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Britain says Russia trying to carve out mini-state for Assad in Syria 03 Feb 2016 - 12:03 am

ROME: Britain said on Tuesday Russia could be trying to carve out an Alawite mini-state in Syria for its ally President Bashar al-Assad...

Wife reopens tragic chef's restaurant two days after death 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: The widow of top chef Benoit Violier reopened his acclaimed Swiss restaurant Tuesday, only two days after his apparent suicide sent shock...

Razor-thin victory for Clinton in Iowa: Democratic party results 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Des Moines: Hillary Clinton won a razor-thin victory over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses that kicked off the 2016 US presidential race,...

13 killed in Madagascar cattle rustler clashes 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Antananarivo: Thirteen people were killed as Madagascar police and villagers clashed with armed cattle rustlers on Tuesday near Isalo national park in the...

Zimbabwe top prosecutor charged with obstructing justice 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Johannes Tomana Harare: Zimbabwe's chief prosecutor appeared in court Tuesday charged with obstructing justice after he dropped a case against men accused of...

China to start work soon on naval base in Djibouti: Guelleh 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Djibouti lies on strategic shipping route Chinese facility will be first military base abroad Presidents wants to nation to become hub for Africa ...

Funding falls short for task force to fight Nigeria’s Boko Haram 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

ADDIS ABABA: Funding for a multinational force to combat Boko Haram’s deadly Islamist insurgency in West and Central Africa remains well short of...

Arab League chief meets EU representative for Middle East Peace Process 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Cairo: Arab League Secretary-General Dr. Nabil Elaraby met here Tuesday with the European Union's Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Fernando...

A low-key Trump ends social media silence 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Amy Tennery and Gina Cherelus After what seemed like a very long silence by his standards, Donald Trump returned to Twitter on...

White House race wide open as upstarts rattle Trump, Clinton 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Des Moines, United States: The US presidential race looked suddenly wide open Tuesday after frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton suffered chastening evenings...

Turkey to unveil security, economy plans for Kurdish southeast 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Ankara: Turkey will unveil a new economic and security plan for the Kurdish-dominated southeast, the prime minister said Tuesday, unveiling a bid to...

Scientists’ path to usable Zika vaccine strewn with hurdles 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

More companies join Zika vaccine development race Safe shot for at-risk women and girls a big challenge Full regulatory approval of vaccine will...

N. Korea confirms imminent satellite launch 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

North Korea's last satellite in 2012 triggered global outrage and UN condemnation (AFP) Seoul: North Korea confirmed Tuesday it was planning an imminent...

US threatens 'tough' UN sanctions over NKorea satellite launch 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Daniel Russel Washington: The United States threatened North Korea Tuesday with "tough" UN Security Council sanctions if it goes through with a planned...

Two injured as explosion forces plane to turn back in Somalia 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

MOGADISHU: Two passengers were injured in an explosion that blew a hole in the fuselage of a commercial plane taking off from the...

10,000 turn out in Niger to back jailed presidential hopeful 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Niamey: Some 10,000 people shouting "Hama for president!" packed a Niger rally in support of jailed opposition figure Hama Amadou, who is running...

Quest for Zika vaccine widens; Africa, Asia deemed vulnerable 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

U.N. agency launches Zika global response unit. Sanofi cites Zika’s rapid spread in vaccine effort. Zika linked to severe birth defect microcephaly. By...