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Trump's wife remains private despite prospect of presidency 26 Jan 2016 - 06:05 pm

Donald Trump and his wife, Melania. WASHINGTON: First lady Melania Trump. If that prospect evokes no clear image, that's no accident. Donald Trump's...

Bemused man set off Rome security alert with toy gun 26 Jan 2016 - 05:59 pm

For representational purpose only. ROME: A man who unwittingly caused a major alert at Rome's central station by wandering through the terminus holding...

Uganda marks Museveni's 30-year rule ahead of polls 26 Jan 2016 - 04:29 pm

A supporter of Uganda political party National Resistance Movement (NRM) speaks on a cellphone next to a poster of President and NRM presidential...

Swedish rights activist held in China returns home 26 Jan 2016 - 04:23 pm

This undated photo at an undisclosed location provided to AFP by the 'Chinese Urgent Action Working Group' shows Swedish human rights activist Peter...

'Black Tuesday' as France grapples with taxi, aviation strikes 26 Jan 2016 - 03:36 pm

Taxi drivers take part in a demonstration against VTCs (transport vehicles with chauffeur) at the Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, outside Paris, on January...

Vietnam party retains key policymakers, cabinet posts not guaranteed 26 Jan 2016 - 03:19 pm

A delegate (C) casts his vote in a ballot box while other delegates wait for their turn, during the 12th National Congress of...

Paris lycees evacuated after 5 receive bomb threat 26 Jan 2016 - 03:13 pm

PARIS: Police intervened at Paris high schools on Tuesday after five of them received a bomb threat by telephone around mid-morning, the Paris...

Kerry urges vigorous political debate in Cambodia ahead of 2018 vote 26 Jan 2016 - 01:42 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) holds up an "I love Cambodia" T-shirt that he bought for his grandchild as he walks...

Russia says Syrian strikes have helped 'turn around' situation 26 Jan 2016 - 01:06 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) holds his annual press conference in Moscow, on January 26, 2016. AFP / ALEXANDER NEMENOV Moscow: Air...

Poland likely to scrap $3 bln Airbus helicopter deal: Report 26 Jan 2016 - 11:25 am

A flight test engineer holds an Airbus Group flag after the first flight of the Airbus A320neo in Colomiers, southwestern France. Reuters/Regis Duvignau ...

Suicide bombers kill 32, wound dozens in northern Cameroon 26 Jan 2016 - 10:04 am

Along with Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Benin, Cameroon is part of a regional military force fighting Boko Haram jihadists in west Africa. (AFP/Reinnier...

At least 50 deadly swine flu cases reported in Russia 26 Jan 2016 - 09:46 am

Moscow: At least 50 people have died of swine flu in Russia since last month, according to AFP calculations based on data from...

Experience v. Judgment: Clinton, Sanders vie for pivotal Iowa vote 26 Jan 2016 - 08:49 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton applauds during the CNN Town Hall at Drake University in Des Moines , Iowa, January 25, 2016, ahead...

Ivory Coast: key dates leading to Gbagbo trial in The Hague 26 Jan 2016 - 08:27 am

Abidjan: Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, the first former head of state to go on trial before the International Criminal Court in The...

Danish parliament to vote on controversial migrant bill 26 Jan 2016 - 08:16 am

Copenhagen: Despite widespread condemnation, Denmark's parliament is expected to vote Tuesday in favour of drastic reforms curbing asylum seekers' rights, including delaying family...

OAS poll observer urges Haiti to reorganize vote 26 Jan 2016 - 08:08 am

Port-au-Prince: The head of the Organization of American States' poll observers in Haiti on Monday urged the country's political camps to get behind...

Washington struggles to dig out after monster blizzard 26 Jan 2016 - 07:59 am

Pedestrians walk past a mound of snow in northwest Washington, DC on January 25, 2016. AFP / MANDEL NGAN Washington: The US capital...

With one week to Iowa, Trump and Cruz deepen feud 26 Jan 2016 - 07:58 am

A giant poster of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands in the backyard of supporter George Davey's residence in West Des Moines, Iowa,...