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Turkey president's daughter to marry in Istanbul 14 May 2016 - 12:50 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is greeted by students upon his arrival at Kocaeli University in the western city of Izmit, Turkey. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential...

Nigeria hosts international summit on Boko Haram 14 May 2016 - 12:36 pm

French President Francois Hollande inspects the guards of honour in Abuja, Nigeria May 14, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde Abuja: Nigeria was on Saturday hosting...

Ugandan opposition leader charged with treason 14 May 2016 - 12:17 pm

File photo of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye. AFP By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA: Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason late...

Turkish shelling, coalition air strike kills 45 IS militants in Syria-Anadolu 14 May 2016 - 11:58 am

ISTANBUL: The Turkish military and U.S.-led coalition forces killed 45 Islamic State militants in shelling and an air strike north of the Syrian...

Peace deal expected with armed Afghan group 14 May 2016 - 11:39 am

Afghan border police secure their side of Pakistan-Afghanistan borders, also known as the Durand Line, after three consecutive days of its closure, Toorkham,...

Migrants rescued off Sicily are not Syrians, UN says 14 May 2016 - 11:31 am

Migrants disembark from the Italian coastguard vessel Peluso in the Sicilian harbour of Augusta, Italy, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello Rome: There were...

Temer vows to get Brazil 'back on rails' 14 May 2016 - 11:07 am

Brazilian interim President Michel Temer speaks during his first cabinet meeting at Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, 13 May 2016. EPA/FERNANDO BIZERRA ...

Insight: For Iran and Hezbollah, a costly week in Syria 14 May 2016 - 10:49 am

People inspect a site hit by an airstrike in the rebel-controlled city of Idlib, Syria May 13, 2016. REUTERS/AMMAR ABDULLAH By Tom Perry...

Mexico debates legalizing opium poppy for medicine 14 May 2016 - 10:35 am

Mexico City: Fed up with drug-related violence, a growing number of Mexican politicians see one potential cure: legalizing the cultivation of opium poppies...

Hezbollah blames Islamist extremists for killing military chief in Syria 14 May 2016 - 10:12 am

Members of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah carry a portrait of Mustafa Badreddine, a top Hezbollah commander who was killed in an attack...

Two Indian reporters shot dead in less than 24 hours 14 May 2016 - 09:50 am

New Delhi: Gunmen shot dead two journalists in 24 hours in separate incidents in eastern India, police and local reports said Saturday, the...

Venezuela's Maduro extends economic emergency measures 14 May 2016 - 09:43 am

A handout picture made available by the Miraflores Press shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting with members of his government at...

Buddhist monk hacked to death in Bangladesh 14 May 2016 - 09:26 am

File photo of Bangladesh policemen outside Supreme Court. DHAKA: An elderly Buddhist monk was hacked to death on Saturday at a temple in...

Obama toasts Nordic nations after Russia-focused summit 14 May 2016 - 08:36 am

US President Barack Obama claps during a state dinner for Nordic leaders at the White House in Washington, US, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua...

World's smallest porpoise nearer extinction in Mexico 14 May 2016 - 08:29 am

Mexico City: Environmentalists warned Friday that Mexico's vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, was close to extinction as the government reported that only...

GCC states denounce Iran’s attempts to politicise Haj 14 May 2016 - 05:42 am

Riyadh: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have denounced Iran’s attempts to politicise Haj and using the Islamic pillar to harm Saudi Arabia. Secretary-General...