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Escalating Syria violence threatens ceasefire 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A damaged mosque is pictured in the rebel-controlled area of al-Nashabyia town in Eastern Ghouta, Syria April 13, 2016. Picture taken April 13,...

Microsoft sues US government over data requests 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Microsoft’s suit focuses on the storage of data on remote servers, rather than locally on people’s computers, which Microsoft says has provided a...

In London, Obama to wade into thorny Brexit debate 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama, US Vice President Joe Biden (L), and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, applaud at the start of the...

Polish conservatives fuel court crisis by electing new judge 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo called it "an attack" on the Polish state and said the parliament's time would have been better spent...

Argentina wins WTO appeal in case targeting Panama tax practices 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. Photo: AFP By Tom Miles GENEVA: The World Trade Organization’s appellate body on Thursday threw...

Italy recovers priceless jewels after Russian theft 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters Rome: Italian art detectives said Thursday they had recovered precious jewels stolen in a 2013 heist organised by a wealthy...

Rising heat, more bleaching seen for Great Barrier Reef 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Lady Elliot Island located north-east of the town of Bundaberg in Queensland Australia is seen on June 11, 2015. David Gray / Reuters ...

Video of Chibok girls puts pressure on Nigeria’s Buhari 14 Apr 2016 - 06:57 pm

A father of two of the abducted Chibok school girls speaks during the second anniversry of the abduction of Chibok school girls by...

Iraq says town of Heet retaken from IS after weeks of fighting 14 Apr 2016 - 06:52 pm

Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a car bomb in New Baghdad, January 11, 2016. REUTERS Stringer Baghdad: Iraqi forces retook...

fter Paris climate deal, now the hard part 14 Apr 2016 - 06:46 pm

Activists form a message near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, December 6, 2015. Reuters / Benoit Tessier Paris: Five months after 195...

Mendoza says Kuczynski cannot rely on her supporters to win Peru 14 Apr 2016 - 06:42 pm

Peruvian presidential candidate Veronika Mendoza (R) speaks to her supporters in Lima, Peru, 10 April 2016. Mendoza is one of the two possible...

Jordan shuts down more Muslim Brotherhood offices 14 Apr 2016 - 06:40 pm

Jordanians check the main entrance of the Muslim Brotherhood office in Amman which was sealed on April 13, 2016. AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI ...

New Canada law would allow assisted suicide for seriously ill 14 Apr 2016 - 06:37 pm

The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Reuters / Blair Gable OTTAWA: Canada’s Liberal government on Thursday unveiled draft legislation on...

IMF's Lagarde urges Britain, EU to save 'long marriage' 14 Apr 2016 - 06:32 pm

Christine Lagarde Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund speaks during the Women In The World conference in the Manhattan borough of New...

New strong 6.4 magnitude quake hits southwestern Japan 14 Apr 2016 - 06:29 pm

Residents stand on the street following an earthquake in Kumamoto city on April 14, 2016. The strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck at 9:26 pm...

North Korea prepares one or two intermediate-range missiles: Yonhap 14 Apr 2016 - 06:25 pm

A new multiple launch rocket system is test fired in this photo released by Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang, March 4, 2016....

Erdogan urges Muslims to overcome splits, fight terror 14 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

(Front L to R) The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Turkish President Recep...

Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq insurgency 14 Apr 2016 - 05:48 pm

Ezzat al-Douri, an aide of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is seen with Saddam in this undated file photo. REUTERS/Files By Maher Chmaytelli...