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China to start work soon on naval base in Djibouti: Guelleh 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Djibouti lies on strategic shipping route Chinese facility will be first military base abroad Presidents wants to nation to become hub for Africa ...

Funding falls short for task force to fight Nigeria’s Boko Haram 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

ADDIS ABABA: Funding for a multinational force to combat Boko Haram’s deadly Islamist insurgency in West and Central Africa remains well short of...

A low-key Trump ends social media silence 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Amy Tennery and Gina Cherelus After what seemed like a very long silence by his standards, Donald Trump returned to Twitter on...

White House race wide open as upstarts rattle Trump, Clinton 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Des Moines, United States: The US presidential race looked suddenly wide open Tuesday after frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton suffered chastening evenings...

Scientists’ path to usable Zika vaccine strewn with hurdles 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

More companies join Zika vaccine development race Safe shot for at-risk women and girls a big challenge Full regulatory approval of vaccine will...

Two injured as explosion forces plane to turn back in Somalia 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

MOGADISHU: Two passengers were injured in an explosion that blew a hole in the fuselage of a commercial plane taking off from the...

10,000 turn out in Niger to back jailed presidential hopeful 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Niamey: Some 10,000 people shouting "Hama for president!" packed a Niger rally in support of jailed opposition figure Hama Amadou, who is running...

Quest for Zika vaccine widens; Africa, Asia deemed vulnerable 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

U.N. agency launches Zika global response unit. Sanofi cites Zika’s rapid spread in vaccine effort. Zika linked to severe birth defect microcephaly. By...

Cosby ordered to give new deposition in California sex assault case 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

SANTA MONICA, Calif.: A California judge on Tuesday ordered comedian Bill Cosby to give a second deposition in the case of a woman...

Syria peace talks in trouble after intense Russian strikes 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Geneva: The latest push to end Syria's tangled conflict was in fresh disarray Tuesday as the government denied formal talks had begun and...

Marco Rubio becomes early hope for mainstream U.S. Republicans 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Marco Rubio Strong in Iowa test, senator faces New Hampshire challenge Clinton scrapes by in Iowa, but rival favored in next vote By...

Spanish king nominates Socialist chief as PM candidate 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Pedro Sanchez Madrid: Spain's King Felipe VI nominated Socialist party chief Pedro Sanchez as candidate to lead the country Tuesday after the conservative...

Texas reports case of sexually transmitted Zika virus: official 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Miami: A county in Texas on Tuesday reported a case of Zika virus being sexually transmitted, raising new concerns about the spread of...

Public health emergencies: a brief history 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: By declaring a surge of microcephaly cases in Latin America to be a "public health emergency of international concern", the World Health...

Obama to propose more aid for Colombia in meeting with Santos: White House 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama wants to boost U.S. aid to Colombia to help with security and a peace accord in the long-running war...

House arrest for man arrested with guns at Disneyland Paris 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Meaux, France: A man found with guns in a Disneyland Paris hotel was on Tuesday condemned by a French court to six months'...

Two US generals in favor of the draft for women 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

After Pentagon chief Ashton Carter in December announced a "No Exceptions" decision to unlock every occupation in America's vast military to women, lawmakers...