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New Iceland government to take over, protests continue 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 pm

Iceland's new prime mninster Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson (L) of the Progressive Party's and Bjarni Benediktsson (R)finance minister of the Independence Party address members...

Clashes in Indian Kashmir after two militants killed 07 Apr 2016 - 11:56 am

AFP/ File photo Srinagar: Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Indian Kashmir Thursday after two militants were killed in a gun battle...

South Korea to welcome Muslims with new halal system 07 Apr 2016 - 10:54 am

AFP/ File photo By Alex Jensen SEOUL: South Korea is encouraging local restaurants to serve up halal food by introducing a new certification...

Rocket fire from Syria wounds three people in Turkish border town 07 Apr 2016 - 10:46 am

DIYARBAKIR: As many as three people were wounded when rocket fire from an Islamic State-controlled area in northern Syria entered Turkish territory, striking...

250 Syrians missing after IS attack east of Damascus: Residents 07 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

Damascus: Around 250 Syrian civilians are feared kidnapped after an attack by the Islamic State jihadist group on a cement factory east of...

Indonesia launches fresh crackdown on child exploitation 07 Apr 2016 - 10:13 am

By Angie Teo and Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA: Authorities in the sprawling Indonesian capital are cracking down on the exploitation of children after a...

Iran’s Rouhani backs moderate interaction with neighbours, world - state TV 07 Apr 2016 - 09:48 am

File photo of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. ANKARA: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday his country was not a threat to any...

Disclose your assets by April 21: SC tells Mallya 07 Apr 2016 - 09:43 am

File picture of Indian businessman Vijay Mallya New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya to disclose to...

SC grants Rs.40,000 compensation for dog bite death in Kerala 07 Apr 2016 - 09:22 am

File picture New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Kerala government to pay Rs.40,000 to Jose Sabastin whose wife died after being...

NATO deflects Trump criticism 07 Apr 2016 - 09:21 am

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks on the state of affairs with NATO during the Atlantic Council at the Ritz Carlton in Washington,...

Malaysia inquiry cites murky fund payments, urges probe 07 Apr 2016 - 09:18 am

A man walks past a 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the funds flagship Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, in...

Liberal Bangladeshi blogger killed by machete-wielding attackers 07 Apr 2016 - 09:11 am

A Bangladeshi policeman stands guard at the site of the murder of a law student, hacked to death by four assailants the night...

Afghan ‘Sesame Street’ adds girl power with first homegrown Muppet 07 Apr 2016 - 09:08 am

Sesame Street'' characters act with Afghan girls before the inauguration of a show at French Culture Center in Kabul November 30, 2011. REUTERS/OMAR...

Venezuelans get Fridays off for two months to save energy 07 Apr 2016 - 09:00 am

Though it has the largest proven oil reserve, the Venezuelan economy is a mess with inflation and constant blackouts. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia/Files Caracas: Venezuelan...

Dutch voters reject EU-Ukraine trade accord 07 Apr 2016 - 08:51 am

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the evening of the Dutch referendum about the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine, in his...

Poroshenko: Ukraine to continue moving towards EU despite Dutch vote 07 Apr 2016 - 08:47 am

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko on his visit to Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO: Ukraine...

Runaway groom: China nabs fraud suspect at airport 07 Apr 2016 - 08:40 am

Shanghai: Chinese authorities have detained the head of a group of finance companies accused of defrauding more than 100,000 investors, as he sought...