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Brazil urges joint Zika fight, airlines offer refunds
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Wednesday she had asked a summit of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to launch "cooperative action in the fight against the Zika virus."
Does the increased tensions benefit Saudi Arabia?
The strong support received from Qatar, UAE, Bahrain and Sudan, Saudi Arabia has successfully isolated Iran diplomatically.
Ex-UK spy claims MI5 knew about Guantanamo Bay torture methods
The former senior officer is seeking to give evidence to a UK parliamentary inquiry about how MI5 officials witnessed detainees being tortured at Camp X-Ray and Camp Delta - two of the Guantanamo prisons - in December 2002, 'The Sunday Times' reported.
Obama administration seeking long-term solutions to global problems
"As we plan for the coming year, we are focused on looking at long-term solutions, not the crises of the day, but on finding a way to lay the groundwork for security and stability for decades to come," Kerry said in his address to the National Defence Uni...
Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts northern Japan, no tsunami damage expected
No tsunami warning was issued and NHK national television said that while there might be some changes in sea level, no tsunami damage was expected.
Kerry urges Pakistan to act tough on terror
The US Secretary of State, John Kerry hoped that the process of talks between Islamabad and New Delhi would continue despite the Pathankot terror incident.
Denmark deports top foreign student for working too hard
Marius Youbi, a 30-year-old engineering student of Aarhus University, was asked to leave Denmark by January 8 for exceeding hourly part-time work regulations.
Insulin-producing pancreatic cells created from human skin
Scientists successfully convert human skin cells into functional pancreatic cells, a breakthrough that may lead to a personalised cell therapy for diabetics, an end for insulin injections.
Indian-origin British national arrested in US on fraud charges
Navdeep Arora, a former partner in the Chicago office of McKinsey & Company, was arrested on Sunday at JFK International Airport in New York.
5.1 magnitude quake near North Korea nuclear test site, possibly man-made
In February 2013, a nuclear test 24 kilometres from Sungjibaegam in Paegam County in North Korea triggered a tremor of 5.1 magnitude.
Afghanistan provincial governor wields gun to save Indian mission
Noor is a former Mujahideen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and is trained in combat.
US expects Pakistan to act against Pathankot attack perpetrators
The government of Pakistan has said publicly and privately that it is not going to discriminate among terrorist groups as part of its counter-terrorism operation, the US official said.
Barack Obama to hold public meeting on gun control
The program is to be held at George Mason University in Fairfax, in northern Virginia.
Twins born in two different years in California
Jaelyn Valenica was born New Year's Eve at 11:59 PM Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 AM on New Year's Day.
China building 2nd aircraft carrier; hints at third one
China is designing and building its second aircraft carrier "completely on its own" in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning Province, a Defence Ministry spokesperson said.
