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UK’s Cameron not set to benefit from offshore funds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron at a European Union summit in Brussels. REUTERS By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON: Prime Minister David...

Turkish PM says lower arrivals to Greece show EU migrant deal is working 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Speaking during an official visit to Finland, Davutoglu said the number of illegal migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey had fallen to 350...

Mexico tax authority investigates 33 people in ‘Panama Papers’ leak 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Passengers leave a subway station during a free day of public transport at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, March 17, 2016. REUTERS Henry...

First female master tailor opens own shop in London’s historic Savile Row 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Master Tailor Kathryn Sargent poses outside her Bespoke Tailoring shop at Saville Row in central London, Britain, April 6, 2016 . REUTERS/Dylan Martinez ...

Texas to execute man who killed boy and drank his blood 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Pablo Vasquez By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas: A south Texas man who bludgeoned and slashed to death a 12-year-old boy, mutilated the corpse...

Spanish social housing sale to Blackstone was flawed, auditor finds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A statue of Christopher Columbus with an extended hand is seen in front of a Spanish flag in central Madrid, June 11, 2012....

A poet and pirate offers alternative for Iceland 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Birgitta Jonsdottir, AFP/Getty Images, Halldor Kolbeins By Gwladys Fouche and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir OSLO/REYKJAVIK: A poet and former WikiLeaks supporter who says revolution is...

Rousseff impeachment should go ahead: commission rep 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, 68, needs at least 172 votes against impeachment or abstentions in the lower house. The opposition needs two thirds...

Algeria summons French envoy over Panama Papers claims 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on June 15 2015 in Algiers. AFP, Alain Jocard Algiers: Algeria on Wednesday summoned the French ambassador to complain...

South America’s prehistoric people spread like ‘invasive species’ 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Tomb of the Hunters, Goguryeo mural. Courtesy: Wikipedia By Will Dunham WASHINGTON: When the first prehistoric people trekked into South America...

Angola to open loan talks with IMF as oil price bites 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

In Washington, IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu said discussions would start with Angolan authorities next week during the Fund’s spring meetings on...

Blow to Libya unity govt as Tripoli rival refuses to cede power 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Contradicting an earlier announcement that his so-called National Salvation Government was ready to step aside, Tripoli's unrecognised prime minister Khalifa Ghweil, centre, urged...

Bruised in Wisconsin, Trump, Clinton eye friendlier New York 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners respectively were trounced Tuesday night in the Badger State, giving their respective rivals...

Obama calls new Myanmar president and Suu Kyi 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Barack Obama reacts to a question while delivering remarks on the economy in the White House press briefing room in Washington, April 5,...

Nigeria downgrades high-flying civil servants 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to stamp out endemic graft and curb wasteful spending in Africa's largest economy to help plug holes in...

Kerry in Gulf to discuss human rights, conflicts 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi King Salman meets US Secretary of State John Kerry in Riyadh Saudi Arabia March 11, 2016. Saudi Press Agency Handout via Reuters ...

Iceland's government turns deaf ear to calls to quit 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

People protest against Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson outside parliament in Reykjavik on April 4, 2016. AFP, HALLDOR KOLBEINS Reykjavik: Iceland's coalition...

UN envoy urges rapid Libya handover as fragile peace holds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Martin Kobler also called on Libya’s internationally recognised eastern parliament on Wednesday to hold a long-sought vote on whether to approve the U.N.-backed...