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Ex-Auschwitz guard dies a week before German trial: court 07 Apr 2016 - 05:27 pm

Birkenau gate of Auschwitz. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia Berlin: A 93-year-old former guard at Auschwitz has died one week before he was to stand...

French eonomist Thomas Piketty: Immigration to Europe an economic good 07 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

French economist and academic Thomas Piketty, poses in his book-lined office at the French School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS),...

Russia’s Putin: Friend named in Panama Papers not corrupt 07 Apr 2016 - 05:09 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony following his meeting with Moroccan King Mohammed VI at the Kremlin in Moscow on March...

Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ chair sells for bewitching $394,000 07 Apr 2016 - 04:58 pm

A chair used by British author JK Rowling is shown in the window of Heritage Auctions in New York, April 4, 2016. REUTERS...

Disappointed Ukrainians turn fire on leaders after Dutch vote 07 Apr 2016 - 04:23 pm

Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands. KIEV: Ukrainians blamed their political leaders on Thursday for not doing enough to tackle corruption and...

Transfer of Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam to France 'will take weeks' 07 Apr 2016 - 02:02 pm

Belgian lawyer Sven Mary, representing Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks, speaks to the press as he...

Belgium struggles to win back tourists after attacks 07 Apr 2016 - 01:52 pm

File picture of police on the Belgium streets Brussels: Gone are the usual snap-happy crowds on Brussels' famed Grand Place, visits to the...

Denmark arrests four suspected IS fighters returned from Syria 07 Apr 2016 - 01:50 pm

File picture of Danish police used for representation. COPENHAGEN: Danish police said on Thursday they had arrested four people near Copenhagen who they ...

Pressure grows on Dutch security minister over Brussels attacks 07 Apr 2016 - 01:45 pm

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch security minister battled to keep his job on Thursday as he faced criticism from across the political spectrum over his...

UK's Cameron urges young Britons to vote against Brexit 07 Apr 2016 - 01:00 pm

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Birmingham, Britain, April...

Macedonia opposition to boycott polls as parliament dissolves 07 Apr 2016 - 12:51 pm

Skopje: Macedonia's main opposition party said it will boycott a "sham" election in June, as parliament dissolved ahead of the vote which is...

Dutch voters overwhelmingly reject Ukraine-EU treaty 07 Apr 2016 - 12:31 pm

People walk past a billboard with posters about the consultative referendum on the association between Ukraine and the European Union in a park...

German president urges swift refugee integration to counter extremism risk 07 Apr 2016 - 12:28 pm

Syrian refugees arrive at the camp for refugees and migrants in Friedland, Germany April 4, 2016. REUTERS/KAI PFAFFENBACH Germany must take care to...

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...

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,...

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...