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Norway violated mass killer Breivik's human rights, court rules 21 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

his file photo taken on March 15, 2016 shows Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik making a Nazi salute as he arrives to...

French defence minister says Islamic State can be eradicated 21 Apr 2016 - 10:01 am

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian reacts during a news conference at the French Defence Ministry in Paris, France, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/CHARLES...

Three dead, dozens injured in blast at chemical plant in Mexico 21 Apr 2016 - 09:59 am

Smoke rises from the explosion site at Mexican national oil company Pemex's Pajaritos petrochemical complex in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz state, Mexico, April 20, 2016....

Ecuador's president announces economic measures in wake of killer quake 21 Apr 2016 - 09:42 am

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa looks on as he attends a press conference in Quito, Ecuador, 20 April 2016. EPA/FREDY CONSTANTE Quito: Ecuador's president...

Australian TV crew fly home after Beirut kidnap deal 21 Apr 2016 - 09:08 am

Australian TV presenter Tara Brown (back) and Sally Faulkner, an Australian woman accused of abducting her children from her ex husband, are released...

Island states come to UN ready to move on climate deal 21 Apr 2016 - 08:50 am

Participants are seen in silhouette as they look at a screen showing a world map with climate anomalies during the World Climate Change...

Australia admits government hack attacks, boosts cyber security 21 Apr 2016 - 08:23 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces the federal government's Cyber Security Strategy at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney, Australia, 21 April 2016....

Ukraine warns it may take 'years' to end separatist war 21 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Stepan Poltorak, Ukraine's defence minister . Reuters Kiev: Ukraine's defence minister warned Wednesday it may take years to settle the ex-Soviet republic's pro-Russian...

Lessons of Ukraine's Chernobyl disaster, 30 years on 20 Apr 2016 - 06:26 pm

Ukranian Svitlana Shmagailo, a 42-year-old teacher affected by Chernobyl's disaster, poses for media in Barcelona, Spain, on 20 April 2016. EPA/ALEJANDRO GARCIA Vienna: ...

Podemos lawmakers on hunger strike in Spain in favour of refugees 20 Apr 2016 - 06:02 pm

Foreign spokesman of Spanish Podemos party, Pablo Bustinduy, intervenes at a Parliamentary session at the Lower House in Madrid, Spain, on 20 April...

Quake hit Ecuadorean beach town grapples with crisis 20 Apr 2016 - 04:23 pm

Rescue workers carry a corpse from earthquake rubbble in Pedernales, Ecuador on April 20, 2016. AFP / RODRIGO BUENDIA PEDERNALES, Ecuador: The rustic...

World's oldest message in a bottle discovered 20 Apr 2016 - 04:18 pm

London: A 108-year-old postcard offering a shilling in exchange for its return to an English marine research institute is now officially the world's...

How Swedish start-up Neo Technology helped crack the Panama Papers 20 Apr 2016 - 03:59 pm

A tourist takes a selfie next to a sign that shows the Mossack Fonseca law firm's name outside their office building in Panama...

'Hijab Day' at Paris university divides opinion 20 Apr 2016 - 03:24 pm

Paris: Students at an elite Paris university sparked bitter debate Wednesday by inviting classmates to wear the Muslim veil for a day in...

EU to decide on Turkey visas in May amid migrant row 20 Apr 2016 - 03:23 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks at the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly in Strasbourg, eastern France, on April 19, 2016. AFP /...

DR Congo: Police tear-gas protesters as row over Kabila rumbles on 20 Apr 2016 - 02:04 pm

Joseph Kabila Lubumbashi, DR Congo: Police in south-east DRCongo fired tear gas to break up a demonstration Wednesday by 5,000 people in the...

South Sudan rebel delay fans fears for peace 20 Apr 2016 - 01:46 pm

South Sudanese rebel leader and former vice president Riek Macha, center, sits in an army barracks in South Sudan's Upper Nile State in...

Two burned alive in Zambia anti-foreigner riots Monday: police 20 Apr 2016 - 01:42 pm

Zambian Police patrol near the Chawama Compound where residents have attacked broken and looted foreign-run shops in Lusaka on April 19, 2016.AFP /...