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Experiments show link between Zika and foetal brain damage 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Laboratory tests found that the virus targeted key cells involved in brain development and then destroyed or disabled them, they said. Reuters file...

‘Ghostlike’ octopus found in Pacific may belong to new species 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

This ghostlike octopod is almost certainly an undescribed species and may not belong to any described genus. Image courtesy of NOAA Office of...

Fetus of Venezuelan woman who likely had Zika dies; had microcephaly: doctors 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A worker uses an electronic microscope to observe mosquitoes at Grupo Avance laboratory where biologists are developing a possible Zika-repellent clothes detergent additive...

Corruption scandal stokes anger in bitterly divided Brazil 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Former Brazilian president Lula celebrating his 70th birthday with grandson, wife Marisa Leticia, Brazilian President Rousseff and Sao Paulo's mayor Haddad in Sao...

Saint's treasure sparks battle between Naples and Church 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

People gather at the Saint Januarius chapel in the Dome of Naples, on March 5, 2016 during a protest against the decision of...

Brazil top judges back graft probe despite concern over Lula’s detention 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Supreme Court Justice Marco Aurélio Mello told CBN Radio on Saturday that “nothing justified the use of force” when police picked up Lula...

Syria opposition reluctant to join new peace talks 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Rebel fighters milk a sheep in Al-Lataminah village, northern Hama countryside, Syria March 5, 2016. REUTERS, Ammar Abdullah Beirut: Syria peace talks are...

Trump, Clinton look to extend leads as five more states vote 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A combination photo shows Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) in Palm Beach, Florida and Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (R)...

EU chief sees first consensus on migrant crisis 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Wrapping up a whirlwind diplomatic tour with a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, EU president Donald Tusk (pictured) predicted an agreement...

Football: FIFA must now be more open, says Merkel 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes football's senior figures, including world football's governing body FIFA, will demonstrate the transparency they have...

UN's Ban tours Western Sahara refugee camp in Algeria 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Ahmed Boukhari (2nd from L), the Polisario Front's representative at the United Nations, on March...

Apple case exposes ongoing government rift over encryption policy 06 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City July...

EU urges Turkey to respect media freedom after newspaper seized 05 Mar 2016 - 06:57 pm

A plainclothes police officer kicks a demonstrator as Turkish anti-riot police officers disperse supporters in front of the headquarters of the Turkish daily...

BA settles over claims pilot abused children in Africa 05 Mar 2016 - 06:49 pm

A British Airways airplane waits on the tarmac for a flight to Heathrow airport in Britain, at Otopeni international airport near Bucharest January...

Nigeria's economic woes 'basically our own fault': Buhari 05 Mar 2016 - 06:42 pm

Asked if the world's biggest supplier Saudi Arabia and policies of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries had hit smaller producers, Nigeria ...

Syria peace talks to start on March 10: UN envoy 05 Mar 2016 - 06:39 pm

UN mediator for Syria, Staffan de Mistura talks to Reuters during an interview at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland on March 1, 2016....

“Stop working so hard!” Italian unions tell new museum chief 05 Mar 2016 - 05:17 pm

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s government appointed Mauro Felicori (pictured) five months ago to revive the fortunes of the spectacular, 1,200-room world-famous Royal...