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Police arrest Bosnian tycoon-turned-politician 25 Jan 2016 - 06:44 pm

SARAJEVO: A Bosnian tycoon and head of a party in the ruling coalition was arrested on Monday on suspicion of obstructing justice in...

US justices extends ban on mandatory life sentences for juveniles 25 Jan 2016 - 06:41 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that its 2012 decision that barred mandatory life sentences without parole for those under age...

WHO warns Zika to spread across Americas, spurring vaccine hunt 25 Jan 2016 - 06:35 pm

World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan addresses the delegates during the WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse ...

Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change 25 Jan 2016 - 06:26 pm

Aker Solutions starts test to capture carbon dioxide. Oslo incinerator first in world to test trapping carbon.. High costs have deterred investments in...

Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine to launch joint brigade in 2017 25 Jan 2016 - 06:15 pm

Warsaw: Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine on Monday said a joint brigade of 4,000 troops would be operational next year, as the region maintains...

Car bomb in Syria's Aleppo kills 23, including fighters: monitor 25 Jan 2016 - 06:11 pm

Beirut: At least 23 people, most of them from the Ahrar al-Sham rebel group, were killed by a truck suicide bomber in Syria's...

Shark leaps to death on Emirati fishing boat 25 Jan 2016 - 06:10 pm

Provided photo of the shark that attacked a fishing boat in Fujairah on Sunday. Courtesy Fujairah Fishermen’s Association and The National UAE Dubai:...

European rights watchdog 'concerned' by France emergency renewal 25 Jan 2016 - 06:02 pm

Thorbjorn Jagland Strasbourg: The Council of Europe on Monday criticised France's bid to extend the state of emergency imposed after the deadly Paris...

Four sperm whales wash up on British beaches 25 Jan 2016 - 06:00 pm

A sperm whale lies on the sand after being washed ashore at Skegness beach in Skegness, Britain January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates London: ...

Tunisia police hold pay protest at presidential palace 25 Jan 2016 - 05:58 pm

Tunisian policemen wave the national flag and shout slogans during a demonstration outside Tunis' Carthage Palace on January 25, 2016. AFP / FETHI...

Syria peace talks to start in Geneva on Friday: UN envoy 25 Jan 2016 - 05:36 pm

Geneva: Peace talks between the warring parties in Syria, which were scheduled to open Monday, will instead begin in Geneva on Friday and...

Obama: Sanders has 'luxury' of being long shot in Democratic race 25 Jan 2016 - 05:28 pm

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a town hall at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa January 24,...

Britain’s Guardian to cut costs in bid to break even 25 Jan 2016 - 05:23 pm

LONDON: The publisher of Britain’s Guardian newspaper plans to cut running costs by 20 percent in a bid to break even within three...

Libya parliament rejects UN-backed unity government: MPs 25 Jan 2016 - 05:18 pm

File photo Benghazi: Libya's internationally recognised parliament on Monday voted to reject a UN-backed unity government, lawmakers said, in a major blow to...

Child obesity an 'exploding nightmare' in developing world: WHO 25 Jan 2016 - 05:14 pm

Geneva: Childhood obesity has reached alarming rates globally and become an "exploding nightmare" in the developing world, including Africa where the number of...

S.African prosecutors oppose Pistorius's final appeal 25 Jan 2016 - 05:10 pm

Johannesburg: South African prosecutors said Monday they would oppose Oscar Pistorius's attempt to have his murder conviction overturned in the Constitutional Court, describing...

Maldives slams jailed Nasheed for UK 'publicity visit' 25 Jan 2016 - 05:05 pm

Colombo: The Maldives' foreign minister on Monday lambasted jailed former president Mohamed Nasheed, accusing him of using prison leave for publicity after he...