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World leaders open Paris climate change talks 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Some 150 world leaders from US President Barack Obama to Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga of Tuvalu gathered in Paris on Monday to open...

Syria’s Assad says terrorists among Syrian refugees: Czech Television 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

PRAGUE: There are terrorists among the Syrian refugees making their way to Europe, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Czech Television in an interview,...

Pope: climate situation is 'borderline suicide', deal 'now or never' 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Aboard the papal plane: Pope Francis said Monday it was "now or never" for the world community to hammer out a deal on...

French chefs cook up a storm for climate 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Chef Yannick Alleno. File photo Le Bourget, France: France pulled out its culinary big guns Monday for one of the greatest kitchen challenges...

Opposition mounts to genetic modification of human embryos 01 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO: A group of U.S. scientists and activists on Monday called for a global ban on the use of new...

AFP's Tzortzinis named wire photographer of year 30 Nov 2015 - 06:54 pm

New York: AFP's Angelos Tzortzinis was named Time magazine's Wire Photographer of 2015 for his images documenting the refugee crisis in Greece as...

NATO set to invite Montenegro to join alliance 30 Nov 2015 - 06:48 pm

Brussels: The Balkan state of Montenegro will on Wednesday be formally invited to join the NATO military alliance, diplomatic sources said, a move...

Belgium calls for 'European CIA' after Paris attacks 30 Nov 2015 - 06:45 pm

Paris: Belgium called for the creation of a European intelligence agency Monday to counter the threat of jihadist violence in the wake of...

Boko Haram torch 50 homes, kill four people in Niger 30 Nov 2015 - 06:35 pm

Niamey: Boko Haram activists raided a border village in Niger, killing four people and torching some 50 homes, a local official said on...

S.African mother pleads guilty in Internet baby sale case 30 Nov 2015 - 06:27 pm

The woman who allegedly sold her child after advertising him on the Internet hides from photographers. File photo Johannesburg: A South African mother...

Pope says Christians, Muslims are 'brothers' in strife-torn C.Africa 30 Nov 2015 - 06:20 pm

Bangui, Central African Republic: Pope Francis on Monday said Christians and Muslims were "brothers" and urged them to reject hatred and violence as...

EU, Turkey seek better relations at emergency refugee summit 30 Nov 2015 - 06:05 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during an EU-Turkey summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on...

Burkina Faso awaits results of crucial presidential poll 30 Nov 2015 - 05:47 pm

Michel Kafando Ouagadougou: First results are due Monday from Burkina Faso's presidential election aimed at setting the country on a fresh path after...

Greece mobilises over cyberattack threat against banks 30 Nov 2015 - 05:36 pm

Athens: Greece's central bank and police were on alert Monday to thwart any cyberattack against three Greek banks after a threat by hackers...

Russia to impose food ban in new sanctions against Turkey 30 Nov 2015 - 05:01 pm

The honor guards are reflected in the limousine carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin, center left, as he arrives for the COP21, United Nations...

China's Xi demands developed nations pay for climate action 30 Nov 2015 - 04:40 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech for the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near...

Obama says US accepts responsibility to help fix climate change 30 Nov 2015 - 03:13 pm

US President Barack Obama is seen on a giant screen as he delivers a speech for the opening day of the World Climate...

Rich nations vow billions for climate initiatives 30 Nov 2015 - 01:50 pm

France's President Francois Hollande greets US President Barack Obama as he arrives for the COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 30,...