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Obama in Canada in late June for North America summit 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: US President Barack Obama will travel to Ottawa next month for a "Three Amigos" North American summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin...

Poland charges lawyer with spying for Russia 05 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Polish flag with coat of arms. Olek Remesz. WikImedia Commons Warsaw: Polish prosecutors have charged a lawyer with spying for Russia, local media...

Europe's air safety agency to study aircraft-drone collision risk 04 May 2016 - 06:54 pm

Berlin: Europe's air safety watchdog Wednesday said it would examine the risk of collision between drones and aircraft, as the use of such...

Kenya thwarts terrorist attack plans 04 May 2016 - 05:00 pm

Nairobi: Kenya security agencies collaborating closely managed to thwart a planned biological attack using anthrax. According to Inspector General of Police, Joseph Boinnet,...

Orlando Bloom visits Ukraine in role as UNICEF ambassador 04 May 2016 - 04:22 pm

Orlando Bloom (Reuters) MOSCOW: British actor Orlando Bloom, in a more serious role as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, has visited schools in eastern...

Public smoking ban for Ethiopia's capital 04 May 2016 - 04:10 pm

Addis Ababa: A ban on smoking at public gatherings has been announced by the mayor of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, according to local...

Britain prepares for Super Thursday elections 04 May 2016 - 04:07 pm

Scotland's First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon (L), reacts as she is interrupted by a man waving...

NATO allows Israel to open Brussels office 04 May 2016 - 02:50 pm

BRUSSELS: NATO has given permission to Israel to open an office at its headquarters in Brussels. According to an official statement issued by...

U.S. kills 39,000 turkeys in outbreak of mild bird flu 04 May 2016 - 02:40 pm

Chicago: U.S. authorities destroyed 39,000 turkeys in Missouri due to an outbreak of a mild form of avian flu, the World Organization for...

1 dead, 9 missing after Ukraine coal mine blast 04 May 2016 - 01:48 pm

Kiev: One Ukrainian coal miner was killed and nine others were reported missing, feared dead, on Wednesday after a methane gas explosion in...

London looks set to elect Muslim mayor 04 May 2016 - 12:41 pm

Britain's Labour party candidate for London Mayor Sadiq Khan (C), unveils a poster campaign in Canary Wharf, east London on May 4, 2016,...

Russia to add three new military divisions to counter NATO: agencies 04 May 2016 - 12:14 pm

Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. REUTERS/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO Russia will add three...

Saudi carries out 90th execution of year 04 May 2016 - 11:35 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder on Wednesday taking to 90 the number of people the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom has...

How Bernie Sanders beat the polls and won Indiana 04 May 2016 - 10:47 am

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to the media outside the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library in New Albany, Indiana, U.S.,...

Ted Cruz: Tea Party firebrand but no match for Trump 04 May 2016 - 09:39 am

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz hugs his father, Rafael Cruz and wife Heidi Cruz after announcing the suspension of his campaign during...

Trump 'presumptive' White House nominee as Cruz crashes out 04 May 2016 - 08:38 am

Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump speaks to supporters and the media at Trump Tower in Manhattan following his victory in the Indiana...

Canadian wildfire forces evacuation order for entire city 04 May 2016 - 08:32 am

Students from Fort McMurray Composite High School are released early as wildfire burns nearby in Fort McMurray, Alberta May 3, 2016. Kangen Lee/Handout...