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Heavy rains in central Chile affect millions, hit copper output 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

View of the overflowing of the Mapocho river during heavy rains in Santiago on April 17, 2016. AFP / VLADIMIR RODAS SANTIAGO: Heavy...

Syria opposition threatens to quit peace talks amid Aleppo carnage 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Smoke rises after an airstrike on the rebel-held Old Aleppo, Syria April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: Fighting in Aleppo killed at least...

Cruz adviser says Trump campaign taking 'banana republic' approach 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks on stage during a campaign event in Rochester, New York April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri WASHINGTON:...

Algeria says 14 Islamists killed near Tunisia last month 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Algiers: The Algerian army killed 14 Islamist fighters last month in the El-Oued region near the border with Tunisia, the government said on...

In Cairo, Hollande says rights important in 'terror' fight 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (R) welcomes French President Francois Hollande upon his arrival in Cairo on April 17, 2016. AFP / STEPHANE DE...

'No compromise' on Assad ouster, says Syria opposition negotiator 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Mohammed Alloush, Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition body and rebel group Army of Islam, listens during a briefing after a round...

One Neapolitan to go: Pizza delivery cops nab mafia boss 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Rome: A mafia chief in southern Italy has been arrested by detectives disguised as pizza boys who delivered food to his home as...

Local Zika outbreaks in United States "likely" 17 Apr 2016 - 06:44 pm

Test tubes with blood samples from patients who have been tested for Zika are seen at the maternity ward of the Hospital Escuela...

Ecuador quake toll rises to 233 dead 17 Apr 2016 - 06:26 pm

View of a fallen building after a 7.8-magnitude quake in Portoviejo, Ecuador on April 17, 2016. At least 77 people were killed when...

Aleppo clashes kill 22 civilians, threatening Syria truce 17 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

Ruined building is seen after the Russian airstrikes targeted residential areas at opposition controlled Meshed neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on April 16, 2016. ...

Three more refugee camps in southeast Turkey coming up 17 Apr 2016 - 05:37 pm

ANKARA: Turkey's Housing Development Administration is building three container cities for Syrian refugees in southeastern Hatay and Kahramanmaras provinces, head of the organization...

Philippine presidential candidate attacked over rape remarks 17 Apr 2016 - 05:28 pm

Presidential Candidate Rodrigo Duterte speaks to reporters during his campaign / AFP / NOEL CELIS Manila: Leading Philippines presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, whose...

Palestinians mark Prisoners' Day with calls for justice 17 Apr 2016 - 05:23 pm

Protesters hold pictures of Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails during a protest to mark the annual prisoners day in the West Bank...

Golan Heights will never be returned to Syria: Netanyahu 17 Apr 2016 - 05:20 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), poses with ministers prior to the weekly cabinet meeting in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, Israel, 17...

France's Hollande visits Syrian refugee children in Lebanon 17 Apr 2016 - 05:12 pm

French President Francois Hollande (L) meets with a Syrian family at the informal Dalhamiyeh Syrian refugee camp near the city of Zahle in...

Burundi: Official says 4 members of ruling party killed 17 Apr 2016 - 05:00 pm

BUJUMBURA, Burundi: A Burundi official said Sunday that four members of the country's ruling party were killed in an attack in continuing violence...

Macedonia, Kosovo ease border crossings 17 Apr 2016 - 04:46 pm

Agim Nuhiu, Macedonian Deputy Interior Minister BELGRADE, Serbia: As of Sunday, citizens of Macedonia and Kosovo are allowed to cross each other’s border...