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Oil spill fears in Italian Riviera port 23 Apr 2016 - 02:42 pm

Port of Genoa Rome: Authorities in the Italian port of Genoa declared a state of emergency Saturday as they battled to prevent tonnes...

Leaders expect record turnout at Turkey's first EXPO 23 Apr 2016 - 02:36 pm

ANTALYA: Turkish leaders have attended Friday the opening ceremony of EXPO 2016 gardening show in the country's Mediterranean resort city of Antalya. The...

Refugee hit by police car in Greek camp dies 23 Apr 2016 - 02:34 pm

Refugees queue for firewood at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni on April...

Bangladesh professor hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack 23 Apr 2016 - 02:29 pm

Bangladeshi professor Rezaul Karim Siddique taught at Rajshahi University. Photograph: Mohammad Abdullah Iqbal/AFP Dhaka: Unidentified attackers hacked to death a university professor in...

Obama takes in Hamlet at the Globe on Shakespeare's 400th anniversary 23 Apr 2016 - 01:04 pm

US President Barack Obama watches a selection of songs and excerpts from Hamlet as he tours the Globe Theatre in London to mark...

Turkish soldier killed in operations in south east: military 23 Apr 2016 - 12:44 pm

ANKARA: A Turkish soldier was killed in an armed attack in Nusaybin in Turkey's south east, the armed forces said in a statement...

Let's not overreact to Panama Papers, some EU finmins warn 23 Apr 2016 - 12:39 pm

Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna presents the 2016 Budget speech in parliament in Valletta, Malta, October 12, 2015. REUTERS/DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI By Francesco...

Yemen launches southern operation against Qaeda militants 23 Apr 2016 - 12:28 pm

File picture of Yemeni army troops taking position over the hills overlooking the southern town of Huta. AFP Aden: Yemeni forces backed by...

South Sudan rebel chief to miss international deadline to return: govt, rebels 23 Apr 2016 - 11:56 am

A man watches the news headlines about Rebel Leader Riek Machar's return to Juba, in Juba on April 20, 2016. AFP / CARL...

Syria Kurds, regime to press talks after deadly clashes 23 Apr 2016 - 11:40 am

A member of Kurdish internal security forces inspect the Alaya prison in the Syrian city of Qamishli on April 22, 2016. AFP /...

Tensions over migrant deal as Merkel, EU officials head to Turkey 23 Apr 2016 - 11:25 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a press conference after a meeting at the chancellory in Berlin on April 22, 2016. Germany OUT /...

Israeli fighters scramble to intercept undeclared airliner 23 Apr 2016 - 10:40 am

An El Al Boeing 777 aircraft is seen at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport. REUTERS Jerusalem: Israel scrambled fighter planes Saturday to...

Twelve arrested after clashes at Paris youth protest 23 Apr 2016 - 10:37 am

French firefighters take action on a police car set on fire at Place de la Republique during a demonstration following a Nuit Debout...

Top Philippine candidate pushes 'kill criminals' message 23 Apr 2016 - 10:21 am

Filipino presidential candidate, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in Manila, Philippines, 23 April 2016. EPA/FRANCIS R....

A year after Nepal quake, some united in grief; others climb again 23 Apr 2016 - 10:05 am

Rescuers work near damaged buildings after an earthquake at Sankhu, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal May 1, 2015. REUTERS/NAVESH CHITRAKAR/FILE PHOTO By...

China chemical blaze put out after 16 hours 23 Apr 2016 - 09:56 am

Firefighters and paramilitary policemen carry goods and materials near a site of an explosion at a chemical storage facility in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, ...

Pakistani Taliban claim killing of minority minister 23 Apr 2016 - 09:49 am

A policeman guards a police vehicle after it was attacked by Taliban gunmen in Karachi, Pakistan April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro Peshawar, Pakistan:...