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Iraqi girl's home burned after she criticised governor 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Rawan Salem Hussein challenged Governor Sadiq Madlool al-Sultani (pictured) to an on-air debate on his contributions to "the cultural situation in Babil", and...

'No time to lose' to install Libya unity government: ministers 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

"There is no time to lose for the national unity government to assume its functions and securely establish itself in Tripoli," said the...

Haitian lawmakers meet to elect interim president 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Residents walk next to an electoral sign of presidential candidate Jude Celestin in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 20, 2016. Reuters/Andres Martinez Casares Port-au-Prince: Haitian...

Afghan Taliban use captured Humvees in suicide attack 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image of a Humvee. In this photo taken on March 22, 2006, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, US Army soldiers assigned to...

Dozens of newly released Clinton emails now classified 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: A new tranche of 551 email documents from Hillary Clinton's private server released by the State Department on Saturday includes 84 that...

Turkish military hits Kurdish PYD, regime in Syria: state media 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: The Turkish military on Saturday hit targets of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Syrian regime in two separate...

Britons expect Cameron to get poor EU deal: poll 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: A clear majority of Britons do not expect Prime Minister David Cameron to get a good deal in his renegotiation of Britain’s...

Zika likely to spread to large Brazilian cities: expert 13 Feb 2016 - 06:54 pm

Brasília: The Zika virus, linked to a surge in infants born with abnormally small heads, is likely to spread this year to Brazil's...

Turkey shells Kurdish-held areas of Syria's Aleppo: monitor 13 Feb 2016 - 06:35 pm

Beirut: Turkish artillery on Saturday bombarded areas of Aleppo province in northern Syria controlled by Kurdish forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

Kurds protest in French city to demand Ocalan release 13 Feb 2016 - 06:07 pm

Over 10,000 Kurdish people demonstrate as they ask for the freedom of Kurdish Labor Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Strasbourg eastern France...

Bomb kills two Egyptian soldiers in Sinai: army 13 Feb 2016 - 06:02 pm

Photo from Youtube. Cairo: Two Egyptian soldiers, one an officer, were killed by an explosion as they tried to defuse a roadside bomb...

US commander sees al Qaeda Africa group strengthening 13 Feb 2016 - 05:56 pm

Col Robert Wilson of 3rd Special Forces Group Airborne Group struck hotels in Mali, Burkina capitals AQIM will be able to recruit more,...

Hungarians protest state's grip on education 13 Feb 2016 - 05:48 pm

Thousands of people demonstrated in Miskolc, Hungary, and elsewhere on Wednesday against the government's education policies.Reuters, Laszlo Balogh Budapest: Thousands of Hungarians angry...

Oman leader Sultan Qaboos to travel to Germany for medical checks 13 Feb 2016 - 05:39 pm

Omani Leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said addresses the annual session of the Council of Oman in Muscat on November 12, 2012. AFP, Mohammed...

Russia warns of new Cold War as east Ukraine violence surges 13 Feb 2016 - 05:32 pm

OSCE says violence is increasing in eastern Ukraine. Russia blames Kiev, sees “new Cold War” in East-West ties. By Robin Emmott and Shadia...

Zika virus outbreak won't compromise Olympics: Brazil president 13 Feb 2016 - 05:29 pm

A woman reads a flyer left at her house as part of an awareness campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the...

Havel’s architect Borek Sipek dies aged 66 13 Feb 2016 - 05:26 pm

PRAGUE: Borek Sipek, the official architect for Prague Castle during Vaclav Havel’s Czech presidency, died on Saturday after a long struggle with cancer,...