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Tunisia PM says jobs needed to counter terror : AP Interview: 27 Oct 2015 - 05:51 pm

Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid speaks with The Associated Press during an interview ahead of a two-day conference in Madrid on combating the...

Kosovo signs stabilization and association agreement with EU 27 Oct 2015 - 05:48 pm

Luan Bucaj, owner of Las Palmas flower plantation, selects flowers in the village of Konjuh, Kosovo, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2015. AP PRISTINA, Kosovo:...

Family confirms first Russian military fatality in Syria, doubts "suicide" 27 Oct 2015 - 05:46 pm

Representative image By Maria Tsvetkova GRECHANAYA BALKA, Russia: The parents of the first Russian serviceman confirmed dead in four weeks of air strikes...

IS militants tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up 27 Oct 2015 - 05:46 pm

This undated photo released Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, file photo, on a social media site used by Islamic State militants, which has been...

Boehner to push budget vote over conservative opposition 27 Oct 2015 - 05:42 pm

WASHINGTON: House Republican leaders on Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite conservative opposition, relying on the backing of...

The Latest:105-year-old Afghan among migrants in Croatia 27 Oct 2015 - 05:39 pm

BERLIN:The latest in the odyssey of hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing Europe in search of a new life. All times local. 2:55...

Pakistan charity that cared for wandering Indian girl declines Modi's cash 27 Oct 2015 - 05:37 pm

By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan: A Pakistani charity has declined a $150,000 donation from the Indian prime minister in recompense for 13...

UN resumes food aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan 27 Oct 2015 - 05:28 pm

Amman: The UN food agency said Tuesday it had resumed assistance to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan, a month after...

New Bond "Spectre" is money spinner for sponsors too 27 Oct 2015 - 05:25 pm

By Jane Witherspoon and Michael Roddy LONDON: James Bond is back, and companies such as Omega watches and Gillette shavers have paid undisclosed...

Britain to keep troops in Afghanistan into 2016: Minister 27 Oct 2015 - 05:24 pm

London: Britain will keep its current level of 450 troops on non-combat missions in Afghanistan into 2016, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said in...

Congo opposition urges 'civil disobedience' in referendum row 27 Oct 2015 - 05:22 pm

A picture taken on October 25, 2015 in Brazzaville shows the ballots for a referendum on whether longtime President Denis Sassou Nguesso can...

Hollande, Merkel to discuss Syria, refugees in Paris 27 Oct 2015 - 05:15 pm

Paris: French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks on the Syrian conflict and the refugee crisis in Paris...

Yemen MSF says hospital hit by air raid, no casualties 27 Oct 2015 - 05:10 pm

Yemeni men stand amid the rubble of a food storage warehouse following air strikes in the capital Sanaa Sanaa: Air strikes have hit...

Japan PM vows to deepen economic ties with Kazakhstan 27 Oct 2015 - 05:02 pm

Astana, Kazakhstan: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday to deepen economic cooperation with energy-rich Kazakhstan, completing his first visit to Central Asia...

Half million die in decade of disasters in Asia Pacific: UN 27 Oct 2015 - 04:50 pm

By Alisa Tang BANGKOK: The Asia Pacific region, the most disaster-prone part of the world, suffered 1,625 disasters in the decade through 2014,...

Brazil's unpopular leader faces resistance on tax hike -poll 27 Oct 2015 - 04:45 pm

BRASILIA: President Dilma Rousseff's popularity remains in the single digits in the midst of recession and most Brazilians are not willing to pay...

Ben Carson pulls ahead of Donald Trump in national poll 27 Oct 2015 - 04:38 pm

By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON: Ben Carson has placed first in a recent national Republican presidential primary poll pushing Donald Trump into second place...

South Africa to encourage black involvement in diamond sector 27 Oct 2015 - 03:56 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has launched an association for young, mainly black entrepreneurs to boost the processing and manufacturing of rough diamonds, the mines...