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Oldest-known fetal horse fossil is 48 million years old 08 Oct 2015 - 08:26 am

Washington: A 48-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant horse and fetus is the oldest of its kind known to science and contains unusually well-preserved...

US Coast Guard suspends search for 'El Faro' survivors 08 Oct 2015 - 08:24 am

Miami: The US Coast Guard suspended its intensive search Wednesday for survivors of "El Faro," a cargo ship believed to have sunk last...

Greece's new Syriza-led govt survives no-confidence vote 08 Oct 2015 - 08:22 am

Athens: The government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived a no-confidence vote early Thursday morning, bolstering the left-wing leader as he gets...

Russia ramps up strikes as Syria army launches offensive 08 Oct 2015 - 08:19 am

Beirut: Russia dramatically escalated its air war in Syria on Wednesday, unleashing heavy bombardments and cruise missile strikes from the Caspian Sea as...

Opinion: Syria's one hope may be as dim as Bosnia's once was 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Immigrants from Syria run in front of a train at Tabanovce border crossing between Macedonia and Serbia, June 19, 2015. By Michael O'Hanlon...

Max Schrems: the law student who took on Facebook 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Julia Fioretti, Shadia Nasralla and Francois Murphy BRUSSELS/VIENNA: From Vienna cafes to the European Union's highest court, an Austrian law student's two-year...

Google aims to get news to smartphones faster 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Google laid out a plan Wednesday to make tapping into news on mobile devices faster, keeping eyeballs on stories and people...

Widening inequalities in Europe could curb growth -OECD 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Michel Rose PARIS: The economic crisis exacerbated inequalities in some European countries and the effects could be felt for decades as cuts...

US dismisses Russian cooperation claims over Syria 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ROME: The United States will not cooperate with Russia over air strikes in Syria, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday as Moscow ramped...

Obama apologises for Afghan hospital attack, MSF demands independent probe 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Stephanie Nebehay and Daniel Bases GENEVA/NEW YORK: Medecins Sans Frontieres on Wednesday demanded an independent international commission to investigate the deadly U.S....

Scale of South Sudan sexual violence is unprecedented-Red Cross 07 Oct 2015 - 06:47 pm

By Tom Esslemont LONDON: Women in South Sudan have suffered unprecedented levels of sexual violence in the last two years, including abduction, rape,...

US woman shoots at shoplifter as he flees store 07 Oct 2015 - 06:36 pm

Representational image CHICAGO: A woman in suburban Detroit opened fire on a shoplifter after seeing a security guard chase him out of a...

Algerian Army kills dangerous terrorist in Tebessa 07 Oct 2015 - 06:18 pm

Algiers: A dangerous terrorist, Bakari Ali nicknamed Abou El-Hacen has been killed and Kalachnikov machine pistol and munitions have been recovered during an...

British bishop close to royal family jailed for sex assaults 07 Oct 2015 - 06:04 pm

LONDON: A British court on Wednesday jailed a former bishop with links to the royal family for 32 months after he pleaded guilty...

Sri Lanka soldiers jailed for 25 years for gang rape in 2010 07 Oct 2015 - 05:22 pm

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday sentenced four government soldiers to 25 years in prison each for the gang rape of a...

Zimbabwe: 14 elephants killed by cyanide poisoning 07 Oct 2015 - 05:21 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Fourteen elephants were poisoned by cyanide in Zimbabwe in three separate incidents, two years after poachers killed more than 200 elephants...

Russia warships fire cruise missiles as Moscow backs Syrian army offensive 07 Oct 2015 - 05:14 pm

Moscow: Russian warships joined in strikes in Syria with a volley of cruise missile attacks Wednesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged his...