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Kremlin politicians warn Trump may unleash new arms race 25 Feb 2017 - 12:56 am

Moscow: Russian politicians close to the Kremlin said yesterday US President Donald Trump’s declared aim of putting the US nuclear arsenal “at the...

Greek Cypriot leader sees talks stalled until April 25 Feb 2017 - 12:56 am

Nicosia: GREEK Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades said he believes UN-backed talks on reunifying Cyprus will remain stalled until after Turkey’s April 16 referendum...

Le Pen snubs cops'questioning 25 Feb 2017 - 12:52 am

Paris: French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen yesterday refused to attend questioning by investigating magistrates over claims she broke rules on use...

Courts orders release of Ukraine oligarch 25 Feb 2017 - 12:52 am

Vienna: An Austria judge yesterday ordered release of Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine’s richest men who was detained earlier this week over alleged...

Trump vows great military build-up 25 Feb 2017 - 12:51 am

Washington: P resident Donald Trump said he would make a massive budget request for one of the “greatest military buildups in American history”...

US heroin overdoses quadrupled 25 Feb 2017 - 12:51 am

Atlanta: The number of deadly heroin overdoses in the United States more than quadrupled from 2010 to 2015, a federal agency said yesterday,...

Hamon wins new backing 25 Feb 2017 - 12:51 am

Paris: Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon picked up new backing in the rollercoaster French presidential race, as the nation’s left aims to forge a...

Haiti president appoints doctor as new PM 25 Feb 2017 - 12:50 am

Port-Au-Prince: A relatively unknown medical doctor was tapped to be Haiti’s new prime minister, tasked with steering the government’s legislative agenda through parliament,...

Brazilian court requests Pele's son's arrest 25 Feb 2017 - 12:50 am

Rio De Janeiro: A Brazilian court has requested the arrest of Pele's son, Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, for association to drug trafficking and...

State Department will resume news briefings 25 Feb 2017 - 12:50 am

Washington: The US State Department will resume news briefings the week of March 6, a spokesman said yesterday, breaking a silence under Secretary...

Canada’s Trudeau pressured to tackle issue of asylum-seekers 25 Feb 2017 - 12:48 am

Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under increasing pressure yesterday to deal with asylum seekers illegally crossing into Canada from the United States...

Canadian province passes anti-Islamophobia motion 25 Feb 2017 - 12:48 am

Trenton: The province of Ontario passed an anti-Islamophobia motion as a similar motion has run into opposition at the federal government level. The...

Bid to reduce Amazon reserves corresponds with mining proposals 25 Feb 2017 - 12:48 am

Sao Paulo: A bill to reduce the size of four Amazon conservation reserves in Brazil and eliminate another may be related to proposals...

Spring coming sooner to some Arctic plants 25 Feb 2017 - 12:39 am

New York: Nature's clock is running fast in the Arctic, thanks to climate change. Due to diminishing sea ice cover, spring is coming...

Rio sets aside recession, violence fears for carnival 24 Feb 2017 - 08:09 pm

Rio de Janeiro: The economy is crumbling and street protests are turning violent, but Rio de Janeiro put all worries aside for the...

Copts flee Sinai after suspected Islamic State attacks 24 Feb 2017 - 07:53 pm

Ismailiya, Egypt: Dozens of Coptic Christians have left Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after a string of jihadist attacks killed three Christians in the restive...