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Air India bomber released from Canadian prison 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Inderjit Singh Reyat Air India bomber Canada Ottawa: Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person ever to be convicted in the 1985 Air India...

Mexican authorities recount Chapo hunt in epic video 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Mexico City: Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman wanted to make a biopic about himself. Instead, authorities produced their own video about...

Sanders meets with Obama, says president will remain neutral in primary race 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON: US Senator Bernie Sanders had a rare Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Barack Obama, just days after...

Murdoch urges Bloomberg over last-ditch White House bid 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

New York: Just in case the US election isn't volatile enough, media mogul Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday goaded billionaire Michael Bloomberg into declaring...

ICC prosecutors to probe 2008 alleged war crimes in Georgia 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

The Hague: Judges at the world's only permanent war crimes court Wednesday gave prosecutors permission to launch their first investigation outside of Africa,...

Syria opposition delays peace talks decision until Thursday 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Salem al-Meslet (pictured) said the Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee, meeting for a second day in Riyadh, adjourned until Thursday a session convened to...

Donald Trump becomes the choice of the Republican establishment 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Bill Schneider The 2016 presidential campaign is being driven by two politicians whose names are not on any ballot: Barack Obama and...

Pentagon to release some detainee abuse images: rights group 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: The Pentagon has pledged to release part of a trove of photographs related to the abuse of prisoners at US detention centers...

France did not ask European Union to consider new Iran sanctions: EU diplomats 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

BRUSSELS/PARIS: France did not ask the European Union to consider new sanctions on Iran at a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels last...

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...