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Italy arrests second most wanted mafia boss 27 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

ErnestoFazzalari, one of Italy's most wanted mafia bosses who was arrested after two decades on the run, fleeing a life sentence for murder....

Switzerland set to ask EU for limited migration curbs - president 26 Jun 2016 - 05:05 pm

VIENNA: Switzerland will propose in talks with Brussels that it should be allowed to protect economic sectors in specific regions against immigration from ...

Scottish parliament could block Brexit, SNP leader says 26 Jun 2016 - 04:50 pm

Scottish parliament LONDON: As Scotland faces the prospect of leaving the EU, its first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said on Sunday that the...

Nigerian army frees over 5,000 people from Boko Haram 26 Jun 2016 - 04:32 pm

By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS: The Nigerian army said on Sunday it had "liberated over 5,000 people" from several northeastern villages where they had...

Spain stages repeat election in shadow of Brexit crisis 26 Jun 2016 - 04:19 pm

A member of the clergy votes in Spain's general election at the Bernadette college polling station in Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid, on June 26, 2016....

Deadly California wildfire destroys at least 150 homes 26 Jun 2016 - 02:56 pm

The Kelso Creek subdivision is seen entirely demolished from the Erksine Fire in this mountainous Lake Isabella community, some 30 miles northeast of...

Senior Merkel ally says London should be allowed Brexit rethink 26 Jun 2016 - 02:22 pm

German chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference in Potsdam, eastern Germany, on June 25, 2016. AFP / Ralf Hirschberger BERLIN: German Chancellor...

Italy catches 'top mafia fugitive' after 20 years on the run 26 Jun 2016 - 02:10 pm

Ernesto Fazzalari Rome: One of Italy's most wanted mafia bosses was arrested Sunday after two decades on the run, fleeing a life sentence...

Will the Dutch follow Britain out the door? 26 Jun 2016 - 01:45 pm

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, French Foreign Minister...

Niger Delta Avengers urge Nigeria's Buhari to visit southern oil hub 26 Jun 2016 - 01:39 pm

YENAGOA, Nigeria: The Niger Delta Avengers, a Nigerian militant group which has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil facilities in...

Brexit turmoil hits Labour, boosts Scots nationalists 26 Jun 2016 - 01:15 pm

This file photo taken on September 14, 2015 shows British Labour MP Hilary Benn, as he walks past the Houses of Parliament in...

UK opposition leader sacks foreign policy chief, deepens divisions 26 Jun 2016 - 11:08 am

British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech following the pro-Brexit result of the UK's EU referendum vote, in central London...

British opposition Labour health policy chief resigns after Brexit vote 26 Jun 2016 - 10:44 am

Heidi Alexander. Photo credit: Twitter LONDON: The health policy chief of Britain’s Labour Party resigned on Sunday, saying the country needed a credible...

Polls open in Spain repeat elections 26 Jun 2016 - 10:09 am

A voter casts his ballot in Spain's general election in Pozuelo de Alarcon, near Madrid, Spain, June 26, 2016. REUTERS/Susana Vera Madrid: Polls...

Student killed in attack at Papua New Guinea university 26 Jun 2016 - 09:48 am

File photo of heavily-armed Papua New Guinea police as they prevent students from leaving the University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby,...

Far-left Podemos coalition scores big in Spain vote: exit poll 26 Jun 2016 - 09:30 am

Policy secretary of left-wing party Podemos Inigo Errejon (L) watches Leader of left wing party Podemos and party candidate, Pablo Iglesias, (C) vote...

Bullet scars as Uganda remembers Israel's Entebbe raid 26 Jun 2016 - 08:42 am

(L to R) Eyal Oren, Shlomo Carmel, Jaffer Amin, Amjon Peled, Alex Davidi, unidentified, and Amir Ofer, members of the former Israeli Commandos...

Europe demands prompt divorce from divided Britain 26 Jun 2016 - 08:35 am

(L to R) Foreign ministers of Luxemborg Jean Asselborn, Italy Paolo Gentiloni, Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Belgium Didier Reynders, France Jean-Marc Ayrault and Netherlands...