French-led troops in Mali seize airport
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India wheeled out a new long-range nuclear missile that can hit anywhere in China and warned rival Pakistan not to take its friendship ‘for granted’ as it celebrated its Republic Day with a big parade Saturday. Full story50 killed, 90 hurt in Venezuela prison riot
At least 50 people were killed and 90 others wounded Friday in clashes at a prison in northwest Venezuela, a hospital director who was at the scene said. Most of those injured at the Uribana prison in Lara state suffered... Full storyRecord number of Syrian refugees in Jordan
A record number of Syrian refugees have flooded neighbouring Jordan over the past 24 hours, the UN said on Friday as violence raged unabated in several flashpoints across the strife-torn country. Full storyAmerican Mumbai plotter gets 35 years in prison
An American man who admitted to scouting targets ahead of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks and then cooperated with US authorities to avoid execution was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in prison. Full storyEx-Israel PM Sharon’s brain scans ‘positive’
Hospital brain scans appeared to give a glimmer of hope for some improvement in the condition of ex-premier Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since suffering a stroke seven years ago, a former aide said o... Full storyObama to push immigration reform next week
The US president, Barack Obama, will travel to the state of Nevada next week to push for rapid immigration reform, one of his top priorities for the next four years, the White House said Friday. During the trip, his first since being... Full storyNuclear test is ‘people’s demand’, says North Korea
North Korea Saturday renewed its threat to carry out a third nuclear test in the latest in a series of bellicose warnings sparked by a tightening of UN sanctions, saying it was the ‘demand of the people.’ Full storyMozambique floods kill 36, displace tens of thousands
Flooding in Mozambique has killed at least 36 people and displaced nearly 70,000, the United Nations said Friday, as residents braced for a fresh storm surge. ‘A total of 26 persons have died in (the worst affected... Full storyPakistan’s Malala ‘has inspired children worldwide’
The bravery of shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai has inspired children around the world to fight for a better education, key figures in a UN campaign said on Friday. Hosting a discussion at the World Economic Forum... Full storyShah Rukh Khan tops Forbes India celebrity list
