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WHO mulls global health emergency declaration on Zika 01 Feb 2016 - 08:49 am

Geneva: The World Health Organization's emergency committee will on Monday debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious...

Egypt attacks in Sinai leave four security forces dead: officials 01 Feb 2016 - 08:18 am

Cairo: Two Egyptian policemen and two soldiers were killed on Sunday in two bombing attacks in the country's restive Sinai Peninsula, where Islamic...

France wants to end Central African Republic military operation this year: minister 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told media on Sunday that the government was aiming to wind down Operation Sangaris, the military operation...

Palestinian hunger striker can no longer speak: lawyer 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo taken on January 22, 2016, shows a Palestinian man carrying a placard bearing a portrait of Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq during a...

German conservatives address concerns over migrants as support slips 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Michelle Martin BERLIN: Senior conservative German politicians sought at the weekend to reassure citizens concerned about a record influx of migrants, saying...

Saudi Arabia: it backs Syria opposition, talks or no talks 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the kingdom would support the Syrian opposition whether it stays in peace talks in Geneva...

Austria says it plans to step up deportations of migrants 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

VIENNA: Austria will step up deportations of migrants and is adding Morocco, Algeria and other states to a list of countries it deems...

Saudi Arabia, Turkey voice support for Syrian opposition 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Mevlut Cavusoglu Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday voiced support for Syrian opposition figures who...

Three Jewish teens charged over graffiti at Jerusalem church 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Christian pilgrims enter the Holy Sepulchre Church during a 2015 ceremony in Jerusalem's Old City. AFP, Thomas Coex Jerusalem: Israeli prosecutors pressed charges...

Cameron to seek 'brake' on EU benefits in crunch Brexit talks 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

London: Prime Minister David Cameron is to propose curbing the benefits European Union migrants can claim in negotiations with EU president Donald Tusk...

Violence rocks Andhra town as Kapus launch quota stir 31 Jan 2016 - 11:40 pm

Visakhapatnam: Large-scale violence broke out in Andhra Pradesh's Tuni town on Sunday as protesters demanding reservation for Kapu caste set afire a train,...

Anti-refugee comments raise ire of German officials, police 31 Jan 2016 - 06:37 pm

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, center, Bavarian governor Horst Seehofer, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel standing in Merkel's office at the federal...

Kerry urges both sides to 'seize moment' at Syria talks 31 Jan 2016 - 06:32 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Syria's opposition and regime to play a full role in peace talks Sunday, while accusing...

On Iowa campus, Clinton a tough sell among young voters 31 Jan 2016 - 06:21 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (R) campaigns at the Carrollton Inn in Carroll, Iowa, USA, on 30 January 2016. Ames, United States: Engineering...

Israel jobless rate unchanged at 5.3 pct in Q4 31 Jan 2016 - 06:19 pm

JERUSALEM: Israel’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.3 percent in the fourth quarter, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. The number...

Ugandan opposition ex-general arrested: report 31 Jan 2016 - 06:09 pm

Former coordinator of intelligence services David Sejusa (pictured) has been arrested, says Uganda's state-owned New Vision newspaper. Kampala: Ugandan security forces arrested Sunday...

Iran gives medals for capture of U.S. sailors 31 Jan 2016 - 06:05 pm

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei DUBAI: Iran’s supreme leader has awarded medals to navy commanders for capturing U.S. sailors who entered Iranian territorial waters this...

Church calls on massive Philippine crowd to spread gospel 31 Jan 2016 - 05:59 pm

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar was delivering a homily at the closing mass after a week-long International Eucharistic Congress. Cebu, Philippines: The...