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DR Congo court sentences journalist's killer to death 23 Feb 2016 - 05:33 pm

Kinshasa: A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a man to death for murdering a journalist, but acquitted four other defendants...

Greece PM voices 'displeasure' to EU over Balkans border bottleneck 23 Feb 2016 - 05:17 pm

Alexis Tsipras Athens: Athens has expressed its "displeasure" to the EU over tougher border controls by Balkan countries that have left thousands of...

Iran orders 50 planes from Brazil's Embraer 23 Feb 2016 - 05:13 pm

Tehran: Iran has ordered 50 planes from Brazil's Embraer, the world's third biggest commercial aircraft manufacturer, in its latest move to modernise its...

New London rail line to be named Elizabeth Line after queen 23 Feb 2016 - 05:00 pm

Britian's Queen Elizabeth II, centre, talks to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, left, and Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre, during a royal visit...

EU 'concerned' about possible humanitarian crisis on Balkan migrant route 23 Feb 2016 - 05:00 pm

Children sit near the train tracks as migrants from Afghanistan wait for permission to cross the border from Macedonia to Serbia near the...

Putin ally is threat to Russian national security, says Kremlin critic 23 Feb 2016 - 04:54 pm

Ilya Yashin, a prominent figure in the People’s Freedom Party or PARNAS, said the Kremlin-backed leader of largely Muslim Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, had...

UN warns over rising tension after Uganda vote 23 Feb 2016 - 04:47 pm

Ugandan police officers stand guard outside the house of Uganda's main opposition leader Kizza Besigye home on February 22, 2016 in Kasangati, suburb...

Czechs protest Polish greenhouse over light pollution 23 Feb 2016 - 04:27 pm

In this picture taken, Feb. 18, 2016, growing tomatoes are seen in a huge greenhouse that opened last year on the Polish side...

North Korea warns of preemptive strikes against US, South Korea 23 Feb 2016 - 04:27 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes during a visit to the Ministry of the People"s Armed Forces on the occasion of the...

Mother tells South African court how baby was kidnapped 23 Feb 2016 - 04:21 pm

This file photo taken on February 27, 2015 shows Celeste Nurse (2nd L), the mother of a South African girl who was abducted...

Israeli city frets about chemical depot after Hezbollah threat 23 Feb 2016 - 04:01 pm

File photo/ AFP By Dan Williams JERUSALEM: The mayor of Haifa implored Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday to remove an industrial chemical depot...

Kurdish special forces rescue teenage Swedish girl from Islamic State 23 Feb 2016 - 03:45 pm

In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 file photo released by the Kurdistan Region Security Council, Kurdish peshmerga forces prepare on the front line...

U.S., allies conduct 26 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military 23 Feb 2016 - 03:03 pm

This US Air Forces Central Command photo released by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System shows a pair of US Air Force...

China may be installing radar on disputed South China Sea outposts-think tank 23 Feb 2016 - 02:50 pm

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON: Satellite images show China may be installing a high-frequency radar system in the Spratly Islands that could significantly boost...

Russian opposition slam Chechen strongman as 'national security threat' 23 Feb 2016 - 02:32 pm

File photo of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov (C). AFP /Menahem Kahana Moscow: A ruthless and corrupt leader with his own private army who...

Ex-Maldives leader asks for more prison leave 23 Feb 2016 - 01:56 pm

File photo of former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed. AFP Colombo: Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has requested two more months' leave from prison...