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Refugees find free Berlin films contain a few shock extras 14 Feb 2016 - 06:25 pm

A woman stands beside the logo for the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany February 10, 2016. Reuters, Fabrizio Bensch By...

Switzerland to represent Saudi and Iran interests 14 Feb 2016 - 06:04 pm

The announcement followed a weekend visit to Riyadh by Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, his ministry said in a statement. Reuters. Geneva: Switzerland...

Tsipras chides EU, IMF for reform assessment delay 14 Feb 2016 - 06:00 pm

Athens: An assessment of Greece's attempts to reform its struggling economy is being held up by disagreements between the European Union and the...

West Bank village defiant after Israeli crackdown 14 Feb 2016 - 05:45 pm

A Palestinian farmer seen at a market of the West Bank village of Qabatiya on February 8, 2016. AFP, Jaafar Ashtiyeh Qabatiya, Palestinian...

France’s Sarkozy urges party unity, lags behind popular rival 14 Feb 2016 - 05:38 pm

Sarkozy urges party to back policy plan. Main rivals for primaries snub keynote speech. Rival Juppe more popular, poll shows. By Ingrid Melander...

Top PP official resigns in Spain after corruption investigation 14 Feb 2016 - 05:31 pm

MADRID: The head of the Madrid branch of Spain’s ruling People’s Party said on Sunday she had resigned after police investigated members of...

Turkey shells Syrian Kurds, Russia says will keep bombing anti-Assad rebels 14 Feb 2016 - 05:15 pm

Russia vows to keep bombing rebels fighting President Assad. Busy creating “facts on the ground” -senior German official. Western officials doubt success of...

Protests in India over student leader's sedition arrest 14 Feb 2016 - 04:43 pm

Indian students hold placards during a protest aganist the arrest of the president of Jawaharlal Nehru University's Student Union (JNU) Kanhaiya Kumar in...

US Supreme Court vacancy upends presidential race 14 Feb 2016 - 04:33 pm

At dawn, the US national flag flies at half-staff at the Supreme Court, to observe the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, in Washington,...

Bahrain on path to recovery five years after revolt, says police chief 14 Feb 2016 - 04:28 pm

Bahrain police chief Tariq al-Hassan speaks to Reuters during an interview at Ministry of Interior headquarters in Manama, Bahrain February 11, 2016. (Reuters...

Hopes for peace as C.Africans vote in presidential run-off 14 Feb 2016 - 03:30 pm

People queue at a polling station in Bangui before voting for the Central African Republic second round of the presidential and legislative elections...

School is a sanctuary for displaced Central African kids 14 Feb 2016 - 03:06 pm

Girls listen to a teacher in an improvised school on the grounds of a monastery sheltering internally displaced persons in the district of...

Saudi troop deployment in Syria up to US-led coalition, foreign minister says 14 Feb 2016 - 03:00 pm

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir arrives to the 52nd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, 12 February 2016. EPA RIYADH: Saudi Arabia...

Russia has gained upper hand in Syria, Merkel ally says 14 Feb 2016 - 02:50 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, in this February 1, 2016 file picture. REUTERS MUNICH:...

Saudi Arabia says Switzerland to handle its consular affairs in Iran 14 Feb 2016 - 02:03 pm

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. RIYADH: Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia's consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the...