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Myanmar: Muslim hospital for poor thrives despite odds 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman and her doughter enter the Yangon’s Muslim Free Hospital in Yangon, Myanmar on April 8, 2016. After years of coups, politicking...

Kerry urges all to abide by Syria cessation of hostilities 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

“We urge all of the participants on one side or the other, all of the combatants, the regime, others, to adhere to the...

Tech billionaire donates $250 mn for cancer 'moonshot' 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Founders Fund Managing Partner Sean Parker attends the eG8 forum in Paris in this May 25, 2011 file photo. A $250 million grant...

Assad holds parliamentary election as Syrian peace talks resume 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

An injured Syrian man walks past anti-election graffiti describing the dust bin as ballot box for parliamentary elections in the rebel-held city of...

US Senator Rubio wants to end some benefits for Cuban immigrants 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

“In essence, our existing law treats all Cubans categorically as if they were refugees whether or not they can prove it,” the Florida...

Spain holds 'trafficker' of weapons that may have been used by Paris jihadist 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the Spanish police force enter a building in Madrid on April 11, 2016 during a failed robbery. AFP / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU ...

Russia jets make “simulated attack” passes near US destroyer: US 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A US Navy picture shows what appears to be a Russian Sukhoi SU-24 attack aircraft flying over the US guided missile destroyer USS...

Canada under fire over Saudi arms sale 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Reuters / Blair Gable Ottawa: Canada's Liberal government refused to back down Wednesday in...

Citizen journalists in Syria ‘risking their lives’ for news 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim poses for a portrait at the office of Index on Censorship, an NGO that promotes and defends the right...

Turkey expects more Syrians to return from Greece under EU deal 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Migrants board a bus as they are transferred from a camp at Piraeus port to a relocation centre at the port town of...

Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Myanmar: USGS 13 Apr 2016 - 06:51 pm

Indian staff at Siliguri Hospital help earthquake victim Lucy Singh Biswas, who broke her leg by falling down stairs during an earthquake, in...

EU parliament urges limited approval for weedkiller 13 Apr 2016 - 06:37 pm

Activists and migrants sail an inflatable dinghy past the European Parliament on June 10, 2015 in Strasbourg. AFP / Frederick Florin Strasbourg, France:...

Russian jets conducted 'aggressive' passes of US warship: official 13 Apr 2016 - 06:36 pm

Washington: Russian military aircraft have conducted a series of "aggressive" overflights of a US destroyer in international waters in the Baltic Sea, a...

Syria holds parliamentary polls in regime-held areas 13 Apr 2016 - 05:48 pm

Syrian women vote in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus on April 13, 2016. Polls opened in areas of war...

Turkey hits IS after deadly strikes on Syria border town 13 Apr 2016 - 05:41 pm

Speaking in Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu confirmed Turkish troops had hit IS positions in Syria. REUTERS Murad Sezer Ankara: Turkey's armed...

Jordan security services 'shut Muslim Brotherhood HQ' 13 Apr 2016 - 05:37 pm

Jordanians check the main entrance of the Muslim Brotherhood's office in the Jordanian capital, which was sealed with wax after it was shut...

Gaza reconstruction faces lack of funds: officials 13 Apr 2016 - 05:29 pm

Palestinians ride carts on a street in foggy weather on February 27, 2016 in Beit Lahia, northern of Gaza Strip. AFP, MOHAMMED ABED ...

Croatia demands clear EU policy on migrants 13 Apr 2016 - 05:01 pm

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (C) holds a child and talks with refugees stuck in the registration and transit camp for refugees near Gevgelia,...