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France's Sarkozy writes mea culpa with 2017 elections in view 22 Jan 2016 - 05:52 pm

French opposition leader Nicolas Sarkozy with President Francois Hollande Paris: With little more than a year to go before presidential elections, French opposition...

Death toll rose to 42 in boats capsize off Greek islands 22 Jan 2016 - 04:56 pm

Representative image ATHENS: At least 42 people, including 17 children, drowned when their boats capsized off two Greek islands near the Turkish coast...

Treasures from last of high-society Mitford sisters under auction 22 Jan 2016 - 04:53 pm

London: Treasures belonging to the last of the Mitford sisters, who fascinated and scandalised British society of the 1930s, are going under the...

At least 39 deadly swine flu cases recorded in Russia 22 Jan 2016 - 04:30 pm

Moscow: At least 39 people have died of swine flu in Russia since last month, according to AFP calculations based on official data,...

Kerry urges governments to boost refugee aid by 30 per cent 22 Jan 2016 - 04:20 pm

Davos, Switzerland: Countries around the world should increase their donations for refugee aid by 30 per cent to tackle the unprecedented global refugee...

In Spain, left-wing coalition seen more likely as king ends talks 22 Jan 2016 - 02:32 pm

Spanish King Felipe (L) greets Ciudadanos party leader Albert Rivera before their meeting at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, January 21, 2016. REUTERS ...

Islamist gunmen kill 17 in Somalia beach restaurant attack 22 Jan 2016 - 02:20 pm

Relatives carry the body of their kin killed in an attack at beachside restaurant Beach View Cafe on Lido beach, in Somalia's capital...

At least 15 migrants dead as boats sink off Greece 22 Jan 2016 - 10:43 am

Migrants make their way as they wait to cross the Greek-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) border, near the village of Idomeni, Greece,...

Ukraine investigates Coca-Cola and Pepsico over Crimea map row: MP 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Coca-Cola's original posting on vk.com. Photo Credit: www.baotintuc.vn A slide from PepsiCo's Russian-language presentation. KIEV: Ukrainian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into...

Kremlin dismisses British Litvinenko inquiry as a 'joke' 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Marina Litvinenko, widow of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko takes part in a press conference in London on Janurary 21, 2016 following the publication...

Children hit by slow aid flow for “unprecedented” Ethiopia drought: Agencies 22 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ethiopia is an especial concern, with the number needing food aid rising from 2.9 million at the beginning of 2015 to 8.2 million...

Gang warfare in El Salvador pushes death rate to record 21 Jan 2016 - 05:40 pm

People wait to be transported to a detention facility after they were detained on the suspicion of being collaborators with a street gangs,...

Washington braces for potential blizzard 21 Jan 2016 - 05:38 pm

Workers plow snow from the sidewalk in front of the White House in Washington January 21, 2016. REUTERS /Jonathan Ernst Washington: Residents of...

Maldives ex-leader lands in London after prison release: aide 21 Jan 2016 - 05:10 pm

London: Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed (pictured) landed in Britain on Thursday, his aide told AFP, after the Indian Ocean islands' government granted...

U.S. offers Turkey technology to block Islamic State at Syria border 21 Jan 2016 - 04:35 pm

A woman demonstrates a medical permission as she and other Syrians attempt to enter Turkey at the Bab Al-Salam border crossing in northern...

Timeline of events around the Litvinenko affair 21 Jan 2016 - 04:08 pm

A file picture dated 16 November 2015 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meeting with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron during the G20...

Putin 'probably approved' Litvinenko killing: UK inquiry 21 Jan 2016 - 01:23 pm

Marina Litvinenko, widow of Alexander Litvinenko, makes a statement with her legal representitive barrister Ben Emmerson QC, outside the High Court in central...