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Trump’s surge confounds rivals, makes him betting favorite 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures to his sons Donald Trump Jr. (L) and Eric Trump (R) as he addresses supporters after...

Obama challenges Republicans with vow to nominate Supreme Court pick 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to move ahead with a U.S. Supreme Court nominee and...

Canadian island invites Trump haters to move north 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Courtesy Buzzfeed Ottawa: The rise of controversial Republican real estate billionaire Donald Trump has given an unlikely boost to a Canadian island offering...

Brazil slave labour victims seek justice at Americas’ top rights court 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. In this picture, a group of boys is found in an embroidery workshop in Mumbai during a police raid. Although India...

Cuba grants 7 dissidents permit to travel ahead of Obama visit 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Cuban President Raul Castro (L) and his US counterpart Barack Obama held a historic meeting in Panama in April 2015, the first between...

Burkina Faso’s ex-president becomes citizen of Ivory Coast 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Burkina Faso former President Blaise Compaore in Geneva on November 12, 2008. AFP, Fabrice Coffrini ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast said on Wednesday it has...

Obama weighs Republican Nevada governor for US Supreme Court 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Brian Sandoval, a 52-year-old Mexican-American, is considered a moderate Republican, particularly on social issues. He supports abortion rights and abandoned the state’s legal...

EU-Turkey migration summit on March 7 in Brussels: Tusk 24 Feb 2016 - 06:58 pm

Donald Tusk. AFP Brussels: EU leaders will hold a special summit with Turkey in Brussels on March 7 to push forward a deal...

Make your mind up on migration crisis, Austria tells Germany 24 Feb 2016 - 06:55 pm

VIENNA: Austria on Wednesday accused Germany of sending mixed messages on immigration, saying Berlin should decide between supporting Greece in letting migrants continue...

Ex-military chiefs say Britain is 'stronger' in EU 24 Feb 2016 - 06:45 pm

London: Twelve former senior military officers insisted Britain should stay in the European Union Wednesday, saying the country was "stronger" as a member...

Ex-“Top Gear” host Clarkson settles lawsuit with producer he hit 24 Feb 2016 - 06:07 pm

Jeremy Clarkson LONDON: Jeremy Clarkson, the former host of the BBC’s hugely popular “Top Gear” motoring show, apologised and settled a lawsuit on...

US training African police to counter new jihadist threats 24 Feb 2016 - 01:56 pm

A US special forces soldier stands in front of soldiers during an American-led military exercise. Reuters By Emma Farge THIES, Senegal: Ahead of...

French teacher arrested for lying over Islamic State attack 24 Feb 2016 - 01:50 pm

French police at the entrance of the nursery school where a hooded man claiming to be acting for Islamic State attacked a teacher...

One in five African children denied access to vaccines: report 24 Feb 2016 - 01:43 pm

Addis Ababa: One in five children in Africa do not receive basic life-saving vaccines, despite the continent making great strides on immunisation, the...

Comoros VP wins first round of presidential vote 24 Feb 2016 - 01:19 pm

A voter casts her ballot in Moroni, in the Grande Comore island, for the presidential election on February 21st, 2016 from a crowded...

Gunmen kill three Mali soldiers in attack on checkpoint 24 Feb 2016 - 12:15 pm

BAMAKO: Gunmen attacked a checkpoint southwest of the Malian town of Timbuktu overnight killing three soldiers and wounding two others, a soldier in...

Humanitarian fears hang over Balkans migrant talks 24 Feb 2016 - 11:23 am

Figures showed that Europe's migrant headache was continuing to rage, with over 110,000 people arriving in Greece and Italy so far this year...

"In" camp leads ahead of Britain's EU referendum, but gap narrows: Poll 24 Feb 2016 - 11:05 am

Branded merchandise is seen in the office of pro-Brexit group pressure group ''Leave.eu'' in London, Britain February 12, 2016. REUTERS/NEIL HALL By Estelle...