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Irish government concedes election defeat 28 Feb 2016 - 07:49 am

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, Fine Gael party leader, attends the vote count for the general election in Castlebar, Ireland on February 27,...

U.S., allies conduct 22 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State in Iraq with 14 strikes on Friday and also hit the militant group...

Iran president, top ally lead after vote for key body 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

epa05181598 A handout picture made available by Iran's Presidential Official Website on 26 February 2016 shows Iranian president Hassan Rouhani casting his vote...

Colombia reports almost 43,000 Zika cases 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A health worker fumigates the Altos del Cerro neighbourhood as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases in...

Argentine pope meets with the new leader of his homeland 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The President of Argentina Mauricio Macri (R) speaks with Pope Francis in his office on February 27, 2016 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO...

Fresh rally against French airport plans 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Protesters stand on a bridge overlooking a highway blocked by fellow demonstrators in Le Temple-de-Bretagne during a protest against a controversial airport project...

Protestors in Poland rally for democracy icon Walesa 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Lech Walesa served as Polands president from 1990 to 1995. AFP, Markus Schreiber Warsaw: Around 15,000 people hit the streets in the Polish...

Iran reformists dominate Tehran voting: initial results 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture made available by the Supreme Leader official website shows Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) talking to Swiss President...

Warren Buffett to Republicans: Don't 'bet against America' 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: Renowned investor Warren Buffett has a message for presidential candidates lamenting the supposed decline of the country: the United States is better...

Brussels rally for migrants draws 3,000 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman holds the hand of her son as migrants and refugees cross the Greek-Macedonian border near the town of Gevgelija on February...

Thousands stuck on Greek border as Balkans cap migrant arrivals 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi migrants without valid documents walk towards the transit center near Gevgelija at the Macedonian-Greek border after being turned back by the police...

Iran president, top ally lead after vote for key body 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaking with President Hassan Rouhani, left, and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, centre, during a meeting...

Lavrov, Kerry 'hail' Syrian ceasefire: Russian foreign ministry 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

US secretary of state John Kerry speaks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov at a joint press conference in Moscow. EPA File photo,...

Barcelona waits for refugees... who aren't coming 27 Feb 2016 - 06:53 pm

Members of "Proactiva Open Arms" NGO carry a lifeboat as they take part in the European March for Refugee Rights to demand the...

Mugabe birthday bash riles critics in drought-hit Zimbabwe 27 Feb 2016 - 06:45 pm

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe -- who has been in power since 1980 -- delivers a speech to lawmakers in Harare, on September 15,...

Osborne wins U.S. backing in pushing Brexit onto G20’s top risks 27 Feb 2016 - 06:32 pm

British finance minister George Osborne Osborne pushed to add Brexit to G20 list of risks, officials say. Lew warns Brexit would harm U.S.,...

Clinton eyes decisive win as South Carolina begins voting 27 Feb 2016 - 06:27 pm

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters after a forum at Denmark-Olar Elementary School in Denmark, South Carolina, in this February 12,...

Thousands join anti-nuclear weapons march in London 27 Feb 2016 - 06:21 pm

Protesters take part in a protest against the Trident nuclear missile system in London, February 27, 2016. Reuters London: Thousands of people joined...