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Two puppeteers held for 'glorifying terrorism' in Madrid show 07 Feb 2016 - 01:39 am

Madrid: Two puppeteers were detained in Madrid on Saturday after staging a children's show during which they allegedly praised terrorism, judicial sources told...

Romania asks UNESCO to protect planned open-cast goldmine site 07 Feb 2016 - 01:33 am

Bucharest: Romania has asked the UN cultural agency UNESCO to give world heritage list status to a village where a Canadian firm is...

Guinea opens murder probe after journalist fatally shot 07 Feb 2016 - 12:26 am

Conakry: Guinean authorities have opened a murder probe after a journalist was shot and fatally wounded in clashes outside the offices of an...

Labour leader sticks to “in” camp in Britain’s EU debate 07 Feb 2016 - 12:20 am

The opposition Labour Party will campaign for Britain to remain in the European Union in an upcoming referendum, its leader Jeremy Corbyn (pictured)...

Iranian-British ex-BBC journalist is in Evin prison: relatives 07 Feb 2016 - 12:07 am

Bahman Daroshafaei By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI: The family of an Iranian-British former BBC journalist who was detained last week in Tehran were told...

Republican debate is New Hampshire fight for survival 07 Feb 2016 - 12:02 am

Republican U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) U.S. Senator Rand Paul, Governor Chris Christie, Dr. Ben Carson, Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Marco Rubio, former Governor...

Five Czech skiers killed in Austrian alps avalanche: police 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Vienna: Five skiers from the Czech Republic were killed on Saturday in an avalanche in the Austrian alps that also engulfed...

Dozens mourn slain Italian student at Cairo embassy 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

CAIRO: Dozens of people gathered at the Italian embassy in Cairo on Saturday to mourn the Italian student Giulio Regeni, whose body was...

Rio carnival goers tell Zika mosquito to buzz off 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Municipal workers gesture before spraying insecticide at the neighborhood of Imbiribeira in Recife, Brazil, January 26, 2016. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino Rio de Janeiro: A...

Anti-Islamic protesters arrested at banned rally in Calais 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Calais: Around 20 anti-migrant protesters were arrested in the French port of Calais Saturday after scuffles with police at a banned rally in...

Thousands of Syrians brave cold, rain at Turkey border 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Beirut: Thousands of Syrians braved the cold and rain Saturday at the Turkish border after fleeing a Russian-backed regime assault on...

Pegida rally draws thousands in Dresden 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

People gather for an anti-immigration demonstration organised by Pegida in Dresden. Reuters, Fabrizio Bensch Dresden, Germany: A march by Germany's anti-Islamic organisation Pegida...

Brazil's anti-Zika war goes house to house 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Sao Paulo: Sao Paulo resident Juliana Matuoka always thought her stunning tropical flowers were something to appreciate from afar. Now, however, they are...

Canada to boost troops in anti-ISIS mission, keep some planes: source 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA: Canada, under pressure to stay involved in the U.S-led mission against Islamic State, will boost the number of troops...

Qaeda tightens its grip on south Yemen coast 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

People gather outside the camp of the 19th Infantry Brigade after it was seized by al-Qaeda fighters on February 12 2015 in Baihan...

Turkey tightens visa rules for Iraqi citizens 'to fight illegal immigration' 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The Habur border crossing along the Turkish-Iraqi border in 2014. AFP, Ilyas Akengin Istanbul: Turkey has tightened its visa rules for Iraqi citizens...