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German airlines to up medical testing after Germanwings crash: reports 20 Feb 2016 - 06:38 pm

Gendarmes and investigators work on March 26, 2015 in the scattered debris on the crash site of the Germanwings Airbus A320. AFP Berlin:...

'High risk' of crucial Rio metro extension not opening for Olympics: report 20 Feb 2016 - 05:32 pm

Rio de Janeiro: Rio's mayor warned that an extension of the city's metro system crucial to moving huge crowds around during the Olympics...

Mexican woman with Zika gives birth to healthy child 20 Feb 2016 - 05:28 pm

Representative image Mexico City: A woman with a confirmed case of the Zika virus in the southern state of Chiapas gave birth to...

Ugandan opposition chief Besigye rejects 'sham elections' results 20 Feb 2016 - 05:21 pm

Uganda's top opposition leader Kizza Besigye. AFP, Isaac Kasamani Kampala: Uganda's top opposition leader Kizza Besigye said poll results Saturday handing President Yoweri...

South Africa confirms first Zika Virus case 20 Feb 2016 - 04:44 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on February 10, 2016 shows mosqitos of the kind "Aedes aegypti" at the IAEA Laboratories in Seibersdorf near...

Uganda's Museveni wins fifth term: election commission 20 Feb 2016 - 04:28 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on February 16, 2016 shows Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (C) and his wife Janet Museveni waving from to...

Britain to hold EU referendum on June 23: Cameron 20 Feb 2016 - 04:04 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a statement on his EU deal outside of No. 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, 20 February...

Russia reinforces Armenia air base near Turkish border 20 Feb 2016 - 02:56 pm

Moscow: Russia has sent several fighter planes including fourth-generation jets and a transport helicopter to reinforce its air base in Armenia near the...

Ugandan election commission lacks 'independence': EU observers 20 Feb 2016 - 01:44 pm

A woman walks past a Ugandan soldier and election posters after the military were called in to handle protests in Kampala on February...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe warns party members fighting over his succession 20 Feb 2016 - 12:23 pm

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe talks to his wife Grace before addressing the ZANU-PF party's top decision making body, the Politburo, in the capital...

Uganda's Museveni wins 61% of votes with 83% counted: results 20 Feb 2016 - 12:12 pm

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (R) casts his ballot as he votes in parliamentary and presidential elections at a polling station in Nshwere, on...

Fiji declares curfew nationwide as powerful cyclone Winston approaches 20 Feb 2016 - 11:47 am

A handout picture provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Cyclone Winston over Fiji, 20 February 2016. EPA/NOAA/HANDOUT By Peter...

South Africa confirms first case of Zika virus 20 Feb 2016 - 11:26 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa confirmed its first case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in a Columbian man, health authorities said. The virus, which is...

Flight cancelled as powerful cyclone bears down on Fiji 20 Feb 2016 - 09:38 am

The forecast track for tropical cyclone Winston. Fiji Meteorological Service Suva, Fiji: Fiji warned residents to brace for an onslaught Saturday as a...

Australia resumes talks with six countries to resettle asylum seekers: Report 20 Feb 2016 - 09:23 am

Protesters against the Nauru detention centre hang from a bridge above a freeway in Melbourne, Australia, February 11, 2016. Reuters/Tracey Nearmy/AAP Sydney: Australia...

Democrat Sanders looks to prove minority appeal in Nevada 20 Feb 2016 - 08:58 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders sings on stage with performers at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada February 19, 2016. Reuters/Jim Young ...

'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies: Official 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on November 05, 2007 shows US President George W. Bush presenting the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom to "To...

EU summit extended as Cameron struggles for British deal 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) attends a bilateral meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (L) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker...