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Baby joy for Nigerian Ebola survivor 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Lagos: A Nigerian medical doctor who contracted and recovered from Ebola has given birth in the United States, the hospital where she works...

French activist urge to ditch reason to tackle jihadis 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Dounia Bouzar, a 51-year-old Muslim anthropologist, speaks to Reuters during an interview in Paris, France, Oct 22, 2015. By Charles Platiau By Pauline...

Debate over debates: US Republicans seek end to disarray 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: Republicans, who warned after the 2012 US elections that too many primary debates lead to chaos, appear to be replaying that scenario...

Online firms fail on privacy, data protection: survey 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: The world's biggest Internet and telecom companies are falling short in protecting privacy and online freedom of expression, a study released Tuesday...

Blowing in the wind: how to stop cow burps warming Earth 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Courcité, France: At her farm nestled in the green hills of northwestern France, Marie-Francoise Brizard is helping to curb a planet-wide menace: farting...

Iran arrests US-Lebanese in espionage probe: State TV, citing sources 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: Iranian authorities have arrested an American-Lebanese man who they said was linked to the U.S. military and intelligence agencies, state broadcaster IRIB...

UN to scrutinize GA head's finances after bribery scandal 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the creation of a task force to examine the finances of the...

US and Japan's Takata settle over air bags: Nikkei 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Visitors look at cars behind a logo of Takata Corp on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo, Japan, June 25,...

Taiwan leader Ma to meet Chinese President Xi: officials 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou Taipei: Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday, Ma's office said, the...

France's top book prize goes to tale of opium-fuelled dream 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: A book about a night of opium-fuelled cross-cultural dreaming won France's most prestigious -- and lucrative -- literary prize Tuesday in a...

Police raid German FA offices over 2006 World Cup bid allegations 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Police raided the offices of the German Football Federation (DFB) and the homes of top officials Tuesday over tax evasion allegations linked...

Canada's new leader to step out on world stage 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Ottawa: Justin Trudeau takes over as Canada's prime minister on Wednesday, striking out on the diplomatic stage with a fortnight of back-to-back summits...

Gunmen kidnap Tripoli government minister in Libya 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

In this Aug. 13, 2015, photo, military units which operate under the Tripoli government stand in formation during a celebration of the 75th...

No proof that plane broke up in mid-air: Egyptian authorities 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Lin Noueihed CAIRO: Egypt's civil aviation ministry said on Tuesday there were no facts to substantiate assertions by Russian officials that the...

15 freezing migrants saved from refrigerated truck in France 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Lille, France: Fifteen migrants suffering from hypothermia were found alive in the back of a refrigerated lorry in northern France after a blind...

Syrian minister, in Iran, says no talk of transition from Assad rule 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: A senior Syrian official rejected on Tuesday the idea of a "transitional period" leading towards the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, as...

Russia bombed Syria targets after 'opposition' gave coordinates 04 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday after "opposition representatives" gave them coordinates in the first time Moscow has claimed to...