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Woman on trial in S. African baby-snatching case 22 Feb 2016 - 08:20 am

Cape Town: A woman charged with stealing a newborn baby 18 years ago stands trial in a South African court Monday, in a...

Migrants face court in France for boarding cross Channel ferry 22 Feb 2016 - 08:18 am

A migrant looks out the window of a shipping container converted into a home at a state-run shelter near Calais, northern France, February...

London mayor Johnson backs Brexit in blow for Cameron 22 Feb 2016 - 08:16 am

London Mayor Boris Johnson speaks to the media in front of his home in London, Britain February 21, 2016. Britain will hold a...

Australia warns of terror threat to Malaysia 22 Feb 2016 - 08:06 am

Sydney: Australia has warned of a possible terror attack in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, urging travellers to be vigilant after a number...

Bolivia rejects new re-election bid by president: media 22 Feb 2016 - 07:50 am

This handout picture shows Bolivan a citizen with his dog casting his vote in the ballot box on February 21, 2016 in La...

Fiji cyclone death toll climbs to 17: Care Australia 22 Feb 2016 - 07:45 am

A fruit and vegetable market damaged by Cyclone Winston reopens for the first time in the aftermath of Cyclone Winston in Fiji's capital,...

Tourists flee Fiji after cyclone disaster 22 Feb 2016 - 07:35 am

This photograph taken and provided on February 21, 2016 by Jay Dayal shows damage to a school in Ba after the most powerful...

US rejected N.Korea peace treaty bid: State Dept 22 Feb 2016 - 07:34 am

This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on February 21, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting...

Kerry urges Palestinians, Israelis to ease tensions 22 Feb 2016 - 12:01 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry. Reuters file photo Amman: US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Sunday and...

Czechs to send 100 troops to NATO’s eastern flank: defence minister 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

“There is a talk of a platoon, roughly 100 people, who would take part in the alliance’s contingent,” Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky said...

Why Trump could win the Republican presidential nomination 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has in the past eight months defied his critics and proven his White House bid is not simply...

Tunisia extends state of emergency by one month 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Tunis: Tunisia said Sunday it would extend by one month a nationwide state of emergency imposed after a November suicide bombing claimed by...

German officials horrified by anti-migrant mobs in eastern state 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A supporter of anti-immigration right-wing movement PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West) holds an anti-mosque placard during a demonstration rally...

Beijing to raise threshold for issuing air pollution ‘red alerts’ 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

People wear masks on a polluted day in Beijing on December 9, 2015. AFP BEIJING: Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing...

Niger's 'Lion' president seeks re-election in tense vote 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A supporter of Niger's presidential candidate, Ibrahim Yacouba, wears a dress with a picture of the candidate as she attends a presidential campaign...

Macedonia closes border to Afghan migrants: Greek police 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Migrants confront Macedonian police during clashes at the Greek-Macedonian border, August 21, 2015. REUTERS, Alexandros Avramidis Idomeni, Greece: Afghan migrants seeking to travel...

IS claims bombings in Syria's Homs: statement 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrians gather at the site of a double car bomb attack in the Al-Zahraa neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs on...