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Pope Francis to visit Greece to highlight refugee crisis 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Pope Francis speaks as he leads the Chrismal mass in Saint Peters Basilica at the Vatican March 24, 2016. REUTERS Stefano Rellandini By...

Panama Papers: UK PM under pressure over father's offshore fund 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Birmingham, Britain, April...

Angola jails Christian sect members for up to 28 years over police murders 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Jose Kalupeteka, a YouTube grab HUAMBO: An Angolan court on Tuesday sentenced the leader of a Christian sect and some of his followers...

Canada taxman seeks Panama Papers to probe for tax evasion 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Ramon Fonseca, one of the founders of Mossack Fonseca law firm during a TV interview with Telemetro in Panama City on April 4,...

Congo opposition calls on government to end “war operations” 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Residents of the southern districts of Brazzaville flee clashes between Congolese security forces and unknown assailants on April 4, 2016. Fighting erupted in...

Argentina opposition attack president on Panama Papers 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Effigies of Argentine President Mauricio Macri and US President Barack Obama during a protest the arrival of Obama in the Patagonian San Carlos...

Three arrested in Spain over bomb hoax that forced plane back to airport 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A statue of Christopher Columbus with an extended hand is seen in front of a Spanish flag in central Madrid, June 11, 2012....

'Panama Papers' law firm under the media's lenses 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A private security guard stands outside the building where Panama-based Mossack Fonseca law firm is based, in Panama City, on April 5, 2016....

Brazil justice orders impeachment process for VP, heightens crisis 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Marco Aurélio Mello. Photo Courtesy: Jornalggn.com.br By Alonso Soto and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA: A Brazilian Federal Supreme Court justice on Tuesday ordered Congress...

World must unite to stem ‘mushrooming’ violent extremism: UN 05 Apr 2016 - 06:44 pm

Jehangir Khan, Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre, informs the media about the Geneva Conference on...

Panama Papers revelations pile pressure on European leaders 05 Apr 2016 - 06:12 pm

View of buildings in the financial center of Panama City on April 4, 2016. AFP, Rodrigo ARANGUA Iceland PM calls to dissolve parliament....

Warring sides declare ceasefire over Nagorno-Karabakh 05 Apr 2016 - 06:06 pm

A soldier of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh carries weapons in Martakert region on April 4, 2016. Fighting raged between Azerbaijani and Armenian...

Gunmen kidnap Lebanese, kill soldier in Nigeria’s Delta: police 05 Apr 2016 - 06:03 pm

Soldiers of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army stand by the road in Damboa Borno State, northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016....

Greece postpones return of next group of migrants until Friday 05 Apr 2016 - 05:57 pm

Refugees hold banners and block the highway which connects Greece and Macedonia as they stage a protesin the Idomeni town of Greece on...

Chair used by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling up for auction 05 Apr 2016 - 05:52 pm

A chair used by British author J.K. Rowling while writing "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of...

US designates Paris attacks suspect 'global terrorist' 05 Apr 2016 - 05:44 pm

"Belgian-born French citizen Salah Abdeslam is an operative for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant," United States State Department said, using...