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U.N.’s Ban appoints new head of struggling Mali mission 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mahamat Saleh Annadif ABIDJAN: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named a new special representative in Mali where the peacekeeping mission has struggled...

Sweden, Finland, Belgium get 48 million euros in EU aid for refugees 23 Dec 2015 - 06:54 pm

Brussels: Sweden, Finland and Belgium will receive a combined 48 million euros (52 million dollars) in emergency aid to help house and care...

French terror suspects arrested over fake baby bump 23 Dec 2015 - 06:48 pm

Representative image Paris: A French convert to Islam and her husband were under arrest on Wednesday after police discovered a fake stomach used...

Ethiopia opposition: 80 killed in protests against land plan 23 Dec 2015 - 06:46 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: An Ethiopian opposition party says that government forces have killed more than 80 people in the past four weeks in...

Celebrity chefs create gourmet delights for astronauts 23 Dec 2015 - 06:41 pm

London celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal who is crafting delicacies for British astronaut Tim Peake currently on board the International Space Station Paris: Michelin-starred...

Fresh start for Liberian chimpanzees used for medical tests 23 Dec 2015 - 06:30 pm

Jenny Desmond makes the daily voyage to the chimps with Joseph Thomas (pictured) a Liberian employed by the Center for 36 years NY...

Bosnia: Sarajevo schools close down because pollution 23 Dec 2015 - 06:22 pm

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Sarajevo authorities say they are closing down schools because of high pollution mixed with fog, and volunteers have begun distributing face...

Burundi rebels announce force to oust president 23 Dec 2015 - 04:33 pm

Nairobi: Burundi's rebels came together Wednesday for the first time as a force aimed at ousting President Pierre Nkurunziza, after months of deadly...

British Muslim family barred from flying to Disneyland 23 Dec 2015 - 04:05 pm

Stella Creasy London: Prime Minister David Cameron was urged to intervene Wednesday after a British Muslim family was prevented from flying to the...

East Africa pushes Burundi peacekeeping force 23 Dec 2015 - 12:37 pm

Nairobi: Burundi faces mounting regional pressure to accept an African Union peacekeeping force, diplomats said Wednesday, with the issue a key point of...

Rwanda says won't join African Union force for Burundi 23 Dec 2015 - 12:03 pm

Rwanda president Paul Kagame Kigali: Rwanda will not contribute troops to a peacekeeping mission in neighbouring Burundi, President Paul Kagame said, as he...

Ukraine health system in danger of collapse as reforms stall 23 Dec 2015 - 11:24 am

File pic for representation only By Alessandra Prentice STAIKY, Ukraine: Paint is flaking on the damp walls and cracked ceilings of the small...

Spain PM to meet Socialist leader to discuss forming new government 23 Dec 2015 - 10:59 am

File picture of Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will meet the Socialist Party leader later Wednesday to...

British EU exit could lead to UK break-up, warns ex-foreign secretary 23 Dec 2015 - 10:54 am

LONDON: The United Kingdom could disintegrate if Britons vote to leave the European Union as it would give succour to the cause of...

This was my destiny: Ariadna Gutierrez after Miss Universe flub 23 Dec 2015 - 10:48 am

Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez after being wrongly crowned as Miss Universe. Los Angeles: Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, who was wrongly crowned the 2015...

FAO: Impact of El Nino could be worst in 18 years in southern Africa 23 Dec 2015 - 10:22 am

Rome: Crop and livestock production prospects in southern Africa have been weakened by this year's powerful El Nino, while the phenomenon is also...

Venezuela opposition accuse leftists of blocking 22 lawmakers 23 Dec 2015 - 09:44 am

Caracas: Venezuelan opposition leaders Tuesday claimed President Nicolas Maduro's leftist party had filed a legal challenge against the election of 22 opposition lawmakers...