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One dead, dozens hurt as car crashes into crowd on Las Vegas Strip 21 Dec 2015 - 09:00 am

A police officer takes photos as he investigates the scene on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Paris Las Vegas where...

Miss Philippines crowned Miss Universe after live TV mixup 21 Dec 2015 - 08:57 am

Las Vegas: Miss Philippines was named Miss Universe Sunday in a drama-filled turn worthy of a telenovela. The pageant's host, comedian Steve Harvey,...

Putin: 'We don't want the USSR back but no one believes us' 21 Dec 2015 - 08:56 am

Moscow: Russia is not trying to bring back the USSR, President Vladimir Putin said in a documentary aired Sunday, but the problem is...

German giants' feet of clay exposed in turbulent year 21 Dec 2015 - 08:54 am

Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel facing the biggest challenge of her tenure, Volkswagen and the national football association each mired in scandal: the pillars...

Search resumes for Indonesian ferry, dozens missing: official 21 Dec 2015 - 08:47 am

Jakarta: The search resumed Monday for a ferry missing in central Indonesia with more than 100 people on board, despite nearly two days...

China landslide leaves 91 missing, sparks gas explosion 21 Dec 2015 - 08:46 am

Beijing: A landslide that swept through an industrial park in southern China has buried more than 30 buildings in a sea of mud,...

Supporters of Spain's old parties upended by new politics 21 Dec 2015 - 08:44 am

Madrid: Supporters of Spain's Popular Party (PP) had the bitter taste of victory in their mouths Sunday, after Mariano Rajoy's conservatives came top...

Paris attacks suspect got past three police checks: source 21 Dec 2015 - 08:41 am

Brussels: Wanted fugitive Salah Abdeslam, suspected of involvement in last month's Paris attacks, got past three police checks in France as he fled...

Obama's final year to test presidential powers 21 Dec 2015 - 08:40 am

Washington: Barack Obama has reveled in defying predictions that 2015 would make him a lameduck president, but securing his final year goals --...

A year after work starts, little sign of Nicaragua canal 21 Dec 2015 - 08:35 am

Rivas, Nicaragua: A year ago, to much fanfare, a Chinese consortium planning on building a canal across Nicaragua to rival the century-old one...

Mariano Rajoy: Spain's no-frills, austere conservative 21 Dec 2015 - 08:20 am

Madrid: Mariano Rajoy, who has the uphill task of trying to form a coalition government in Spain after his party won elections without...

Spanish voters deal blow to bi-party politics 21 Dec 2015 - 08:06 am

MADRID: Spain dealt a blow to bi-party politics Sunday in historic elections that saw the incumbent conservatives score an uneasy win tailed by...

Spain PM says will try to form government after election 21 Dec 2015 - 08:05 am

Madrid: Outgoing Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he will try to form a new government after his conservative Popular Party won the...

Cameron to send Britons dossier on benefits of EU: report 21 Dec 2015 - 08:02 am

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to send voters a dossier on the benefits of European Union membership ahead of an...

Brussels police raid home, make arrests in Paris attacks probe 21 Dec 2015 - 08:01 am

Brussels: Belgian police searched a home in the centre of Brussels on Sunday and made two arrests in connection with a probe into...

Airport workers in Chile end their strike 21 Dec 2015 - 07:56 am

Santiago: Workers at 12 Chilean airports whose strike paralyzed air transit, have decided end their labor action and return to work, union leaders...

Blatter says corruption charge dropped 21 Dec 2015 - 01:51 am

Geneva: FIFA's suspended president Sepp Blatter says the world body's ethics watchdog have dropped corruption charges against him over a suspect two million...

90 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Helmand Province 21 Dec 2015 - 01:45 am

Kabul: Over nineteen Afghan soldiers were killed during the past two days in the northern Helmand province, security official said Sunday. The deputy...