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George Clooney leads Yerevan march commemorating Armenian genocide 24 Apr 2016 - 03:32 pm

(L-R, front) Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan, actor George Clooney and singer Charles Aznavour attend a flower-laying ceremony at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial...

Obama makes farewell visit to Germany on free trade push 24 Apr 2016 - 03:15 pm

US President Barack Obama (2-L) is received by Stephan Weil (C), premier of the German state Lower Saxony, and John B. Emerson (R),...

Migrants seek new routes into Balkans 24 Apr 2016 - 02:55 pm

Refugee men pretending to be tv journalists for an imaginary Refugee TV conduct an interview at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees...

Sending troops to Syria would be 'mistake', Obama warns 24 Apr 2016 - 12:24 pm

Syrian civil defence volunteers evacuate people from a damaged building following a reported airstrike on April 23, 2016 in Tareeq al-Bab in the...

There's no place like home, even in the Chernobyl disaster zone 24 Apr 2016 - 12:09 pm

Cars of the children autodrome are seen in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine, April 22, 2016. Alexey Furman / Anadolu Agency By...

Serbia’s Vucic seeks mandate for EU talks in early election 24 Apr 2016 - 11:51 am

Serbian voters head to the polls for the second time in the past two years on Sunday, in snap elections to designate a...

EU-US trade deal 'will fail' if US refuses concessions: German minister 24 Apr 2016 - 11:38 am

German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel attends a press conference before a Ministerial Coference of Friends of Industry on April...

Former opposition leader named Congolese premier 24 Apr 2016 - 10:55 am

Brazzaville: Republic of Congo's newly-reelected President Denis Sassou Nguesso has named former opposition leader and one-time finance minister Clement Mouamba as his prime...

Obama says he hopes he has persuaded British voters not to leave EU 24 Apr 2016 - 09:14 am

U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron smile after Obama missed a putt during a round of golf at The...

Australian politician sets river on fire to protest fracking 24 Apr 2016 - 08:40 am

Fire in the Condamine River in Queensland. Picture: Jeremy Buckingham Social Media Page Sydney: An Australian politician has set fire to a river...

Disease experts to compare Zika notes in Paris 24 Apr 2016 - 08:37 am

A file photograph showing a mosquito 'Aedes aegypti', that transmit the Zika virus, in a laboratory in San Salvador, El Salvador, on 07...

Entrenched leader Obiang who led EGuinea from terror to oil 24 Apr 2016 - 08:23 am

A picture taken on April 23, 2016 shows an electoral poster of Equatorial Guinea incumbent president and candidate Teodoro Obiang in Malabo. AFP ...

Lertsattayathorn reigns supreme in Doha 24 Apr 2016 - 01:14 am

Mohammed Mubarak Al Ramzani, President of Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF), Mubarak Hamad Al Khayarin, President of Asian Snooker Federation and other...

Obama, Cameron tee off at exclusive golf course 24 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. President Barack Obama plays golf with British Prime Minister David Cameron at The Grove golf course in Watford, England April 23, 2016....

After one week ago, Ecuador earthquake death toll to 646 24 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Policemen and soldiers stand guard in the Tarqui area of Manta, Ecuador on April 23, 2016. AFP / RODRIGO BUENDIA Quito: Nearly 650...

Climate change brings conflict: Macky Sall 23 Apr 2016 - 06:09 pm

United Nations, United States: Senegal's President Macky Sall sees a link between climate change and security, in particular when it comes to the...

Thousands of TTIP foes rally in Germany on Obama visit eve 23 Apr 2016 - 05:55 pm

Activists dressed as chickens carry signs reading 'CHICKS on tour against TTIP & CETA' (L) and 'Yes we can stop TTIP' (R) during...

Catalonia in transition to independence from Spain 23 Apr 2016 - 03:45 pm

Catalan Regional President Carles Puigdemont evaluates his first 100 days on duty during a meeting with foreign journalists at Palau de la Generalitat...