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With IS 'retreating', time to 'boost joint efforts': French minister 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday that the coalition fighting IS jihadists must increase its efforts against the group, which...

Last year was hottest in modern times by wide margin: US 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Miami: Last year was the planet's hottest in modern times by the widest margin on record, setting a troubling new milestone as the...

Fiat from Pope Francis’ U.S. visit to be auctioned 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

The tiny black Fiat 500L that ferried Pope Francis to the White House and Congress during his historic first visit to the United...

Pope tells Davos elite: Consider your role in creating poverty 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

DAVOS, Switzerland: Pope Francis told members of the world’s wealthy political and economic elite on Wednesday that they should not be deaf to...

Swiss police seize banker accused of heavy losses for VIP client 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Geneva: A banker who reportedly lost tens of millions for a VIP client has been arrested, Swiss investigators said Wednesday. The individual has...

Israel moving to seize West Bank farmland: officials 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Jericho, Palestinian Territories: Israel is moving to declare 150 hectares in the occupied West Bank as state land in what would be the...

Egypt: who’s afraid of January 25? 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A man sits in a public cafe near Town House Gallery in central Cairo, ahead of the January 25th uprising anniversary in Cairo,...

Nigeria’s NNPC shuts refineries after pipeline attacks 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

LAGOS: Nigeria’s state oil company said on Wednesday it had shut down two of its four refineries due to crude supply problems after ...

Rezaian to rest, but wants to write about Iran again 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: Freed reporter Jason Rezaian said Wednesday he wants to write more about "the US and Iranian story" but first needs time with...

Crowdfunding grows for new journalism projects 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: Crowdfunding has been growing as a way to finance journalism projects around the world as news media industry struggles deepen. A study...

Benghazi the film Clinton's newest headache 21 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: The child abuse scandals plaguing the Catholic Church are only the tip of the iceberg, the journalists who exposed one of the...

US calls anti-Islamic State coalition meeting in Brussels 20 Jan 2016 - 06:56 pm

PARIS: The United States has called for defense ministers from all 26 nations participating in the coalition against Islamic State as well as...

At least 21 dead in 'Taliban' attack on Pakistan university 20 Jan 2016 - 06:48 pm

An army helicopter arrives at Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, about 50 kilometres from Peshawar, northern Pakistan on January 20, 2016 following an...

Mexican actress who met ‘El Chapo’ to testify in LA: father 20 Jan 2016 - 06:45 pm

MEXICO CITY: Actress Kate del Castillo, at the center of a Mexican probe into money laundering after she helped Hollywood star Sean Penn...

Kurds destroyed thousands of Arab homes in Iraq: Amnesty 20 Jan 2016 - 06:41 pm

Baghdad: Western-backed Kurdish forces fighting jihadists in Iraq have destroyed thousands of homes in an apparent bid to uproot Arab communities that may...

Escaped Mauritanian Al-Qaeda death row prisoner held in Guinea 20 Jan 2016 - 06:37 pm

Nouakchott: A Mauritanian Al-Qaeda jihadist, on death row until his escape on New Year's Eve, was re-arrested on Tuesday night after crossing the...

Kerry, Lavrov discuss plan for U.N-led peace talks on 20 Jan 2016 - 06:29 pm

ZURICH: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed plans on Wednesday for U.N-led Syrian peace talks on...