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EU moves on granting visa-free travel to Turkish citizens 04 May 2016 - 02:15 pm

REUTERS/Murad Sezer BRUSSELS: The European Union's executive Commission is recommending that Turkish citizens be allowed to travel to Europe without visas on short...

1 dead, 9 missing after Ukraine coal mine blast 04 May 2016 - 01:48 pm

Kiev: One Ukrainian coal miner was killed and nine others were reported missing, feared dead, on Wednesday after a methane gas explosion in...

22 air strikes near Damascus as fighting 'freeze' ends 04 May 2016 - 01:44 pm

Beirut: At least 22 air strikes pounded a key rebel bastion east of the Syrian capital on Wednesday after a local freeze on...

France calls May 9 meeting with Qatar, Saudis on Syria 04 May 2016 - 01:25 pm

French Agriculture minister and Government spokesperson Stephane Le Foll (L) and French Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve leave the Elysee presidential Palace after the...

London looks set to elect Muslim mayor 04 May 2016 - 12:41 pm

Britain's Labour party candidate for London Mayor Sadiq Khan (C), unveils a poster campaign in Canary Wharf, east London on May 4, 2016,...

Russia to add three new military divisions to counter NATO: agencies 04 May 2016 - 12:14 pm

Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. REUTERS/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO Russia will add three...

US gathers allies on next steps in Islamic State fight 04 May 2016 - 12:11 pm

The United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (C) speaks to the press as US Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford (L) and US...

Turkey approves law among final hurdles for EU visa deal 04 May 2016 - 11:56 am

New skyscrapers under construction are pictured in Istanbul, Turkey April 10, 2015. REUTERS/MURAD SEZER Turkey's parliament has approved a law on setting up...

Rihanna to perform in Abu Dhabi 04 May 2016 - 11:44 am

Doha: Rihanna is performing in Abu Dhabi later this year. Her act will be part of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November....

Saudi carries out 90th execution of year 04 May 2016 - 11:35 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder on Wednesday taking to 90 the number of people the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom has...

Pakistani army chief confirms death sentences for 11 Taliban 04 May 2016 - 11:11 am

File photo of Pakistan army chief general Raheel Sharif Photo. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's army chief has signed off on the death sentences of...

Pakistan army launches inquiry into political worker’s death 04 May 2016 - 11:05 am

By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI: Pakistan’s army chief on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the death of a political activist in custody of...

Indonesia to hold new round of executions; no word on foreigners 04 May 2016 - 10:55 am

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso shows her handicraft during a workshop at Wirogunan prison in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 12, 2016. Antara...

Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore 04 May 2016 - 10:53 am

A combination of mugshots of Bangladeshi construction and marine industry workers - Islam Shariful, top left to right, Mamun Leakot Ali, Md Jabath...

How Bernie Sanders beat the polls and won Indiana 04 May 2016 - 10:47 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to the media outside the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library in New Albany, Indiana, U.S.,...

Ferocious fighting in Syria's Aleppo after rebel offensive 04 May 2016 - 10:36 am

Syrian opposition forces attack Assad Regime headquarters at Al-Zahraa district from Leyramun region of Aleppo, Syria on May 3, 2016. Anas Sabagh/ Anadolu...