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EU states want Brexit process soon, defend free movement 18 Jul 2016 - 06:25 pm

European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters By Ines Kagubare BRUSSELS: European Union states are broadly united in calling for Britain to quickly...

Britain's Johnson quits controversial newspaper column 18 Jul 2016 - 04:18 pm

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrives at an European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Francois Lenoir) London:Britain's new...

Authorities in Armenia call on police hostage takers to give up 18 Jul 2016 - 04:09 pm

Armenian police detain an opposition supporter, artist Nikol Aghababyan, next to a police check point blocking the streets to Erebuni police station in...

WikiLeaks says to release documents on Turkey's power structure 18 Jul 2016 - 03:36 pm

ISTANBUL: WikiLeaks said on Monday it was planning to release documents on Turkey's political power structure after a failed coup attempt over the...

Germany slams 'revolting scenes' in Turkey, warns on death penalty 18 Jul 2016 - 01:37 pm

Tanks stand in front of the Turkish General Staff headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, July 17, 2016. (REUTERS/Tumay Berkin) Berlin: Germany warned Turkey on...

Turkey's failed coup: What we know 18 Jul 2016 - 01:27 pm

Pro-Erdogan supporters wave Turkish flags at Kizilay square in Ankara on July 18, 2016 during a demonstration in support to the Turkish government...

Saudi detains Turkish army attache to Kuwait: reports 18 Jul 2016 - 11:34 am

An armed Turkish police officer stands guard during a funeral ceremony for victims of the failed July 15 coup attempt at Kocatepe Mosque...

Gunmen kill at least two policemen in attacks in Kazakhstan 18 Jul 2016 - 10:59 am

Police officers detain a man after an attack in the centre of Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov) By Mariya Gordeyeva and...

Several Kazakh policemen killed in attack by armed gunmen 18 Jul 2016 - 10:49 am

ALMATY: Several policemen were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in Kazakhstan's commercial capital of Almaty on Monday, the Interior Ministry said,...

Iran seeks more aircraft as questions linger over earlier deals 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

An Airbus A350 aircraft flies in formation with Britain's Red Arrows flying display team at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain July...

Republican Trump blames Baton Rouge shooting on ‘lack of leadership’ 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump By Ginger Gibson CLEVELAND: Republican Donald Trump responded to the killing of three police officers in Louisiana on Sunday by renewing...

Jet fault adds to turbulent week for UK foreign minister Johnson 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Mayor Boris Johnson arriving in Uxbridge in West London, May 20, 2016. EPA / FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA London: Boris Johnson's bumpy...

Toll from Turkey coup bid climbs to more than 290 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helps to carry a coffin with a victim of a thwarted coup following a funeral service in Istanbul,...

Venezuelan shoppers flock across border to Colombia 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Venezuelans cross the Simon Bolivar bridge linking San Antonio del Tachira, in Venezuela with Cucuta, Colombia in order to buy supplies, on July...

Voters in Sao Tome and Principe choose new president 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Voters wait to cast their vote at a polling station during presidential elections on July 17, 2016 in Sao Tome, capital of the...

Baton Rouge: A city divided between police and the policed 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A police officer blocks off a road near the scene of a fatal shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States,...

Cameroon hostages freed from captivity in Central African Republic 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

YAOUNDE: Eleven hostages from Cameroon were freed on Sunday following 16 months of captivity, after having been abducted by a militia group from...

Libya PM-designate urges unity for fractured country 18 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj speaks during a press conference following his meeting with representatives of Libyan political parties on July 17, 2016...