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US Republican presidential campaign turns nastier; Paul drops out 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Amy Tennery and Doina Chiacu NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Campaigning for the Republican nomination at November’s U.S. presidential election took a nasty turn on...

Germany’s Steinmeier says Syrian army offensive hurt Geneva talks 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

RIYADH: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said a Syrian military offensive had weighed on U.N.-mediated talks to end the war in Syria, adding...

UN halts Syria talks as government closes in on Aleppo 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura gestures during a news conference on the Syrian peace talks outside President Wilson hotel in Geneva,...

Obama, in mosque visit, says an attack on Islam is an attack on all faiths 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst\ By Roberta...

Hungarian teachers hold protests against reforms 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

People hold candles as they demonstrate against the Hungarian government's education policies in Miskolc, Hungary, February 3, 2016. Reuters/Laszlo Balogh Budapest: Several thousand...

UN urges Australia not to send asylum-seekers to Nauru 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

"We believe that transferring these 267 individuals... would put Australia at risk of breaching its obligation not to return any person to cruel,...

Removing aged cells boosts longevity in mice: study 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By about 2 years old, mice that age normally (back left) are hunchbacked and nearly blind. A treatment that removes decrepit “senescent” cells...

Canada considers housing Syrian refugees at military bases 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

John McCallum Ottawa: Faced with a shortage of affordable housing, Canada said Wednesday it is considering putting Syrian refugees up at military bases....

Brazil urges Latin America to coordinate fight against Zika 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Marcelo Castro By Malena Castaldi and Sarah Marsh MONTEVIDEO: Brazil’s health minister on Wednesday urged Latin American countries to work together in the...

Switzerland denies funding fight against Nigeria's Boko Haram 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: Switzerland on Wednesday said it had not given any funding to military operations against Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, after a senior...

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques meeets German Foreign Minister 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday met with German Foreign...

At least 2,297 journalists killed since 1990: IFJ 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Brussels: At least 2,297 journalists and media workers have been killed in the last 25 years, with Iraq ranking as the most deadly...

South America in Zika crisis talks as sexual transmission feared 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Montevideo: South American health ministers launched emergency talks Wednesday on fighting the fast-spreading Zika outbreak after a US case of sexual transmission of...

Mobile kitchens upgrade street food in Kerala 03 Feb 2016 - 06:57 pm

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: For a while now, street food has been passe in most middle-class and upper-middle-class households in Kerala. But lately,...

Lebanese army says 6 jihadists killed in anti-IS raid 03 Feb 2016 - 06:52 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese army said its troops killed six jihadists and arrested 16 others near the Syrian border on Wednesday, in its largest...

South Africa must admit national drought crisis to help farmers: Grain SA 03 Feb 2016 - 06:50 pm

South Africa declared a disaster in 5 provinces. Grain SA lowers maize import estimate. Funding to help farmers in next season. By Zandi...

Dubai to hold first official yoga festival – XYoga Dubai 03 Feb 2016 - 06:43 pm

Dubai, UAE: The inaugural XYoga Dubai Festival announced its line-up of internationally renowned Yogis, featuring famous personalities and instructors from around the world...