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Panama Papers: economic sanctions weakened by offshore havens 07 Apr 2016 - 06:51 pm

View of buildings in the financial center of Panama City on April 4, 2016. AFP, Rodrigo ARANGUA Washington: The "Panama Papers" have laid...

Khartoum sentences 22 South Sudanese to death 07 Apr 2016 - 06:32 pm

Sudanese supporters arrive for a rally organised during the visit of the Sudanese President to the town of Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur...

Syrian state TV says 300 workers kidnapped by Islamic State 07 Apr 2016 - 06:26 pm

The workers and contractors of Al Badia Cement company were taken from near the town of Dumeir and their employer had lost all...

Lives as risk due to massive drug shortages in South Sudan 07 Apr 2016 - 06:15 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. A nurse prepares a H1N1 flu vaccine shot at a hospital in Budapest, Hungary, November 20, 2009. REUTERS Karoly Arvai By...

Germany investigates comedian over satirical poem about Erdogan 07 Apr 2016 - 05:44 pm

An archive picture made available on 06 April 2016 shows German comedianand television host Jan Boehmermann arriving to the German Television Award ceremony...

Ex-Auschwitz guard dies a week before German trial: court 07 Apr 2016 - 05:27 pm

Birkenau gate of Auschwitz. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia Berlin: A 93-year-old former guard at Auschwitz has died one week before he was to stand...

French eonomist Thomas Piketty: Immigration to Europe an economic good 07 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

French economist and academic Thomas Piketty, poses in his book-lined office at the French School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS),...

UN says planning 'major' medical evacuation from besieged Syrian towns 07 Apr 2016 - 05:15 pm

Jan Egeland, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, speaks about the International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force...

Russia’s Putin: Friend named in Panama Papers not corrupt 07 Apr 2016 - 05:09 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony following his meeting with Moroccan King Mohammed VI at the Kremlin in Moscow on March...

Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ chair sells for bewitching $394,000 07 Apr 2016 - 04:58 pm

A chair used by British author JK Rowling is shown in the window of Heritage Auctions in New York, April 4, 2016. REUTERS...

Pakistan says it's willing to wait for talks with India 07 Apr 2016 - 04:37 pm

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's ambassador to India says his country would like to have a comprehensive dialogue with New Delhi to resolve their outstanding...

Disappointed Ukrainians turn fire on leaders after Dutch vote 07 Apr 2016 - 04:23 pm

Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands. KIEV: Ukrainians blamed their political leaders on Thursday for not doing enough to tackle corruption and...

Kerry urges Iran to help end wars in Yemen, Syria 07 Apr 2016 - 04:07 pm

United States Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa hold a joint...

UN disappointed at Syria aid slowdown, hopes to evacuate wounded 07 Apr 2016 - 03:19 pm

Jan Egeland, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, speaks about the International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force...

Serbia defends decision to honour Sudan's Bashir 07 Apr 2016 - 03:01 pm

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (C) delivers a speech to the crowd during a visit to El Daein in Eastern Darfur on April 5,...

Israeli war planes violate Lebanese skies 07 Apr 2016 - 03:00 pm

Beirut: Israeli war planes carried out on Thursday flights over Lebanon's Jezzine and Iklim Al-Touffah regions, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. The...

Over 55,000 S.Sudanese flee to Sudan in 3 months: UN 07 Apr 2016 - 02:44 pm

Khartoum: As many as 55,000 South Sudanese have fled to neighbouring Sudan since January, escaping conflict and food shortages at a rate of...

Putin says Russia's operation has reinforced Syria's statehood 07 Apr 2016 - 02:42 pm

ST PETERSBURG, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia's military operation in Syria had reinforced the statehood of that country...