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Kenya admits intelligence ignored ahead of Garissa massacre 30 Apr 2015 - 05:53 pm

Nairobi--Kenya's interior minister on Thursday admitted that intelligence was ignored and the security response botched regarding the Islamist massacre of nearly 150 people...

Against the odds, Italy prepares to welcome the world at Expo 2015 30 Apr 2015 - 05:49 pm

Milan--The site is far from finished, it has been plagued by corruption scandals, and fears of violent protests were exacerbated Thursday on the...

Dead whale lifted from Al Arish beach of Al Shamal Municipality 30 Apr 2015 - 05:46 pm

DOHA: The General Cleanliness Project, in coordination with Al Shamal Municipality and the Ministry of Environment had lifted a dead whale from "Al...

S.African police arrest nearly 200 immigrants in post-attacks raid 30 Apr 2015 - 05:46 pm

Johannesburg--South African police arrested 198 illegal immigrants in a raid in Johannesburg on Thursday, officials said, after a spate of xenophobic attacks that...

EU warns Hungary's Orban of a 'fight' if he pushes for death penalty 30 Apr 2015 - 05:42 pm

Brussels--European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday warned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban he faces a "fight" if he reintroduces the death penalty...

French leader vows 'no mercy' if troops guilty of C. Africa child rape 30 Apr 2015 - 05:32 pm

Paris--President Francois Hollande on Thursday vowed to "show no mercy" if French peacekeepers in Central African Republic were found guilty of raping hungry...

Storm leaves two dead in Havana 30 Apr 2015 - 05:30 pm

Havana--Two people have died as a result of torrential rains and high winds that damaged more than two dozen structures and flooded parts...

More than 100 arrested at New York police protests 30 Apr 2015 - 05:22 pm

New York--More than 100 people were arrested in New York at protests over alleged police brutality against African Americans, officials said Thursday. Thousands...

Eight charged in France over horsemeat trafficking ring 30 Apr 2015 - 05:20 pm

Marseille--French authorities have charged eight people over their alleged role in a Europe-wide horsemeat trafficking ring dismantled last weekend, a judicial source said...

GCC Power Grid Authority 14th meeting begins in Kuwait 30 Apr 2015 - 05:15 pm

KUWAIT: The 14th meeting of the GCC electrical grid authority got underway here on Thursday to discuss the annual report (2014) and several...

Nepal quake toll hits 5,844: government 30 Apr 2015 - 04:47 pm

Kathmandu--The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Nepal has risen to 5,844, the government said Thursday. Another 11,175 people have been injured...

Saudi beheaded for killing father 30 Apr 2015 - 04:41 pm

Riyadh--A Saudi national convicted of murdering his father was beheaded on Thursday, bringing to 70 the number of executions carried out this year...

Gulf ministers meet as Yemen conflict rages 30 Apr 2015 - 04:38 pm

Riyadh--Gulf foreign ministers met Thursday in the Saudi capital for talks on their military operation in Yemen, where Iran-backed Huthi rebels have defied...

ILO calls for workers protection 30 Apr 2015 - 04:34 pm

GENEVA: The International Labour Organization (ILO) has said that the world must unite in turning the right to protect workers into a human...

Norway increases aid to Syrian refugees, migrants 30 Apr 2015 - 04:33 pm

Oslo--Norway said Thursday it would increase its financial aid to Syrian refugees to nearly 120 million euros ($134 million) and would send another...

Britons bet on Conservative win but Labour PM 30 Apr 2015 - 04:21 pm

London--Gamblers are revelling in Britain's knife-edge general election, betting record amounts of money on the race to take 10 Downing Street. And the...

150 Syrian troops besieged in rebel Jisr al-Shughur: monitor 30 Apr 2015 - 04:18 pm

Beirut--Nearly 150 Syrian soldiers have been besieged inside a hospital in Jisr al-Shughur since opposition forces including an Al-Qaeda affiliate seized the town...

14 French soldiers implicated in C. Africa child rape probe 30 Apr 2015 - 04:13 pm

Paris--Fourteen French soldiers are implicated in a probe into the alleged rape of children in the Central African Republic, a judicial source said...