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Interview: Egypt has high hopes for tourism despite grim statistics, setbacks 10 Apr 2016 - 12:14 pm

Egyptian Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Cairo, Egypt, April 7, 2016. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El...

Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, 4-year lock 10 Apr 2016 - 12:07 pm

A girl reads a book on her balcony as smoke rises from chimneys of a steel plant, on a hazy day in Quzhou,...

Brussels bombers had planned Paris attack: Prosecutors 10 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

Damage following the March 22 bombing, in these undated photos made available by the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, in Brussels. Het Nieuwsblad via ...

Brussels jihadist cell wanted to stage new attack in France: prosecutors 10 Apr 2016 - 11:45 am

Brussels: A Brussels-based terror cell intended to launch a fresh strike in France, but attacked in the Belgian capital instead after being "surprised"...

Pakistan offers condolences over Indian temple tragedy 10 Apr 2016 - 11:33 am

Policemen cordon off the area after a fire broke out at a temple in Kollam in the southern state of Kerala,India, April 10,...

Angry over use of AC, man in Kerala kills wife and son 10 Apr 2016 - 11:02 am

Angamaly (Kerala): The use of a room air conditioner was the ostensible reason for an 81-year-old man to kill his wife and son...

Boston Globe denounces Trump candidacy in 'front page' satire 10 Apr 2016 - 10:39 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on stage during campaign event at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York April 6, 2016 REUTERS/CARLO...

Two-way showdown in Comoros presidential election 10 Apr 2016 - 10:27 am

Voters line up to cast their ballot in Mitsoudj on April 10, 2016 during the second round of Presidential elections in Comoros. AFP...

Peru votes on Fujimori daughter in chaotic election 10 Apr 2016 - 10:24 am

Peruvian soldier patrol a polling station after workers of Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) leave voting materials, in Surco, ahead of...

Fire disaster in Kerala temple kills 100 10 Apr 2016 - 10:14 am

Indian officials and bystanders gather beside a collapsed building after an explosion and fire at The Puttingal Devi Temple in Paravur early April...

Islamic militants kill 18 Philippine soldiers in worst clashes this year 10 Apr 2016 - 10:07 am

Zamboanga, Philippines: A Philippine offensive against the extremist Abu Sayyaf group after a spate of kidnappings has left 18 soldiers and five fighters...

Will and Kate land in Mumbai to meet slum kids, Bollywood stars 10 Apr 2016 - 09:57 am

Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal gives the finishing touches to a painting of Britain's PrinceWilliam, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge...

World nations to hear candidates make pitch to lead UN 10 Apr 2016 - 09:13 am

Four men and four women will campaign before the General Assembly to succeed the current secretary general Ban Ki-moon. AFP United Nations, United...

German spy chief says Islamic State wants to attack but no firm plan known 10 Apr 2016 - 09:10 am

Hans-Georg Maassen from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) during an interview in Berlin, Germany August 4, 2015. REUTERS/FABRIZIO...

German politicians urge UK's Cameron to do more in fight against tax evasion 10 Apr 2016 - 08:55 am

Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, addresses the Conservative Spring Forum in central London, Britain April 9, 2016. REUTERS/KERRY DAVIES/POOL Berlin: German politicians have...

Pakistan army resorts to unprovoked firing on LoC in Poonch district 10 Apr 2016 - 08:45 am

File picture of a guard patrolling near the Line of Control, a ceasefire line dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Poonch district....

Rebels and Syrian government forces battle in fierce clashes near Aleppo: Monitor 10 Apr 2016 - 08:39 am

Smoke rises after air-strikes hit opposition controlled areas as clashes between Syrian oppositions and regime forces continue at Handarat region of Aleppo, Syria...

G7 host city Hiroshima: Five things to know 10 Apr 2016 - 08:31 am

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (C-foreground) sits with Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (back L), US Secretary of State John Kerry (back C)...