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Obama arrives in home state Hawaii for holiday vacation 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Kailua: US President Barack Obama and his family arrived early Saturday in Hawaii where they will spend the Christmas and New Year holidays....

Four killed in Somali shooting, car bombing: police 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

People walk past the wreckage of a car at the site of a bomb blast near Makka al-Mukarama Road in Mogadishu on December...

Famed conductor Kurt Masur dead: New York Philharmonic 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Kurt Masur New York: Kurt Masur, the conductor who seized on music's power to ease Germany's reunification and comfort New York after September...

Ex-warlord, militia chief return to DR Congo to serve out sentences: ICC 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

The Hague: Former warlord Thomas Lubanga and militia chief Germain Katanga were transferred Saturday to a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Eritrean who survived boat crossing to Italy dies in hospital 'escape' bid 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image Rome: An Eritrean man who survived a perilous journey across the Mediterranean by boat to Italy has died after falling from...

Ikea defends its refugee shelters amid Swiss concerns 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A safety test revealed the Ikea shelters do not live up to Swiss fire protection requirements. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Stockholm: The Ikea Foundation...

Ship with over 100 on board in trouble off Indonesian island 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

JAKARTA: A ship carrying more than 100 passengers was adrift in rough seas off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi on Saturday, officials said,...

Chilean ex-president Aylwin hospitalized after fall 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Patricio Aylwin Santiago: Former Chilean president Patricio Aylwin was hospitalized in Santiago after suffering a cranial injury in a fall at home, according...

Italian cardinal makes fat donation after luxury apartment scandal 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Tarcisio Bertone Rome: An Italian cardinal accused of using charity money to refurbish his luxury apartment has donated 150,000 euros ($163,000) to the...

At least 68 killed in Yemen clashes: military, tribal sources 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Aden: At least 68 people were killed Saturday in fighting between troops and Shiite rebels in northern Yemen, military and tribal sources said,...

Niger arrests nine military officers for coup plot 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mahamadou Issoufou NIAMEY: Niger’s government has arrested nine military officers for planning a coup, the interior minister said on Saturday, doubling the number...

Hollande approval rating drops 3 points to 30 pct: French poll 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

PARIS: French President Francois Hollande’s approval rating dropped by 3 points to 30 percent in December, chipping away some of his eight-point gain...

70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in southeast Turkey: army 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) flag hangs on a barricade in the Sur district of Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey on November 18, 2015 (AFP...

Russian secret services foiled 30 planned attacks in 2015: Putin 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday hailed the country's secret services for foiling around 30 planned attacks and uncovering more than 320 foreign...