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Labour leader Corbyn apologises for Iraq war on behalf of party 07 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn London: British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday apologised for the Iraq war on behalf of his Labour...

Blair defends Iraq war after damning inquiry report 07 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, delivers a speech following the publication of The Iraq Inquiry Report by John Chilcot, in London, Britain...

Paris vies to overtake London as finance hub post-Brexit 07 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, as pictured on November 16, 2015. Benoit Tessier / Reuters Paris: British Prime Minister David Cameron once gleefully...

Scathing report slams Blair over botched Iraq war 06 Jul 2016 - 04:03 pm

A detail of a declassified handwritten letter sent by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, to former US President George Bush, is seen...

Oscar Pistorius: The 'broke and broken' Olympian 06 Jul 2016 - 12:21 pm

South African Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius (C) reacts at the High Court in Pretoria, on July 6, 2016, after being sentenced to six...

Venezuelans storm border with Colombia to stock up 06 Jul 2016 - 11:45 am

File photo of security along Venezuela-Colombia border. Reuters Caracas: Five hundred hungry Venezuelan women rushed across a bridge into Colombia in defiance of...

Pistorius jailed for 6 years for murder of girlfriend 06 Jul 2016 - 11:33 am

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius arrives for sentencing at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, July 6, 2016....

Obama says ready to 'pass the baton' to Clinton 06 Jul 2016 - 10:58 am

US President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (L) in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 5,...

Trump praises Saddam Hussein for killing 'terrorists,' again 06 Jul 2016 - 10:37 am

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses the audience at a campaign event at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts on...

Islamist violence strains a poor nation's warm welcome for refugees 06 Jul 2016 - 09:10 am

Lamido Souley Mani Orthe (2nd from L), a Fulani chief, poses for pictures with his family and his bodyguard at his home in...

Dozens of dead dogs found in pit in Mexico 06 Jul 2016 - 12:05 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. AFP Puebla, Mexico: Authorities have found some 50 dead dogs dumped in an open pit on a hill in central Mexico,...

Swedish PM looking at tightening laws after festival sex attacks 06 Jul 2016 - 12:02 am

Stefan Lofven STOCKHOLM: The Swedish government will look into tightening sexual assault laws after a series of attacks at music festivals over the...

Theresa May leads ballot to become British PM as pound plunges 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Britain's Home Secretary, Theresa May, leaves after attending a cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Peter...

Bowing to pressure, EU gives parliaments say in Canada trade deal 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

In the face of popular suspicion about secretive trade deals benefiting big companies, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker retreated from his position that the...

NATO-Russia talks must tackle Ukraine 'withdrawal': Poland 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz speaks with Reuters during an interview in Warsaw, Poland July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Warsaw: Planned NATO talks...

US envoy Kerry to Georgia, Ukraine ahead of NATO summit 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry is seen in silhouette following a meeting with UN Syria envoy on May 2, 2016 in Geneva....

Rousseff offers written defense at impeachment hearing 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

"My defense tomorrow will be submitted in writing and read out by my lawyer," Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff wrote on Twitter. Brasília:...