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138 world leaders to attend Paris climate summit: France 21 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: A total of 138 heads of state and government so far will attend a climate summit due to kick off in terror-hit...

Princeton mulls dropping U.S. President Wilson's name over racist ties 21 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Woodrow Wilson Princeton University has pledged to consider renaming buildings dedicated to former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, the latest U.S. campus effort to...

Ticket sales for Paris concerts 'plunge 80%' since attacks 21 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Ticket sales for concerts in Paris have fallen by around 80 percent in the week since the French capital was hit by...

Mine spill Brazil's worst environmental catastrophe: minister 20 Nov 2015 - 06:52 pm

Rio de Janeiro: A deadly mine waste spill that buried a village and contaminated a river basin two weeks ago is the worst...

Baltic leaders against anti-IS coalition with Russia 20 Nov 2015 - 06:47 pm

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius arrives at an EU meeting in Brussels earlier this year to discuss the Ukraine conflict. Photo: European Pressphoto...

Al Qaeda-affiliated group claims Mali hotel attack 20 Nov 2015 - 06:29 pm

CAIRO An African jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on a luxury hotel packed with foreigners...

Six Americans recovered from Mali hotel under attack, Obama briefed 20 Nov 2015 - 06:20 pm

Security forces drive near the Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali, November 20, 2015. Reuters/Adama Diarra By Warren Strobel and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON: Six...

EU states resist moves towards joint intelligence work 20 Nov 2015 - 06:04 pm

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS: EU interior ministers agreed on Friday to share more information about European nationals who return after fighting in Iraq...

Kenyan traffic jam clears after 60 hours, hauliers see millions in losses 20 Nov 2015 - 05:52 pm

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya: Trucks stuck for 60 hours in a Kenyan traffic jam got moving again on Friday after officials opened...

Send militants to EU island jail, Austrian far-right leader says 20 Nov 2015 - 05:33 pm

Heinz-Christian Strache VIENNA: The European Union should build an island prison to which convicted militants can be banished for the rest of their...

Hasna Ait Boulahcen: French party-girl turned "radical Islamist" 20 Nov 2015 - 05:01 pm

An unverified picture of Hasna Ait Boulahcen Aulnay-sous-Bois, France: Hasna Ait Boulahcen, who on Friday was confirmed to have died during a massive...

At least 27 dead after terrorists seize luxury hotel in Mali's capital 20 Nov 2015 - 01:59 pm

People run to flee from the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015.AP By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO: At least 27...

Bush and Clinton seek to grab leadership mantle after Paris 20 Nov 2015 - 12:29 pm

WASHINGTON: In a presidential campaign that has suddenly shifted in focus to terrorism and security, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Jeb Bush...

Discarded cell phone led to Paris attacks ringleader 20 Nov 2015 - 03:52 am

PARIS: French investigators tracked down the alleged ringleader of last week's Paris bloodshed after receiving a startling tipoff: The Islamic militant wasn't in...

FBI head: No credible threat to US after Paris attacks 20 Nov 2015 - 03:51 am

FBI Director James Comey, left, and Attorney General Loretta Lynch meet with members of the media at Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Nov....

Argentine presidential campaigns spar over pope's comments 20 Nov 2015 - 03:41 am

A supporter of ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Scioli holds a couple of flares during a closing campaign rally in La Matanza, in...

Big questions remain over Paris attacks 20 Nov 2015 - 01:59 am

Paris: In less than a week after the Paris attacks, French police have managed to track and kill one of the most-wanted Islamic...

Syria peace deal elusive as ever in wake of Islamic State attacks 20 Nov 2015 - 12:16 am

Representational file image By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS: Hundreds of innocent people have been killed in spectacular attacks claimed by Islamic State militants...