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Lawyer sees possible parallels in deaths of two Russians in UK exile 28 Jan 2016 - 06:51 pm

Alexander Perepilichny, 44, was found dead near his luxury home on the exclusive gated St George’s Hill estate in Weybridge, Surrey, southwest of...

No bomb found on plane at Cairo airport after threat -sources 28 Jan 2016 - 06:45 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian security has found nothing suspicious on board a passenger plane that was held up for searches at Cairo airport on Thursday...

Britain says 'good progress' being made on nuclear plant 28 Jan 2016 - 06:38 pm

Representative image London: The British government said Thursday that "good progress" was being made on a vast project to construct the nation's first...

IOC will "do everything" to keep Rio Games safe from Zika virus: Bach 28 Jan 2016 - 06:33 pm

Athens: The International Olympic Committee will "do everything" in its power to keep the Rio 2016 Games safe from the Zika virus, IOC...

Mexico deports US 'affluenza' teen 28 Jan 2016 - 06:25 pm

U.S. national Ethan Couch is pictured in this undated handout photograph made available to Reuters on December 29, 2015 by the Jalisco state...

Sweden expects to expel up to 80,000 asylum seekers 28 Jan 2016 - 06:24 pm

A picture made available 28 January 2016 shows children Nor, Saleh and Hajaj Fatema from Syria sleeping outside the Swedish Migration Board in...

Syrian Kurds plan big attack to seal Turkish border-source 28 Jan 2016 - 06:19 pm

Plan to take IS-held areas marks challenge to Turkey U.S., Turkish plans to clear border show little progress so far YPG already controls...

Italy navy recovers six bodies, rescues 209 from migrant boats 28 Jan 2016 - 06:05 pm

File picture of an earlier incident involving migrants ROME: Italy’s navy rescued 290 migrants and recovered six bodies from the water near a...

Algerians jailed over Cannes festival jewellery heist 28 Jan 2016 - 05:36 pm

Police patrol outside a Chopard store in Cannes after a $1m jewellery heist at the Novotel hotel. Loic Venance, AFP Grasse, France: Three...

8 killed in suicide bombing near Yemen presidential palace 28 Jan 2016 - 05:29 pm

A worker inspects damage at a car maintenance workshop after it was hit by an air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa January 28,...

Israeli campaign against artists draws accusations of ‘McCarthyism’ 28 Jan 2016 - 05:12 pm

An ultra-nationalist Israeli group that has campaigned against foreign-funded NGOs broadened its assault to include left-wing artists on Thursday, accusing authors such as...

Ivory Coast welcomes 'highly anticipated' start of Gbagbo trial 28 Jan 2016 - 05:08 pm

Addis Ababa: Ivory Coast's foreign minster welcomed Thursday the start of the trial of former president Laurent Gbagbo, accused of fomenting post-poll violence...

WHO says extremely alarmed by Zika, could reach 4 million cases 28 Jan 2016 - 04:26 pm

China's Margaret Chan, General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks about the Information Session on Zika virus for WHO Member States,...

India names 20 cities for $7.5 billion smart makeover 28 Jan 2016 - 03:47 pm

Indian Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu NEW DELHI: India named 20 cities on Thursday which it says will be provided with uninterrupted power...

More than 800 'fugitives' returned to China: govt 28 Jan 2016 - 03:46 pm

Beijing: China's controversial campaign to hunt down alleged white-collar criminals living abroad netted 857 fugitives last year, the country's public security ministry said....

NATO mulls first Russia talks since 2014: Stoltenberg 28 Jan 2016 - 03:11 pm

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference to present Nato annual report 2015 in Brussels, Belgium, 28 January 2016. Brussels: NATO...