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Dubai to build tower taller than Burj Khalifa 10 Apr 2016 - 02:46 pm

hairman of Dubai Emaar property Mohamed al-abbar gestures as he speaks to press in Dubai, March 10, 2016.(AFP / Marwan Naamani) Dubai: Dubai...

Sanders wins Wyoming, prepares to take on Clinton in New York 10 Apr 2016 - 02:42 pm

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders touches the "Tree of Hope" as he takes the stage for a campaign "Community...

Strong earthquake shakes buildings across South Asia 10 Apr 2016 - 02:35 pm

A shakemap provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on 10 April 2016 of a 6.6 magnitudeearthquake (indicated by a star, C) detected...

UK’s Cameron releases tax records in attempt to calm Panama Papers storm 10 Apr 2016 - 01:37 pm

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (file photo /Reuters) By Estelle Shirbon and Paul Sandle LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron took the unusual...

Syrian PM: Russian air force, Syrian army preparing operation to free Aleppo 10 Apr 2016 - 12:47 pm

Children play near upright buses barricading a street in Aleppo's rebel-controlled Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, Syria April 6, 2016. Reuters/ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL MOSCOW: The Russian...

Fire breaks out in Parliament Annexe building 10 Apr 2016 - 12:40 pm

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A fire broke out on the second floor of Parliament Annexe building here on Sunday, officials said. Five...

Macedonian police use teargas on migrants at Greek border 10 Apr 2016 - 12:39 pm

ATHENS: Macedonian police used teargas to push back hundreds of migrants from a border fence on Sunday at a sprawling refugee camp on...

Bring back our gear, Israel's army begs ex-soldiers 10 Apr 2016 - 12:28 pm

File picture used for representation. Reuters Tel Aviv: Israel's army is searching for hundreds of weapons and tens of thousands of munitions --...

Angolan police block anti-government protests 10 Apr 2016 - 12:20 pm

Protester tried to march in support of activists arrested last month for plotting against Angola President Jose Eduardo dos Santos (pictured above). Reuters ...

Interview: Egypt has high hopes for tourism despite grim statistics, setbacks 10 Apr 2016 - 12:14 pm

Egyptian Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Cairo, Egypt, April 7, 2016. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El...

Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, 4-year lock 10 Apr 2016 - 12:07 pm

A girl reads a book on her balcony as smoke rises from chimneys of a steel plant, on a hazy day in Quzhou,...

Brussels bombers had planned Paris attack: Prosecutors 10 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

Damage following the March 22 bombing, in these undated photos made available by the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, in Brussels. Het Nieuwsblad via ...

Brussels jihadist cell wanted to stage new attack in France: prosecutors 10 Apr 2016 - 11:45 am

Brussels: A Brussels-based terror cell intended to launch a fresh strike in France, but attacked in the Belgian capital instead after being "surprised"...

Pakistan offers condolences over Indian temple tragedy 10 Apr 2016 - 11:33 am

Policemen cordon off the area after a fire broke out at a temple in Kollam in the southern state of Kerala,India, April 10,...

Angry over use of AC, man in Kerala kills wife and son 10 Apr 2016 - 11:02 am

Angamaly (Kerala): The use of a room air conditioner was the ostensible reason for an 81-year-old man to kill his wife and son...

Boston Globe denounces Trump candidacy in 'front page' satire 10 Apr 2016 - 10:39 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on stage during campaign event at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York April 6, 2016 REUTERS/CARLO...

Two-way showdown in Comoros presidential election 10 Apr 2016 - 10:27 am

Voters line up to cast their ballot in Mitsoudj on April 10, 2016 during the second round of Presidential elections in Comoros. AFP...

Peru votes on Fujimori daughter in chaotic election 10 Apr 2016 - 10:24 am

Peruvian soldier patrol a polling station after workers of Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) leave voting materials, in Surco, ahead of...