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PM: 'Real progress' made in talks with EU

[2016-02-03 08:18]

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said proposals to change the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union reflect "real progress", but more work must be done.

Academics face boycott pressures

[2016-02-02 08:08]

Israeli anthropologist Dan Rabinowitz is a leader in his field, heading a prestigious school of environmental studies at Tel Aviv University, authoring dozens of publications and holding visiting teaching positions over the years at leading North American universities.

Castro welcomed in historic visit to Paris

[2016-02-02 08:08]

Cuban President Raul Castro began his official trip to Paris on Monday, his first state visit to Europe, seen as a key step in rebuilding his island nation's ties with the West.

Peace talks struggle to get off the ground

[2016-02-02 08:08]

The UN special envoy for Syria faced an uphill task in Geneva on Monday to get talks to end the brutal civil war off the ground, as the opposition hesitated to join negotiations.

Parliament elects new Lower House speaker

[2016-02-02 08:08]

Myanmar's new parliament elected U Win Myint of the National League for Democracy on Monday as Speaker of the House of Representatives, or Lower House, and U Ti Khun Myat of the Union Solidarity and Development Party as Deputy Speaker of the House.

Europol: 10,000 migrant children have disappeared

[2016-02-02 08:08]

More than 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Sunday, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade.

Support for Merkel slumps to lowest since July 2012

[2016-02-02 08:08]

Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance has slumped to its lowest level since July 2012 as opposition over her liberal refugee policy grows, a survey showed on Sunday, while a right-wing populist party polled a record high.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2016-02-02 08:08]

Japan has doubled the number of F-15 fighter jets deployed on the island of Okinawa, the defense ministry said on Sunday.

Winter takes toll on Gazan poor

[2016-02-01 07:57]

Azza al-Najjar struggles in vain to keep her two-year-old warm by wrapping him in blankets in her prefabricated metal home as a winter storm lashes the Gaza Strip.

Zika virus casts its shadow on carnival

[2016-02-01 07:57]

The rapid spread of the Zika virus across Brazil is giving local authorities a headache as the country is gearing up for the annual carnival celebrations.

'Grumpy' man who wants to change US

[2016-02-01 07:57]

Bernie Sanders, the Democratic presidential hopeful beating Hillary Clinton in the Iowa polls, is the country's longest serving independent Congressman who is calling for a political revolution in America.

Cyclone crosses over northwest

[2016-02-01 07:57]

A tropical cyclone that crossed Australia's northwest coast early on Sunday weakened, although several small inland communities were on red alert and the risk of heavy swells, flooding and storm surges remained.

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