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Critic of Vatican leaves its sexual abuse commission 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Peter Saunders, Chief Executive of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) speaks to journalists outside Millbank Tower in central London...

Turkey prepares for massive refugee wave as Syrians flee govt offensive 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Refugee children at a camp near the Turkish border crossing on February 6, 2016 in Bab-Al Salam, near Azaz in northern Syria. AFP,...

German competition watchdog wants “big data” hoards considered in merger probes: paper 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

FRANKFURT: The vast troves of consumer data held by big Internet companies should be scrutinised in merger probes because they have a big...

Redgrave, Westwood join UK junior doctors' pay protest 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Protesters hold signs at a demonstration in support of junior doctors in London yesterday. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt plans to reclassify a normal...

Israeli army lifts blockade of West Bank town 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem: The Israeli army Saturday said it was lifting a blockade imposed on the West Bank town of Qabatiya, from where Palestinians carried...

Syrian President Assad’s mother dies aged 86: state media 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

President Hafez al-Asad with his family in the early 1970s. From left to right: Bashar, Maher, Mrs Anisa Makhlouf (the then new First...

Tunisia completes barrier with conflict-hit Libya 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

One of the trenches dug along the Libyan border, near the Ras Jedir crossing point on February 6, 2016 that is part of...

Anti-Islam movement PEGIDA stages protests across Europe 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Activists against migrants shout slogans as they participate in a protest organized by the anti-Islam group PEGIDA, in Calais, France, February 6, 2016....

Colombia sees Guillain-Barre syndrome spike amid 22,600 Zika cases 07 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Bogota: More than 22,600 cases of the Zika virus have been confirmed in Colombia, which is seeing a sharp increase in a rare...

Brazil mayor imposes breathalyzer tests for sober town hall meetings 06 Feb 2016 - 06:42 pm

A woman demonstrates the use of an electronic breathalyzer test for discotheques, bars and public spots in Paris December 20, 2005. Reuters/Charles Platiau ...

Pakistan police arrest six over child wedding 06 Feb 2016 - 06:26 pm

This photograph shows the traditional, formal presentation of the bride price (also known as "sin sot" or "dowry") at an engagement ceremony in...

North Korea says rocket launch early as Sunday 06 Feb 2016 - 06:19 pm

Seoul: North Korea's widely-condemned launch of a long-range rocket could happen within a matter of hours, after Pyongyang shortened and brought forward the...

Body of Italian student found in Cairo repatriated to Rome 06 Feb 2016 - 06:03 pm

Giulio Regeni Rome: The body of a 28-year-old Italian student who had disappeared in Cairo last week and was found dead was repatriated...

Sri Lankan nationalists protest U.N. rights chief’s visit on war crimes 06 Feb 2016 - 05:54 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein follows comments by Sirisena saying that foreign particiaption was not needed for an...

Israeli Forces Kill 14-year-old Palestinian 06 Feb 2016 - 05:18 pm

Haitham Ismail Mohammed, 14-year-old Hebron: Israeli occupation soldiers killed a 14-year-old Palestinian and detained another young boy in the occupied West Bank town...

Iran approves extra 1,500 candidates for parliamentary polls 06 Feb 2016 - 05:15 pm

Iranian women wait in line outside a polling station during the Iranian presidential election in Tehran. (file photo) Tehran: Iran has approved an...

Thirteen dead after powerful Taiwan quake fells buildings 06 Feb 2016 - 05:03 pm

Tainan, Taiwan: Relatives of missing residents from a 16-storey apartment complex felled by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that killed 13 people were...