

File picture of a bombed bus outside a Shiite holy shrine in the Sayyida Zeinab suburb of Damascus, after a suicide car bomb...

44 militants killed within day in Afghan raids 31 Jan 2016 - 01:31 pm

Kabul: At least 44 militants were killed in past 24 hours as Afghan security forces conducted clean-up operations, the country's defence ministry said...

Ex-president of El Salvador dies facing corruption charges 31 Jan 2016 - 01:11 pm

Members of the media gather in front of a private hospital where former El Salvador President Francisco Flores was admitted, in San Salvador,...

Veteran BBC presenter Terry Wogan dies aged 77: BBC 31 Jan 2016 - 12:42 pm

Irish-born broadcaster Terry Wogan holds his OBE award (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace in London in this...

HRW accuses Yemen rebels of confiscating aid 31 Jan 2016 - 12:37 pm

A Houthi militant holds a weapon as he secures a street where fellow Houthi supporters demonstrated against U.S. support to Saudi-led air strikes,...

"State-of-the-art" subterfuge: How Iran kept flying under sanctions 31 Jan 2016 - 12:13 pm

An Iran Air Boeing 747 passenger plane on the tarmac of the Mehrabad airport in Tehran on January 15, 2013. AFP By Tim...

At least 11 dead in Moscow factory fire 31 Jan 2016 - 11:44 am

Moscow: At least 11 people perished in Russia after a fire in a Moscow factory caused the roof to collapse, authorities said on...

Philippine airport cop held for smuggling rare animals 31 Jan 2016 - 11:32 am

A file picture of an airport police officer guiding a sniffing dog outside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. Manila: Authorities at...

Deploying AU force without Burundi approval 'unimaginable': top AU official 31 Jan 2016 - 11:19 am

Addis Ababa: The African Union will not deploy peacekeepers to troubled Burundi unless Burundi's government agrees, the AU special representative for the region...

Iraq needs $1.56 bln in 2016 for humanitarian response to Islamic State 31 Jan 2016 - 11:18 am

File picture for representation BAGHDAD: Iraq needs $1.56 billion this year to finance its response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war...

7 ISIS suspects arrested in southern Turkey 31 Jan 2016 - 11:04 am

Ankara: Turkish security forces arrested seven foreigners in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey, during a security operation on Saturday against ISIS group. According to...