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Greece, EU/IMF lenders make progress but still no deal 21 Apr 2016 - 05:34 pm

The Greek national flag outside the Embassy of Greece on June 29 2015 in Berlin. AFP Photo / John MacDougall By Lefteris Papadimas...

US, Gulf to work together to deal with low oil prices: Obama 21 Apr 2016 - 05:18 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks following his participation in the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 21,...

EU keeps sanctions threat on Thai seafood 21 Apr 2016 - 05:02 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union is maintaining the threat of a seafood import ban on Thailand because the global exporter is still not doing...

Photos: Sinabung Volcano Erupts in Indonesia 21 Apr 2016 - 04:55 pm

Indonesian residents witness the Sinabung Mountain spew volcanic ash in Karo, as seen from Kuta Tengah village in Karo district in North Sumatra...

Russia moves artillery near Aleppo, stoking concern-US 21 Apr 2016 - 04:24 pm

Smoke rises after an airstrike in the rebel held area of old Aleppo, Syria April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail WASHINGTON: Russia has been ...

China asks Indonesia to extradite Uighur prisoners 21 Apr 2016 - 04:12 pm

JAKARTA: China has asked Indonesia to extradite four Uighur men in exchange for returning a graft fugitive recently arrested in Shanghai, the top...

US and Gulf states united in goal to 'destroy' IS: Obama 21 Apr 2016 - 04:10 pm

US President Barack Obama attends the US - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 21, 2016. Bandar Algaloud...

Spain heads towards new election as parties rule out last-minute deal 21 Apr 2016 - 03:51 pm

King Felipe VI of Spain (L) shakes hands with president of Spanish Parliament, Patxi Lopez before holding a meeting at La Zarzuela palace...

Pakistan army chief sacks senior officers for corruption: 21 Apr 2016 - 03:50 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's army has fired several senior officers over corruption charges, senior military sources told AFP Thursday, in a rare display of accountability...

All Syrian opposition members to leave Geneva talks by Friday 21 Apr 2016 - 03:42 pm

Syrian Kurdish National Council representative Abdul-Hakim Bashar (C) attends a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland on April 20, 2016. Mohammad Hannon - AA...

U.S., allies stage 24 strikes against IS in Iraq, Syria 21 Apr 2016 - 03:39 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State staged 24 strikes on Wednesday in Iraq and Syria in its latest daily operation against the...

Russia to quit Ukraine before sanctions talks: Poroshenko 21 Apr 2016 - 03:28 pm

President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine attends a joint press conference with the Romanian President on April 21, 2016 at the the Cotroceni Presidential...

Syrian opposition says regime must "stop massacres" before talks 21 Apr 2016 - 03:17 pm

(L-R) Assad Zoubi, Mohammad Alloush, leaders of Syrian opposition delegation, talk prior to Riad Hijab's, head of the Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee...

13 killed in blast at Pemex plant in Mexico 21 Apr 2016 - 03:03 pm

Smoke billows from the Pajaritos's PEMEX petrochemical plant in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz state, Mexico on April 20, 2016. A spectacular explosion at an oil...

40 pro-Syrian govt fighters surrender to Kurdish forces in Qamishli 21 Apr 2016 - 03:00 pm

A Kurdish female fighter of the People's Protection Units (YPG) gestures as government forces surrender themselves to Kurdish fighters in the city of...