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Venezuela leader gets emergency powers, rivals vow ouster 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Caracas: Venezuela's opposition Friday vowed speeded-up moves to oust President Nicolas Maduro after he defied lawmakers by decreeing a state of economic emergency...

Five dead, about 30 injured in attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

United Nations UN soldiers patrol in the northern Malian city of Kidal on July 27, 2013. AFP Kenzo Tribouillard United Nations, United States:...

Transcript of exclusive AFP interview with Syria's Assad 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Damascus: In the following AFP interview with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, the questions were asked in French and he replied in Arabic. Question...

Oregon refuge searched for evidence, explosives after occupiers leave 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo: Ammon Bundy addresses the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 5, 2016. REUTERS, Jim Urquhart By...

Iran can work with Saudis on Syria, IS: foreign minister 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

"We believe there is nothing in our region that would exclude Iran and Saudi working together for a better future for all of...

App shakes up earthquake science by turning users into sensors 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image, courtesy Teradat Santivivut/ iStockphoto By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK: Smartphones could become the makeshift quake detectors of the future, thanks to...

UK arrests teen suspected of hacking CIA chief 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

CIA director John Brennan By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON: A 16-year-old boy in Britain has been arrested on criminal charges related to the alleged...

Iraqi says moving troops, preparing offensive to retake Mosul 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo BAGHDAD: Iraq’s military said on Friday it was mobilising troops to prepare for an offensive the government has pledged to launch...

After short, tense meeting, Spain’s Socialist head rejects backing Rajoy 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Pedro Sanchez, the leader of the Socialists, had met Rajoy for talks to form a government, after elections in December left acting Prime...

UN chief welcomes Syria cessation of hostilities plan 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Montreal: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed a plan to cease hostilities in war-wracked Syria that would allow humanitarian aid to...

UN probe zeroes in on five Syria chem weapons cases 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village according to SANA, receives treatment by doctors, at a hospital...

Syria rebels say get more missiles from Assad’s enemies 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian rebel reacts after he is hit by an army sniper while preparing to attack a government controlled army checkpoint in the...

Portugal refuses to extradite Indian bombing suspect 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Paramjeet Singh alias Pamma. Courtesy: Hindustan Times Lisbon: Portugal has refused a request from New Delhi to extradite an Indian man suspected of...

JNU student leader arrested in police crackdown on Guru protestors 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Kanhaiya Kumar New Delhi: Delhi Police cracked down on a group of protestors at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday and arrested a...

Pachauri sent on indefinite leave, activists say it 'means nothing' 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: TERI on Friday asked its executive vice chairman R.K. Pachauri, mired in a sexual harassment case, to proceed on indefinite leave,...

Divisive politics return as India’s Modi eyes make-or-break state vote 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of A BJP supporter at a rally in Meerut. Reuters, Ahmad Masood By-election in Uttar Pradesh a dry run for 2017...

Millennium after split, pope and Russian patriarch embrace in Cuba 13 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Pope Francis (R) and Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, embrace in Havana, February 12, 2016. Reuters/Max Rossi Pope stops in...

Consumer companies’ outperformance no longer guaranteed by cheap oil 12 Feb 2016 - 06:59 pm

Representative image. AFP, Park Ji-Hwan Low oil prices lift spending less than before-CEOs. Consumer goods stocks have outperformed since ‘08. Many reaching peak...