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Turkish foreign minister calls for 'new Syria' 26 May 2016 - 02:37 pm

ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign minister called on Thursday for the implementation of a “real political transition” to a new Syria. Mevlut Cavusoglu said: “A...

Syrian regime airstrike targets market in Idlib 26 May 2016 - 02:32 pm

By Halit SuleymanIDLIB, Syria: Four civilians lost their lives and 15 others were injured Thursday when a regime warplane targeted a market in...

Obama says world leaders 'rattled' by Trump 26 May 2016 - 02:28 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama leaves after attending a news conference during the 2016 Ise-Shima G7 Summit in Shima, Japan May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos...

Uganda 2010 bombing mastermind found guilty: court 26 May 2016 - 02:24 pm

Kampala: The Ugandan ringleader of a 2010 bombing by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab that killed 76 people in Kinshasa was found guilty on Thursday...

Taiwan angry over 'emotional' female president comments 26 May 2016 - 01:02 pm

Taipei: Outraged Taiwanese took to the Internet Thursday to slam sexist comments by a Chinese analyst who said the island's new president practises...

Three killed, 35 injured in Mumbai factory explosion 26 May 2016 - 12:54 pm

Mumbai: An explosion tore through a chemical plant on Thursday, killing three workers and injuring up to 35 others in India's financial capital...

Hong Kong pro-democracy protester guilty of assaulting police 26 May 2016 - 12:24 pm

Political activist Ken Tsang (C) addresses the media outside the Kowloon city court in Hong Kong on May 26, 2016 after he was...

Migration to Britain near all-time high, stats show ahead of EU vote 26 May 2016 - 11:57 am

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron arrives to pose for a photo during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels in this April 23,...

New Zealand parliament in lock down after security threat ahead of budget 26 May 2016 - 11:06 am

A vehicle at the centre of a security threat that caused New Zealand's parliament to go into lock down, is seen before it...

Nigerian civil rights leader confirms attack at Chevron oil facility 26 May 2016 - 11:03 am

A Chevron gas station is seen in Cardiff, California, in this file photo taken January 25, 2016. REUTERS/MIKE BLAKE /FILES YENAGOA: A Nigerian...

Atomic bomb survivors to attend Hiroshima event for Obama visit 26 May 2016 - 10:50 am

People walk past the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, in this handout photo...

Uganda to give verdict on 2010 Shebab bombing suspects 26 May 2016 - 09:36 am

FILE PHOTO/ FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY Kampala: A Ugandan court is due Thursday to give its verdict on 13 men tried for masterminding a...

India allows accused Italian marine to go home 26 May 2016 - 09:33 am

Salvatore Girone (centre L) and Latorre Massimiliano (3rd R), members of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie,...

More debris found with possible MH370 link: Australia 26 May 2016 - 09:30 am

A handout photo taken on December 23, 2015 and released on May 24, 2016, by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) shows a...

Bangladesh police suspect Islamists for Hindu's murder 26 May 2016 - 09:21 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police said Thursday they suspect local Islamists may have murdered a one-legged Hindu shop owner who was hacked to death outside...

Australian police arrest man over alleged terror plot 26 May 2016 - 08:41 am

By Matt Siegel SYDNEY: Australian counter-terrorism police said they arrested a 24-year-old man in Sydney on Thursday on suspicion of planning a terrorist...

G7 needs 'clear and tough stance' on territorial disputes: Tusk 26 May 2016 - 08:31 am

(L to R) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime...