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UN chief condemns assassination of Burundi brigadier general 26 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. AFP / Don EMMERT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the assassination on...

Canada confirms its first sexually transmitted Zika case 26 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

An Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen at the Laboratory of Entomology and Ecology of the Dengue Branch of the US Centers for Disease...

Venezuela court blocks another opposition tactic to oust Maduro 26 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the National Guard and the Bolivarian National Police maintain order in the entrance of the National Electoral Council (CNE in Spanish)...

Homeless man in France abused, beheaded dozens of cats 25 Apr 2016 - 06:47 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: This file picture taken on February 23, 2012 shows Japanese youths fondling cats at a 'cat cafe' in Tokyo. A 'cat...

Turkey asks Geneva to remove picture linking Erdogan to slain teen 25 Apr 2016 - 06:39 pm

Geneva's Kurdish and Armenian photographer Demir Soenmez poses for the media next to his picture with caption "Tribute to Berkin Elvan, wounded by...

Kenya demonstrators try to storm election commission 25 Apr 2016 - 06:12 pm

A Kenya police officer load his teargas launcher to disperse supporters and leaders of the Kenyan Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD), led...

NATO to close Libya migrant route to Europe 25 Apr 2016 - 05:51 pm

This file photo taken on April 18, 2016 shows Italian Defense minister Roberta Pinotti during a meeting with Kosovo President in Pristina on...

Malawi arrests 10 men for albino murder 25 Apr 2016 - 02:30 pm

Blantyre, Malawi: Ten Malawian men have been arrested for murdering a 21-year-old albino woman, police said Monday, as a United Nations team conducts...

Zika epidemic 'clearly' on the decline in Brazil: WHO 25 Apr 2016 - 02:22 pm

The Zika virus is mainly spread via the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito The Zika virus is mainly spread via the bite...

Kenya: Police fire teargas at opposition march 25 Apr 2016 - 02:15 pm

NAIROBI: Kenyan police fired teargas into a crowd of opposition leaders and their supporters who were marching on the office of the country's...

Cruz, Kasich team up to stop party frontrunner Trump 25 Apr 2016 - 12:56 pm

A young supporter plays with a Donald Trump doll before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared at a rally in a hangar at...

Obama to stress partnership with Europe in Germany speech 25 Apr 2016 - 11:46 am

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel react during their tour at the Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany April 25, 2016....

Quake hits off southern Mexico coast, no damage reported 25 Apr 2016 - 11:43 am

MEXICO CITY: An earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico early on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage. The...

Metro station hit in Brussels attacks reopens 25 Apr 2016 - 11:40 am

A security agent stands as a train arrives at the Maalbeek metro station on its re-opening day on April 25, 2016 in Brussels,...

Crocodile attacks sleeping Australian camper 25 Apr 2016 - 11:29 am

Picture of freshwater crocodile at Australia Zoo for representation. Sydney: A 19-year-old on a family camping holiday in northern Australia had a lucky...

Haiti says election could drag on for months, protests grow 25 Apr 2016 - 08:56 am

Haiti's provisional president Jocelerme Privert speaks during an interview with Reuters in the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez...

Police charge Australian teenager with planning ANZAC terror attack 25 Apr 2016 - 08:35 am

Families take part in the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in Sydney on April 25, 2016. AFP /...

3 people killed in eastern Ukraine 24 Apr 2016 - 05:38 pm

MOSCOW: The Ukrainian government says three troops have been killed in the volatile eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours. Oleksander Motuzyanik from...