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U.S. military training dozens of Syrian fighters in new program 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Col. Steve Warren, the new spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, speaks to reporters during a news conference at the U.S. Embassy...

Brussels airport restart delayed as police demand more security 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Belgian police officers and soldiers control the access to Belgian international airport of Zaventem airport, which is still not operating, more than a...

UNHCR warns against immediate refugee returns to Turkey 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Refugees and migrants wait to be transferred to the Moria registration centre after arriving at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island...

U.N. hopes parties to Yemen peace talks will engage constructively 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A Houthi follower carries Yemen's national flag as he attends a rally marking one year of Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen's capital Sanaa,...

Saudi-owned newspaper Beirut office attacked after cartoon 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: Protesters attacked the Beirut office of Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on Friday in response to a cartoon published by the paper criticizing...

U.S., Japan finalize nuclear material transfer 01 Apr 2016 - 06:46 pm

The United States and Japan have completed the removal of all highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium fuels from Japan's Fast Critical Assembly...

CIA leaves explosives on school bus after training exercise 01 Apr 2016 - 06:38 pm

Washington: A Virginia school bus ferrying students to and from classes this week had explosives under the hood after the CIA accidentally left...

24 PKK terrorists killed in south-east: Turkish military 01 Apr 2016 - 06:01 pm

Turkish policemen secure the area after an explosion in Diyarbakir, Turkey, 31 March 2016. EPA ANKARA: Twenty-four PKK terrorists were killed on Thursday...

Turkey PM in defiant visit to Diyarbakir after attack 01 Apr 2016 - 05:57 pm

Diyarbakir, Turkey: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday made a rare visit to the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir, declaring he was "not...

South African opposition says will take necessary action to remove Zuma 01 Apr 2016 - 05:51 pm

Leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) Mmusi Maimane speaks during a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko ...

US, Japan, South Korea warn North Korea over ‘provocations’ 01 Apr 2016 - 05:45 pm

outh Korean President Park Geun-hye (L), US President Barack Obama (C) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold trilateral talks on the margins...

Pakistan asks Iran to investigate suspected Indian spy's Iran links 01 Apr 2016 - 05:40 pm

In this handout photograph released by the Pakistan Press Information Department (PID) on March 25, 2016, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz (R) is seen...

North Korea to pursue nuclear and missile programmes: envoy 01 Apr 2016 - 05:38 pm

So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, speaks to members of the media during a news conference in...

U.S. April Fools’ pranks include football robots, black eye for Google 01 Apr 2016 - 05:36 pm

By Gina Cherelus NEW YORK: Bogus ad campaigns, a failed prank by Google, Ivy League football robots and an attempt at humor on...

Sympathizers urge Trump to get more serious in White House bid 01 Apr 2016 - 05:32 pm

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON: Republican front-runner Donald Trump is facing pressure from supporters and other admirers to take a more serious approach to...

Liberia suffers new Ebola death, months after outbreak declared over 01 Apr 2016 - 05:30 pm

A woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the West African nation was declared free of the virus and weeks after...

Belgium largest source of European fighters in Syria per head: study 01 Apr 2016 - 05:27 pm

Islamic State flag is seen in front of a Belgian flag in this illustration taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION BY THOMAS ESCRITT...

Indian police file homicide case after flyover collapse kills 23 01 Apr 2016 - 05:25 pm

Cranes clear some wreckage in all-night rescue effort. Construction project plagued by delays and safety fears. Rescuers struggle to reach victims in crowded...