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Burundi, DR Congo ask UN council to take action against Rwanda 18 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Burundi's UN Ambassador Albert Shingiro Burundi's permanent representative to the UN, (pictured here shaking hands with Samantha Power, US ambassador to the UN, ...

Tusk warns 'no guarantee' of Brexit deal as Merkel backs Cameron 18 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

David Cameron and Donald Tusk. An AFP file photo Brussels: European Council head Donald Tusk warned Wednesday ahead of a key summit there...

Four in 10 German economists see migrants as drag on economy: poll 18 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Refugees walk on the railway tracks leading to the entrance of the Channel tunnel in Calais. Reuters, Philippe Wojazer Twenty-three percent see them...

Pope urges Mexican convicts to become 'prophets' 18 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Pope Francis urged Mexican convicts on Wednesday to become "prophets" whose experiences through "hell" can help the country break its...

Touadera leads Central Africa run-off election: partial results 18 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Bangui, Central African Republic: Former Central African Republic premier Faustin Archange Touadera comfortably leads his presidential rival Anicet Georges Dologuele in votes counted...

Belgium find video of nuclear official in search for Paris attack clues 18 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Belgian police use an extended camera to look into an apartment in a raid linked to the deadly Paris attacks, in...

Austria sets asylum limit as eastern Europe hikes pressure 18 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters Vienna: Austria announced Wednesday a daily limit for the number of asylum requests as eastern EU members set a mid-March...

Google makes fresh push into grocery delivery 18 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters, Rebecca Cook San Francisco: Google said Wednesday it was adding fresh foods to its grocery delivery service, ramping up its...

Slovenian gov’t wants army to help police control migrant flow 17 Feb 2016 - 06:53 pm

AFP File photo LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian government asked parliament on Wednesday to allow the armed forces to help police control the country’s borders...

Four-year-old Afghan boy dies on migrant boat 17 Feb 2016 - 06:02 pm

Representative image. Reuters Athens: A four-year-old boy died on a boat crossing the Aegean Sea, the Greek coastguard said Wednesday, as the flow...

Britain's exit would be 'a shock' for Europe: French PM 17 Feb 2016 - 05:48 pm

Paris: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Wednesday that Britain's exit from the European Union would be "a shock" for Europe but that...

Polish film director Andrzej Zulawski dies at 75 17 Feb 2016 - 05:40 pm

Andrzej Zulawski. AFP, Georges Bendrihem Warsaw: Polish art-house film director Andrzej Zulawski died on Wednesday at the age of 75 after a long...

EU refines Cameron deal, preparing summit “English breakfast” 17 Feb 2016 - 05:30 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at a European Union summit in Brussels. REUTERS Pressure rising for deal to...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch to say mass in Antarctic 17 Feb 2016 - 05:21 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to place flowers at a statue of Minin and Pozharsky, the leaders of a...

Merkel says many of Britain's EU demands 'justified' 17 Feb 2016 - 05:18 pm

Berlin: Many of Britain's demands for EU reforms are "justified and understandable," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday ahead of a key European...

Pope to pray for migrants at Mexico-US border, Vatican counters Trump 17 Feb 2016 - 05:09 pm

By Philip Pullella and Gabriel Stargardter CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: Pope Francis heads to the once notorious Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on...

Ukraine's Yatsenyuk hobbled despite winning no-confidence vote 17 Feb 2016 - 04:40 pm

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk speaks by phone after his annual report at Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, 16 February 2016. EPA Kiev: Ukraine's...