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First sexually-transmitted case of Zika in France: minister 27 Feb 2016 - 05:19 pm

Saint-Laurent du Maroni, France: A first case of Zika spread through sexual transmission has been recorded in France after a woman was infected...

Italy’s diluted civil union bill reflects majority views: poll 27 Feb 2016 - 05:14 pm

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has forced through parliament a contested bill to recognise civil unions between same-sex and heterosexual couples and relieve Italy...

Obama, at battery plant, jabs Republicans on economic ‘snake oil’ 27 Feb 2016 - 04:49 pm

Flanked by Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (R), U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement after...

Guatemala convicts 2 ex-soldiers for sex slavery, murder 27 Feb 2016 - 04:38 pm

Former Guatemalan Army Colonel Esteelmer Reyes Giron looks on after the verdict was given in the Sepur Zarco case in Guatemala City, Guatemala,...

Trump being advised by ex-U.S. Lieutenant General who favors closer Russia ties 27 Feb 2016 - 04:11 pm

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after a campaign rally in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 26, 2016. (Reuters /Nick Oxford) By...

Hollande jeered at start of Paris farm show 27 Feb 2016 - 04:05 pm

French President Francois Hollande (R) visits French livestock farmers on the opening day of the International Agricultural Show in Paris, France, February 27,...

This Danish city is so bike-friendly even kindergartners ride to school 27 Feb 2016 - 03:40 pm

Kindergartners in Odense, Denmark, ride their bikes. (Photo: Thomas Mørkeberg) By Matt McFarland At the start of each school year principal Lars Christian...

African Union to send 200 monitors to Burundi: South African president 27 Feb 2016 - 03:33 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma, head of five African heads of state delegation, speaks as Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza (L) and Senegal's president...

Hong Kong leader swarmed by 'angry' emojis on Facebook 27 Feb 2016 - 03:04 pm

Demonstrators display placards depicting Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying as they protest against the new budget outside the government buildings in Hong...

Danish minister resigns, ending government crisis 27 Feb 2016 - 02:55 pm

The Danish Minister of food and inviroment Eva Kjer Hansen (R) at Christiansborg, the Parliament building in Copenhagen on February 24, 2016. (AFP) ...

Greek migrant camp overflows as Balkan states cap arrivals 27 Feb 2016 - 02:53 pm

A migrant or refugee child waits to cross the Greece Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, on 27 February, 2016. (AFP /...

Yellow fever death toll rises to 125 in Angola 27 Feb 2016 - 01:34 pm

file photo . REUTERS/Albert Gonzalez Farran Luanda: An ongoing yellow fever epidemic in Angola has killed 125 people out of 664 suspected cases...

Clinton hopes for show of force in South Carolina vote 27 Feb 2016 - 12:44 pm

Democratic Presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during Solicitor David Pascoe's Annual Oyster Roast and Fish Fry at the Orangeburg...

Year after murder, Russian opposition pays respects to slain Kremlin critic 27 Feb 2016 - 11:33 am

Russian opposition supporters carry portraits of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov during a march in central Moscow shortly after he was gunned down. AFP/Yuri...

Irish exit poll shows no clear winners as government hammered 27 Feb 2016 - 11:30 am

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny stands with his wife Fionnuala as he casts his vote in a polling station at St Anthony's School...

Japan's cat island finds purr-fect solution to food crisis 27 Feb 2016 - 11:28 am

Cats gathering on Aoshima island, also known as Cat Island, in Ehime prefecture. (AFP / Kazuyuki Ono) Tokyo: An army of cats ruling...

Crisis-hit French farmers heckle Hollande as he opens farm expo 27 Feb 2016 - 10:40 am

French President Francois Hollande (C) and President of France's National Federation of Agricultural Holders' Unions (FNSEA) Xavier Beulin (R) attend the opening of...

Irish ruling coalition to fall well short of majority: RTE exit poll 27 Feb 2016 - 10:16 am

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny stands with 88-year-old Bridie McLoughlin in a polling station at St Anthony's School in Castlebar, Ireland February 26,...