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Greek parliament to vote on bailout reforms on Sunday 16 May 2016 - 06:07 pm

The Greek national flag outside the Embassy of Greece on June 29 2015 in Berlin. AFP Photo / John MacDougall ATHENS: Greece’s parliament...

World must tackle ‘once-in-a-generation’ refugee crisis: Angelina Jolie 16 May 2016 - 06:01 pm

Angelina Jolie. AFP By Lin Taylor LONDON: Global leaders must come together to tackle a ‘once-in-a-generation’ migrant crisis, said U.N. special envoy Angelina...

Zuckerberg to meet with conservatives on bias claims 16 May 2016 - 05:10 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on February 21, 2016 shows Chairman, chief executive, and co-founder of the social networking website Facebook Mark Zuckerberg...

Senegal-Gambia border talks break up without agreement 16 May 2016 - 04:58 pm

Travelers walk through the Senegalese-Gambia border town of Keur Ayip in Senegal on May 9, 2016. (AFP / SEYLLOU) Dakar: A first round...

Bernard-Henri Levy goes to war against Islamic State 16 May 2016 - 04:08 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on January 14, 2016 shows. French philosopher and writer Bernard-Henri Levy posing in Paris. AFP / JOEL SAGET...

EU's Mogherini says to meet Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders in Vienna on Monday 16 May 2016 - 03:55 pm

EU High Representative and Vice President for Foreign Affairs and Vice President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (R) shakes hands...

Trump warns of bad relationship with Cameron 16 May 2016 - 03:53 pm

Republican U.S. presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump speaks to supporters after his rival, Senator Ted Cruz, dropped out of the race following...

Ukrainian soldier killed after failed peace talks: military 16 May 2016 - 03:48 pm

Kiev: A Ukrainian soldier was killed in a fresh upsurge of fighting with pro-Russian separatists after high-profile peace talks failed to bring any...

Venezuela enters critical stage in political crisis 16 May 2016 - 02:54 pm

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) greets supporters during a rally, next to Venezuela's Economy and Productivity Vice President Miguel Perez Abad, in Caracas,...

Sweden sentences man to life imprisonment for genocide in Rwanda 16 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

STOCKHOLM: A Swedish court sentenced on Monday a 61-year-old man to life in prison for genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the second such...

Incumbent Medina ahead in early Dominican presidential results 16 May 2016 - 11:01 am

Members of a polling station count the votes on election day in the Dominican Republic on May 15, 2016. AFP / Fran Afonso ...

US woman rushed to hospital with shark stuck to arm 16 May 2016 - 10:50 am

Image used for representation. Miami: A woman in the US state of Florida was rushed to a hospital Sunday after being bitten by...

Nigerian army arrests suspected pipeline attackers in Delta-military source 16 May 2016 - 10:42 am

AFP/ File photo YENEGOA: The Nigerian army has arrested several people suspected of having been involved in a recent wave of attacks on...

Nigerians brace for more fuel queues 16 May 2016 - 09:19 am

Motorists queue to buy petrol at a fuel station in Ahaoda in Nigeria's oil state in the Delta region, December 6, 2012. REUTERS/Akintunde...

A determined Clinton woos wary voters: blue-collar whites 16 May 2016 - 09:04 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with campaign supporters at the Union of Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center May 15, 2016...

Obama slams Trump in speech: 'Ignorance is not a virtue' 16 May 2016 - 08:34 am

US President Barack Obama waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, US, May 15, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Washington: US President...

Donald Trump says unlikely to have a good relationship with British PM Cameron 16 May 2016 - 08:30 am

A Sound Of Power speaker in the shape of a Donald Trump bust displayed at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2016 in...

El Salvador rejects interim Brazil government 16 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Senabri Silvestre SANTO DOMINGO, Dom. Rep.: The president of El Salvador has said his country will not recognize Brazil’s interim government after...