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Death toll from US snow storm rises to 15: officials 24 Jan 2016 - 07:39 am

Pedestrians walk through the snowy streets near Bryant Park as all cars but emergency vehicles are banned from driving on the road on...

India, Bahrain sign agreement for swapping prisoners 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: India and Bahrain on Saturday signed an agreement to exchange their citizens lodged in the prisons of each other's country. The...

As Trump, Cruz battle for Iowa, Republican civil war brews 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Des Moines, United States: One might be forgiven for forgetting that there are 12 Republicans still in the White House race -- for...

Iran’s leader says never trusted the West, seeks closer ties with China 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Chinese president visits Tehran two months after Putin. China and Russia kept ties with Iran during sanctions. Iran’s leader asked China for regional...

Rousseff backs huge Brazil corruption drive 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff gave her backing Saturday to a corruption probe which has unearthed massive bribery and embezzlement in...

Davos Man seeks Davos Women 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Justin Trudeau, Canada’s new prime minister, challenged Davos Man, the nickname for the global business and political elite who gather every winter to...

“Plane wreckage” found in Thailand fuels talk of missing Malaysian jet 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

BANGKOK: A piece of suspected plane wreckage has been found off the coast of southern Thailand, a local official said on Saturday, prompting...

Paris, Cologne attacks show why UK needs to leave EU: Farage 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Deadly militant attacks in Paris and a string of New Year’s Eve sex assaults in Cologne have increased the need for Britain...

Irish PM says not considering independent MPs for next coalition 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Enda Kenny By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN: Ireland’s senior coalition party has not held discussions with any independent candidates about forming a government should...

US urges African leaders to sway Burundi on peacekeepers 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, (pictured) said members of the African Union Peace and Security Council expected leaders to endorse...

Prime Minister of Bahrain meets Sudanese Foreign Minister 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Manama: Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa met Saturday with Foreign Minister of Sudan Ibrahim Ghandour, who is visiting...

Turkish PM Davutoglu says Turkey respects Iraq’s territorial integrity 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday the Turkish military was in Iraq to ward off Islamic State, reiterating that Ankara...

Geologist says dinosaur fossils found in western India 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ahmedabad: A geologist said Saturday his team has discovered what it believes are dinosaur fossils in the western Indian state of Gujarat that...

Desperate in Davos: policymakers struggle for answers 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Leaders face highest geopolitical risks in decades. European response to refugees elusive as states squabble. Traditional politicians powerless to stop populist tide. By...

Spain's opposition Socialists accuse hard-left Podemos of 'blackmail' 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias (pictured) said Friday his party hoped to form an alliance with the Socialists and the United Left, a green-communist...

Nepal parliament votes to amend new constitution 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Kathmandu: Nepal's parliament voted on Saturday to amend the country's new constitution in a bid to resolve a months-long dispute with...

Kerala bar scam: Excise minister resigns as court orders case 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's Excise Minister K. Babu on Saturday handed over his resignation to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, after a court ordered a case...