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Algeria bars French journalists amid Panama Papers row 09 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The French daily Le Monde on Tuesday published a front-page photo of showing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika among leaders involved in the leak,...

Vatican trip could boost Sanders’ fight against Clinton 09 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in a campaign fight. Reuters By James Oliphant and Alana Wise WASHINGTON: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders...

Greece expels second wave of migrants to Turkey under EU deal 08 Apr 2016 - 06:59 pm

Refugees are escorted by Turkish police as they arrive by ferry from the Greek island of Lesvos (Lesbos) at the Dikili harbour in...

Kerry vows to up pressure on IS during visit to Iraq 08 Apr 2016 - 06:53 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iraq's Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri (L) on April 8, 2016 at the US embassy in...

Pakistan tribal police appoint first ever female officers 08 Apr 2016 - 06:40 pm

Newly-recruited Pakistani Christian tribal police women Riffat Abid (R) and Naila Jabbar (2L) teach children at their home in Landi Kotal in Khyber...

Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini arrested 08 Apr 2016 - 06:35 pm

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

Thailand bans old edition of Marie Claire for insulting monarchy 08 Apr 2016 - 06:10 pm

November 2015 edition of Marie Claire. Photo coutesy: MarieClaire.co.uk BANGKOK: Thailand banned imports and sales of a six-month-old edition of women’s magazine Marie...

Civil unrest, El Nino hit Burundians hard, thousands in need of aid: Red Cross 08 Apr 2016 - 06:00 pm

Sick Burundian refugees sleep as they wait for treatment at a makeshift clinic on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village in...

Clashes kill at least 12 ahead of Yemen ceasefire 08 Apr 2016 - 05:56 pm

Yemeni pro-government forces, loyal to fugitive President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, gather at the military base of Nehm, in the Sanaa province east of...

Several arrests made in Brussels attacks probe: official 08 Apr 2016 - 05:55 pm

Police stand next to a bomb squad robot during an demining operation at a tramway station on March 25, 2016 in Schaerbeek suburb,...

Djibouti’s Guelleh seeks 4th term, opposition candidates doubt integrity of vote 08 Apr 2016 - 05:48 pm

Current President of Djibouti since 1999 and presidential candidate Ismail Omar Guelleh casts his ballot during the Djiboutian presidential elections in a polling...

Lebanon ex-minister jailed for 13 years on 'terror' charges 08 Apr 2016 - 05:45 pm

Former Lebanese Information Minister Michel Samaha smiles at his house after being released in Beirut, Lebanon, in this January 14, 2016 file photo....

Bangladesh vows to capture atheist activist's killers 08 Apr 2016 - 04:52 pm

Activist and members of the Gonojagoron Mancha movement shout slogans as they attend a protest rally over the murder of activist Nazimuddin Samad...

Spain's Socialists accuse far-left of blocking govt formation 08 Apr 2016 - 04:45 pm

Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) parliament spokesman Antonio Hernando speaks during the press conference about the government formation negotiations between Spanish Socialist Workers Party...

Two dead in Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes despite ceasefire 08 Apr 2016 - 04:42 pm

Volunteers of the defense army of Nagorny Karabakh ride on trucks in Karabakh's capital Stepanakert on April 7, 2016. / AFP / KAREN...

Third Ecuadorian Food Festival opens 08 Apr 2016 - 01:44 am

Officials and visitors at the third edition of the Ecuadorian Food Festival at the Diplomatic Club. Pic: Baher / The Peninsula Doha: The...

Kerry with GCC foreign ministers in Manama 08 Apr 2016 - 01:32 am

GCC Secretary-General Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani with GCC foreign ministers and US Secretary of State John Kerry before GCC ministerial meetings...