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Azerbaijan confirms ceasefire reached with Karabakh rebels 05 Apr 2016 - 02:50 pm

A picture taken on April 4, 2016 shows a man walking past a building, which was damaged during clashes between Armenian and Azeri...

Syria rebels down regime plane, capture pilot 05 Apr 2016 - 02:10 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Al-Nusra Front shot down a government warplane over the town of Al-Eis in northern Syria on Tuesday and captured one crew...

New Zealand's Helen Clark enters race to lead UN 05 Apr 2016 - 01:57 pm

A file picture dated 16 September 2015 shows former New Zealand's Prime Minister, Helen Clark looking on as she speaks during an interview...

Task force says 2,000 saved from Boko Haram 05 Apr 2016 - 01:53 pm

YAOUNDE, Cameroon: Cameroonian and Nigerian forces claimed to have killed over 300 Boko Haram militants and rescued nearly 2,000 hostages during a joint...

Surge in illegal border crossings adds to militant threat: EU report 05 Apr 2016 - 01:51 pm

A man looks at the sea near the port of Chios after managing to leave the VIAL detention center. AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI ...

Egypt delegation to present results of student murder probe in Italy 05 Apr 2016 - 01:42 pm

File photo of protests outside Egypt Embassy in Rome show demonstrators holding Italian flag with photos of Giulio Regeni. AFP Cairo: A delegation...

In Syria, attack on Kurdish neighborhood in Aleppo kills 9 05 Apr 2016 - 01:41 pm

BEIRUT: Syrian state media and an activist group say militant shelling of a predominantly Kurdish neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo has...

Armenian shell falls in Iran amid Karabakh clashes: report 05 Apr 2016 - 01:32 pm

Armenian artillery position of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh in Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, 03 April 2016. According to media reports, dozens have died...

Japan dessert firm offers 'apology' for 9-cent ice cream price hike 05 Apr 2016 - 01:31 pm

Screen grab of the advertisement released by Japan Dessert firm Akagi Nyugyo Tokyo: Sombre-looking executives at a Japanese frozen dessert maker have appeared...

406 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan 05 Apr 2016 - 01:27 pm

Amman: A total of 406 new Syrian refugees from various age groups, crossed into Jordan during the last 24 hours, a military source...

Suicide bomber kills six civilians north of Afghan capital 05 Apr 2016 - 01:26 pm

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up near a school north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, killing...

Migrants held on Greek island demand freedom 05 Apr 2016 - 01:12 pm

Activists hold placards as they protest against the return of migrants to Turkey, at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island of ...

Turkey says 78 Syrian migrants sent to Germany under EU deal 05 Apr 2016 - 01:05 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) speak during the Turkish Red Crescent ordinary general meeting at...

India flags off its fastest-ever train 05 Apr 2016 - 12:53 pm

The Gatimaan Express, India's first semi-high speed train, stands idle at the Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi, India, 05 April 2016. EPA/STR New...

Syria peace talks to resume on April 11: UN 05 Apr 2016 - 12:33 pm

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks during a meeting in Geneva 2016 on February 25, 2016. AFP Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre Geneva:...

China limits coverage and denounces Panama Papers' tax haven revelations 05 Apr 2016 - 12:29 pm

China's President Xi Jinping claps during the closing ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the...