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Court fines Putin-masked activist for Red Square stunts 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. AFP Photo / Michal Cizek Moscow: A Russian court on Thursday fined an opposition activist for repeatedly protesting on Red Square...

Rescued from bondage in south India, tribals work in brick cooperative 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: This photo was taken at a field visit for the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) - ILO Project on “Reducing...

Teenager takes grandmother’s job to feed family in India’s Rajasthan 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Anita, 14, poses as she sits outside her grandmother's house in Mandwa village in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, April 18, 2016....

Italy says Austria 'wasting money' in migrant border row 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

New Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka listens to a reporter question during a news conference following a meeting with his Italian counterpart Angelino...

Gambia's parties pledge free elections amid rare protests 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Yahya Jammeh of Gambia, pictured here in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, on March 28, 2014. AFP / Issouf Sanogo Banjul, Gambia: Gambia's ruling party...

Venezuela lawmakers vote to sack food minister for shortages 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Venezuelan opposition leader and Governor of Miranda state Henrique Capriles (R) greets supporters during a signature drive seeking a referendum to remove President...

Facebook says government data queries up 13 percent 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on February 21, 2016 shows Chairman, chief executive, and co-founder of the social networking website Facebook Mark Zuckerberg speaks...

Republicans, Obama immigration chief clash over criminal immigrants 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

In a heated exchange at a congressional hearing into crime committed by illegal immigrants, Republicans grilled top Obama administration immigration official Sarah Saldana. ...

Pentagon to release report into Afghan hospital attack 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the Pentagon official told AFP the approximately 3,000-page report could be made public as soon as Friday, but...

Cuba rules out letting defectors play in national baseball team 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A Cuban flag is seen inside a state office while a child looks out in Havana April 24 2016 REUTERS Enrique de la...

Three charged with 'terror' offences in Britain 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of London police standing in gurad. AFP Photo / Leon Neal London: Two men and a woman were charged with terror...

South Sudan names unity cabinet in step towards peace 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R) and Riek Machar (L) meet after Machar was sworn-in as the First Vice President at the Presidential...

EU would divorce UK before any new relationship: sources 29 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image: AFP Photo / Damien Meyer EU sources say exit talks would not exceed two years Little appetite to negotiate new ties...

Italy says uncovers possible plot to attack Rome, arrests suspects 28 Apr 2016 - 06:59 pm

General Giuseppe Governale, head of the Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale (ROS - or Special Operations Group) speaks during a press conference on April 28,...

Germany calls for welfare curbs for EU immigrants 28 Apr 2016 - 06:52 pm

German Labour and Social Minister Andrea Nahles holds a press conference at the ministry in Berlin on April 28, 2016. Nahles presented labour...

UK's Labour suspends ex-London mayor over Hitler remarks 28 Apr 2016 - 06:47 pm

This file photo taken on May 3, 2012 shows London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone (R) of the Labour Party after casting his vote...

Israel renews opposition to French peace initiative 28 Apr 2016 - 06:38 pm

"The best way to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is direct, bilateral negotiations," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in...