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Trump aides meet with congressional backers as protests loom 14 Apr 2016 - 05:41 pm

Corey Lewandowski, campaign manager for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, attends a rally in West Allis, Wisconsin, United States, in this April...

Ukraine turns to young pro-EU premier to battle crises 14 Apr 2016 - 05:38 pm

Volodymyr Groysman attends a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, April 13, 2016. REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko Kiev, Ukraine: Ukraine's parliament on Thursday appointed...

Syrian opposition says will join with government in transitional body, but not with Assad himself 14 Apr 2016 - 05:29 pm

Head of Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Esad el Zubi delivers a speech during a press conference at the United Nations (UN)...

Turkish opposition backs immunity bill that Kurdish MPs say targets them 14 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) accompanied by Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) attends a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko...

Syria regime blocking crucial aid deliveries: UN 14 Apr 2016 - 05:07 pm

Staffan de Mistura Geneva: Restrictions on humanitarian convoys imposed by Syria's government have frustrated efforts to deliver life-saving aid to besieged people in...

Philippines rejects claims of ISIS inroads 14 Apr 2016 - 04:57 pm

Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (R) talks to US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (L) during his visit at the Malacanang Presidential Palace...

Turkey failing on rights, press freedoms, European Parliament says 14 Apr 2016 - 04:50 pm

Members of the European Parliament take part in a voting session in Strasbourg, France, April 14, 2016. MEPs voted on Thursday on the...

Iraq MPs vote to sack parliament speaker, deepening crisis 14 Apr 2016 - 04:46 pm

Members of parliament who held a sit-in, shout slogans during a news conference at the parliament building in Baghdad Iraq April 14, 2016....

Russian security service searches office of tycoon Prokhorov: Sources 14 Apr 2016 - 04:39 pm

Mikhail Prokhorov. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia By Polina Devitt and Kira Zavyalova MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service and tax inspectors on Thursday searched the...

6.0 earthquake hits off Vanuatu coast 14 Apr 2016 - 04:13 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the Pacific Ocean island of Vanuatu late Thursday, the United States...

Syrian army, allies launch new assault north of Aleppo -rebels 14 Apr 2016 - 03:17 pm

Syrian government forces' tanks patrol the town of Khan Tuman, south of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on April 11, 2016, following...

Putin believes there will be no military action in east Ukraine 14 Apr 2016 - 03:09 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while answering a question during his annual televised call-in show in central Moscow on April 14, 2016. /...

China urges U.N. focus on militants using poison gas in Syria 14 Apr 2016 - 03:07 pm

BEIJING: China on Thursday urged U.N. Security Council members to back a draft resolution demanding states report when militants are developing chemical weapons...

16 people died from Cholera in Zambia 14 Apr 2016 - 02:49 pm

Lusaka: Zambian health authorities Wednesday announced that 16 people in the capital Lusaka have died from cholera, since the outbreak in February. Lusaka...

Panama papers are 'provocation': Putin 14 Apr 2016 - 02:39 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while answering a question during his annual televised call-in show in central Moscow on April 14, 2016. /...

Macedonia braces for more protests as crisis deepens 14 Apr 2016 - 02:23 pm

Police officers arrest protesters in central Skopje on April 13, 2016, as several thousand people took the streets to demand the resignation of...

Boko Haram send 'proof of life' video of Chibok girls: CNN 14 Apr 2016 - 02:22 pm

Screenshot of the girls as shown in the CNN video. Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram has sent a "proof of life" video which shows...

Putin says Turkey is unsafe for Russian holiday-makers 14 Apr 2016 - 12:42 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (3-R) attends an annual Q&A (Question and Answer) live-broadcast nationwide television and radio session 'Direct Line with Vladimir Putin'...