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UK Environment Agency boss quits after flood response criticism 12 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

London: The head of the British agency that manages flood risks resigned on Monday after coming under fire for not returning from holiday...

The multiple indictments 'El Chapo' faces across US 12 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

New York: Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is set to mount a tough battle against his extradition to the United States...

Six dead in Sudan's West Darfur after protest crackdown 12 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Khartoum: At least six people have been killed in unrest in Sudan's West Darfur, sources said Monday, the day after security forces dispersed...

12 killed as gunmen take hostages in Baghdad mall: police 11 Jan 2016 - 06:59 pm

Iraqi soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint decorated to mark Iraqi Army Day in Baghdad, January 6, 2016. REUTERS, Khalid al Mousily Baghdad: ...

Germany plays down summoning of its ambassador in Poland 11 Jan 2016 - 06:53 pm

German government spokesman Steffen Seibert (pictured) said the pair’s meeting followed an “invitation to informal talks” and added that Germany wanted to preserve...

EU drug regulators review use of last-resort antibiotic in farming 11 Jan 2016 - 06:50 pm

LONDON: European drug regulators launched a review on Monday of the use in farming of a key last-line antibiotic called colistin after international...

Aid convoy enters besieged Syria town of Madaya: Red Crescent 11 Jan 2016 - 06:48 pm

Madaya:A humanitarian aid convoy on Monday entered the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where more than two dozen people are reported to have...

America's Ringling circus moves up elephants' retirement date 11 Jan 2016 - 06:41 pm

Miami: Ringling Brothers, America's best-known circus, announced Monday that it will relocate all of its elephants to a conservation center in Florida by...

Court delays murder trial of officer in Freddie Gray death 11 Jan 2016 - 06:35 pm

By Ian Simpson BALTIMORE: A Maryland appeals court on Monday delayed the murder trial of a Baltimore police officer in the death of...

Swedish police to investigate sexual assault cover-up allegations 11 Jan 2016 - 06:30 pm

By Sven Nordenstam STOCKHOLM: Swedish police on Monday ordered an investigation into allegations that officers covered up accusations of sexual assault by mostly...

Britain's draft Internet spying law threatens key rights: UN experts 11 Jan 2016 - 06:26 pm

Geneva: Britain's proposed new Internet spying laws could threaten key rights if passed unchanged, UN rights experts said Monday, calling for a "comprehensive...

EU’s Mogherini: no set date for dropping Iran sanctions, could be soon 11 Jan 2016 - 06:23 pm

U High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (L) and Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek (R) shake hands after their...

Pistorius moves to appeal murder conviction in S. Africa's top court 11 Jan 2016 - 06:22 pm

Johannesburg: Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius on Monday applied to appeal to South Africa's Constitutional Court in a last-ditch attempt to overturn his murder...

US, Mexican efforts to battle gun trafficking falters: GAO 11 Jan 2016 - 06:18 pm

By Michael O’Boyle and Patricia Zengerle CULIACAN, Mexico/WASHINGTON: Efforts to combat illegal gunrunning from the United States to Mexico has stumbled in recent...

Tunisia’s Islamist party becomes biggest in parliament as ruling partner splits 11 Jan 2016 - 06:15 pm

File photo of a person holding up a Tunisian flag during celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of Tunisia's 2011 revolution, in Habib Bourguiba...