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At least 12 migrants, including 8 children, drown off Greece: coastguard 28 Jan 2016 - 11:15 am

Athens: The bodies of twelve migrants, including eight children, were discovered off the Greek island of Samos Thursday after their boat capsized, the...

Ceiling collapse at Philippines' biggest airport injures passenger 28 Jan 2016 - 11:05 am

Departure hall of Terminal 3 of Manila Airport Manila: Part of a ceiling collapsed in the Philippines' biggest airport Thursday, slightly injuring a...

Seven killed in landmine blast in Jharkhand 28 Jan 2016 - 10:58 am

Palamau in Jharkhand Ranchi: Seven people, including five policemen, were killed by the banned Maoist group, CPI-Maoist, in a landmine blast in Jharkhand's...

Al-Jazeera says news crew kidnapped in Yemen freed 28 Jan 2016 - 10:48 am

Doha: Al-Jazeera said on Thursday that a three-man news crew for the Qatar-based channel has been freed more than 10 days after being...

Zika fears weigh heavily on pregnant Guatemalans 28 Jan 2016 - 10:25 am

A health worker prepares insecticide before fumigating in a neighborhood in San Juan, January 27, 2016. Puerto Rico is to release a report...

Iranian president in France for deals bonanza 28 Jan 2016 - 10:20 am

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (C) attends a meeting with French ministers and representatives of the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF) in...

In Kashmir, missing men revive fears of 'disappearances' 28 Jan 2016 - 10:18 am

This photo taken on December 22, 2015 shows Hassina and her son at home in Dardpora, a Himalayan village on the Indian side...

Images suggest N. Korea may be preparing missile launch: report 28 Jan 2016 - 09:45 am

A North Korean soldier stands guard at the Sohae Satellite Launch Station in Dongchang-Ri on April 8, 2012 (AFP Photo/Pedro Ugarte) Tokyo: Satellite...

Syrian opposition puts off decision on peace talks 28 Jan 2016 - 09:42 am

Riyadh: A major Syrian opposition group Wednesday postponed a decision on joining peace talks in Switzerland, as wrangling over who will go threatened...

UK to take in some refugee children separated from families 28 Jan 2016 - 09:33 am

London: Britain will take in an unspecified number of migrant children who have been separated from their parents by conflicts in Syria and...

It's a deep-rooted conspiracy: Chandy on solar scam charge 28 Jan 2016 - 09:28 am

Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy Kozhikode (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday called the accusation against him in the solar panel...

Sweden plans to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers: minister 28 Jan 2016 - 09:17 am

Stockholm: Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose application for asylum has been rejected, Interior Minister...

Canada rejects US security concerns over Syrian refugees 28 Jan 2016 - 09:13 am

Canada's Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (L) is sworn-in, in Ottawa on November 4, 2015 (AFP Photo/Chris Wattie) Ottawa: Canada rejected Wednesday US...

French farmers block roads in 'distress call' over low prices 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of French farmers blocking the A84 motorway near Caen on July 20, 2015. Charly Triballeau, AFP Rennes, France: Farmers in northwestern...

Nearly 34,000 flee clashes in Sudan's Darfur: UN 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Khartoum: Some 34,000 people in Sudan's western Darfur region have fled fierce clashes between government forces and rebels around the mountainous Jebel Marra...