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8 Hamas men missing after Gaza tunnel collapse: security 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Eight members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas were missing Wednesday after the collapse of a tunnel...

Sanders or Trump? An Iowa heart -- and vote -- at stake 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Williamsburg, United States: Agence France-Presse today launches the first in a weekly series of reporters' blogs taking readers behind the scenes of the...

Sudan orders borders with S.Sudan to be reopened: media 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Khartoum: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday ordered the reopening of the country's contested borders with South Sudan, state media reported after a...

Black or White? Actor Fiennes cast to play singer Michael Jackson 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

British actor Joseph Fiennes has been cast as iconic African-American pop star Michael Jackson in an upcoming TV comedy, provoking scorn on social...

LATAM Airlines offers refunds to pregnant travelers to Zika-hit region Wed 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

SANTIAGO: LATAM Airlines will offer refunds or the option of itinerary changes to pregnant women planning on traveling to Latin American and Caribbean...

Bahraini Premier meets Tunisian President 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Manama: Bahrain's Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa met here today with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi. Discussions during the meeting dealt...

Italy parliament rejects two no-confidence votes against Renzi 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Steve Scherer ROME: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Wednesday defeated two no-confidence motions brought by the opposition in parliament, which has...

Court upholds jail terms for 5 Egypt activists 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the Egyptian police special forces stand guard on Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on January 25, 2016, as the country marks the...

US researchers call for WHO to take rapid action on Zika 27 Jan 2016 - 06:59 pm

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO: U.S. researchers called on the World Health Organization on Wednesday to take swift action on the Zika virus that...

'French Oscars' celebrate diversity in nominations 27 Jan 2016 - 06:54 pm

Paris: Nominations for the Cesars, France's version of the Oscars, were announced on Wednesday, honouring a diversity of talent and themes at a...

Gbagbo trial will 'uncover' the truth: ICC prosecutor 27 Jan 2016 - 06:49 pm

Laurent Gbagbo The Hague: War crimes prosecutors vowed Wednesday to reveal the truth about the role of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo...

ICC says “intensified” probe into Ivory Coast’s president’s supporters 27 Jan 2016 - 06:43 pm

Fatou Bensouda AMSTERDAM: The International Criminal Court’s prosecutors have intensified their investigations into supporters of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, chief prosecutor Fatou...

US standoff at wildlife refuge turns violent, one dead 27 Jan 2016 - 05:58 pm

Ammon Bundy, (pictured here speaking to the media) the rancher who led the initial January 2 occupation in the northwestern state, was among...

10 dead in suicide attacks in Chibok, NE Nigeria: elder 27 Jan 2016 - 05:51 pm

File photo of Nigerian police Kano, Nigeria: At least 10 people were killed when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in the northeast...

Cameron under fire for 'bunch of migrants' comment 27 Jan 2016 - 05:47 pm

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron came under fire in parliament on Wednesday for referring to "a bunch of migrants" in Calais, with...

Russia says PYD Kurds could join Syria talks later 27 Jan 2016 - 05:43 pm

Gennady Gatilov MOSCOW: Syrian PYD Kurds may take part in a later stage of Syrian peace talks in Geneva but have not been...

Tunisia PM defends policies in face of unrest 27 Jan 2016 - 05:26 pm

Tunis: Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid defended his government Wednesday before parliament, faced with unemployment and poverty at the root of the worst...

British PM Cameron to meet EU’s Juncker on Friday 27 Jan 2016 - 05:14 pm

Jean-Claude Juncker LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron will hold talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Friday on his renegotiation...