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Trump under fierce attack by rivals at rancorous debate 26 Feb 2016 - 02:26 pm

Donald Trump Houston: White House hopefuls Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio unleashed a barrage of attacks against Donald Trump during Thursday's raucous Republican...

Osborne Seeks Support at G-20 Meeting to Keep UK in EU 26 Feb 2016 - 02:20 pm

George Osborne. Reuters file photo Svenja O'Donnell Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is seeking to rally international finance chiefs to the campaign...

Proposed North Korea sanctions dig deep, implementation falls to China 26 Feb 2016 - 02:05 pm

Kim Jong Un attends a photo session with the scientists, technicians, workers of earth observation satellite Kwangmongsong 4 in this photo released by...

Japan opposition parties to merge with eye on July election 26 Feb 2016 - 01:57 pm

Leader of Japan's opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Katsuya Okada looks on at the plenary session for a vote on security bills at...

Four killed, 26 missing after Russian mine accident 26 Feb 2016 - 01:52 pm

Representative image. Rescuers go down into the mine in Osinniki, in the Kemerevo region in southern Siberia, 11 April, 2004. AFP, Tatyana Makeyeva ...

Kidnapped former Afghan governor freed in Pakistan shoot-out 26 Feb 2016 - 01:45 pm

Fazlullah Wahidi, governor of Kunar province, gives a speech at a cricket tournament near Forward Operating Base Wright, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Feb 2,...

India sees growth above 7% despite global weakness 26 Feb 2016 - 01:39 pm

New Delhi: India's economy will sustain growth of over 7 percent in the next financial year, an official report said Friday, as the...

Gunman kills 3 in Kansas factory before dying in shootout 26 Feb 2016 - 01:30 pm

The gunman, described as an employee at the factory in the town of Hesston, was killed by the authorities. AFP, Mark Makela Los...

Antarctic expeditioners rescued from Australian icebreaker 26 Feb 2016 - 01:22 pm

Ice can be seen forming on the icebreaker Aurora Australis. Reuters, Chris Hill-Australian Antarctic Division Sydney: Expeditioners stranded on Australia's flagship icebreaker, which...

Big turnout as Iran votes to shape post-sanctions era 26 Feb 2016 - 01:10 pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to...

Rafsanjani says a reformist failure in Iran vote would be major loss 26 Feb 2016 - 01:02 pm

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, then head of Iran's Assembly of Experts, speaks during the assembly's biannual meeting in Tehran September 14, 2010. REUTERS, Caren...

Eleven killed in mass Papua New Guinea jail break 26 Feb 2016 - 12:55 pm

A general view of the Buimo prison in Lae, Papua New Guinea, is seen in this still image taken from video February 25,...

Intense Russian air strikes on rebel bastions ahead of ceasefire: monitor 26 Feb 2016 - 12:41 pm

Beirut: Russian warplanes carried out intense air strikes on rebel strongholds in Syria on Friday hours before a ceasefire was due to come...

Passenger plane makes emergency landing in Nepal 26 Feb 2016 - 12:34 pm

File photo of a Twin Otter aircraft belonging to Tara Air at Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla. Reuters Kathmandu: A passenger plane with...

Japan restarts another reactor, fourth since tsunami disaster shutdown 26 Feb 2016 - 12:26 pm

Members of the media wear protective suits at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture in March 2013. Two years...

Vital to food output, bees and other pollinators at risk 26 Feb 2016 - 10:58 am

Representative image. Reuters, Dominic Ebenbichler Pollinators critical to global economy, health - chair. Food output worth $235 to $577 bln depends on pollinators....