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Dwindling French labour protest turns violent in Rennes 09 Apr 2016 - 05:42 pm

A protester holds a placard reading "No Gas" as protesters clash with riot police using tear gas during a demonstration against the French...

Rebels seize Syria town from fighters loyal to Islamic State: rebels, monitor 09 Apr 2016 - 05:36 pm

Syrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighbourhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus...

Russian envoy sees no breakthrough in chilly NATO ties 09 Apr 2016 - 05:30 pm

Russian Ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko. Photo: Reuters MOSCOW: Russian relations with former Cold War adversary NATO will not improve for as long...

Boy's trans-Atlantic text, fast police work save 15 migrants 09 Apr 2016 - 05:25 pm

(Photo for representational purpose only) By Gregory Katz LONDON: The text message from a young boy, writing in broken English on a no-frills...

Attackers torch office of Ukraine judge in Russian troops' trial 09 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

Moscow argues that sergeant Aleksander Aleksandrov and captain Yevgeny Yerofeyev had delisted from the armed forces by the time they crossed the Ukrainian...

Pope announces trips to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia 09 Apr 2016 - 05:19 pm

At the invitation of the Armenian Apostolic Church patriarch Karekin II, Pope Francis will travel to Armenia from June 24 to 26. He...

100,000 serious traffic violations recorded in Abu Dhabi in three months 09 Apr 2016 - 05:15 pm

Abu Dhabi: A total of 100,000 serious traffic violations have been recorded in the first three months of 2016, Gulf News reported quoting...

Turkmenistan leader sacks two ministers, tax chief 09 Apr 2016 - 05:03 pm

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan's President. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Energy-rich Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov sacked two ministers and the top tax official, government media reported Saturday...

Turkmenistan leader sacks two ministers, tax chief 09 Apr 2016 - 04:51 pm

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has been on power since 2006. AFP, Vano Shlamov Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Energy-rich Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov sacked two ministers...

Valls 'deeply regrets' Algeria barring two French journalists 09 Apr 2016 - 04:45 pm

Hours before flying to Algiers for an official visit to the former French colony, France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls tweeted: "I will bring...

Abrini arrest highlights Paris, Brussels attacks links 09 Apr 2016 - 04:41 pm

An undated combo handout photograph made available by the Belgian Federal Police showing Mohamed Abrini. EPA Brussels: The arrest of Paris attacks suspect...

U.S. Embassy warns citizens about 'credible threats' in Turkey 09 Apr 2016 - 04:24 pm

ISTANBUL: The United States warned its citizens on Saturday about "credible threats" to tourist areas in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul and the southwest...

Wreckage of 1964 plane crash found in Argentina 09 Apr 2016 - 03:41 pm

A handout picture provided by Julian Bochatey, a member of the Sarmiento Aeroclub, on 09 April 2016, shows Omar Oporto, the local who...

Somalia car bomb blast kills at least three 09 Apr 2016 - 03:34 pm

Mogadishu: At least three people including a child were killed Saturday in a car bomb blast outside a restaurant in the capital Mogadishu,...

South Sudan’s displaced hopeful at rebel leader‘s return 09 Apr 2016 - 03:14 pm

Riek Machar, South Sudan's then rebel leader, talks on the phone in his field office in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State, South...

Rescue workers retrieve 23 bodies buried under a landslide 09 Apr 2016 - 02:54 pm

Residents use a bridge covered with floodwater in the Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz PESHAWAR,...