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NATO debates German-Turkish refugee aid request 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said the 28 allies "are now considering the request for NATO support for coping with the migrant and refugee...

35 dead in NE Nigeria suicide attacks 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Maiduguri, Nigeria: At least 35 people were killed in a twin suicide bomb attack at a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram's...

Catholic group urges pope to allow contraception to fight Zika 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY: A Roman Catholic group appealed to Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow Church members to “follow their conscience”...

Conservative Cruz goes on offensive against Trump 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Ted Cruz Washington: Fresh off of Donald Trump's New Hampshire primary rout, arch-conservative rival Ted Cruz launched a sharp offensive Wednesday against the...

Argentine soccer team Huracan's bus overturns in Venezuela, injuries light 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo: (L-R) Argentina's national soccer team players Martin Demichelis, Jose Basanta and Ricardo Alvarez are seen in an official bus as they...

Taiwan developer grilled over collapse of quake building 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Tainan, Taiwan: Taiwan prosecutors Wednesday questioned the developer of an apartment complex that collapsed during an earthquake as prosecutors detailed flaws in the...

Damascus expects tough but short battle for Aleppo 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syria says Saudis cannot bear costs of intervening. Government forces aim to open highway south. Idlib’s time will come, says minister. By Laila...

Border hospitals overwhelmed by Russian-backed assault on Syria’s Aleppo 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Five-year old Sheima, who lost both eyes when hit by a stray bullet in Syria, sits on her hospital bed in a small...

Brazil's Catholic Church rejects Zika abortion argument 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Brasília: The Catholic Church in Brazil on Wednesday rejected calls supported by the United Nations to allow abortion in cases of the birth...

'500 dead' in Syria regime's Aleppo assault 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian rebel fighters, a civilian and a rescue worker, carry the body of a victim following a reported Syrian regime air strike in...

EU pressurises Greece on migrant crisis 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Brussels: The EU piled pressure on Greece on Wednesday over the migrant crisis, telling Athens to improve conditions for refugees to shore up...

Concert hall at centre of Paris attacks to reopen late 2016 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A makeshift memorial in front of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. AFP, MIGUEL MEDINA Paris: The Bataclan concert hall in Paris, where...

WHO delivers medical aid to Yemen's Taez 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo: Yemenis accompany their donkeys carrying food parcels as they walk through the mountains along the only path accessible between the southern...

Ex-Hewlett-Packard boss Fiorina ends White House bid 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Carly Fiorina at a Center for Strategic and International Studies forum, “Smart Women, Smart Power” in Washington, April 6, 2015. REUTERS, Yuri Gripas ...

Bernie Sanders raises $5 mn since New Hampshire victory 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: White House hopeful Bernie Sanders raised a staggering $5 million in the 18 hours since winning New Hampshire's primary, his campaign announced...