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Ukraine president Poroshenko denies offshore vehicle was set up to minimise taxes 06 Apr 2016 - 10:34 am

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko gestures during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TOKYO:...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes northwest of Vanuatu - USGS 06 Apr 2016 - 10:10 am

SYDNEY: An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck northwest of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Wednesday....

Hollande tells Germany: let’s bulk up defence to fight terrorism 06 Apr 2016 - 09:59 am

French President Francois Hollande gives a press conference following his meeting with Burkina Faso's President, on April 5, 2016 at the Elysee Presidential...

Puerto Rico lawmakers vote to stop loan repayments 06 Apr 2016 - 09:58 am

US Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico has been locked in recession for a decade. AFP Photo/Paul J Richards San Juan: Puerto Rico's lawmakers...

Anger simmers as Greek islands adapt to migrant deal 06 Apr 2016 - 09:42 am

Migrant who will be returned to Turkey hold placards during a demonstration inside the Moria registration centre on the Greek island of Lesbos,...

Peru erupts in anti-Fujimori protests days ahead of elections 06 Apr 2016 - 09:30 am

Demonstrators protest against presidential candidacy of Keiko Fujimori, at the San Martin Square, in Lima, Peru, 05 April 2016. EPA/ERNESTO ARIAS LIMA: Tens...

Brazil president faces key call in impeachment drive 06 Apr 2016 - 09:12 am

President Dilma Rousseff smiles as she attends a news conference after visiting the new Embraer KC 390 military transport aircraft in Brasilia, Brazil,...

Azerbaijan says Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire broken 115 times in 24 hours: RIA 06 Apr 2016 - 09:08 am

MOSCOW: Armenian-backed forces violated a ceasefire in Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region 115 times in the last 24 hours, RIA news agency cited the...

British banker behind firm sanctioned over North Korea nuclear program: Guardian 06 Apr 2016 - 08:44 am

A British banker with ties to North Korea set up an offshore company allegedly used by the isolated and heavily sanctioned state to...

EU executive to present steps to tighten external border controls 06 Apr 2016 - 08:32 am

A family walks through a field at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni,...

Fiji residents ordered to stay inside as cyclone looms 06 Apr 2016 - 08:28 am

This handout photograph taken by Naziah Ali of Mai Life Magazine shows flooded streets in Fiji's western division of Ba on April 6,...

Dutch voters head to polls on key EU-Ukraine deal 06 Apr 2016 - 08:09 am

The Hague: Dutch voters go to the polls Wednesday to decide whether to support a key EU deal with Ukraine in a referendum...

'Panama Papers' law firm says 'hacked by servers abroad' 06 Apr 2016 - 08:00 am

Ramon Fonseca, founding partner of law firm Mossack Fonseca, listens to questions during an interview with Reuters at his office in Panama City...

Iceland premier resigns as Panama Papers scandal widens 06 Apr 2016 - 07:55 am

Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson speaks to media outside Iceland president's residence in Reykjavik, Iceland, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Sigtryggur Johannsson Reykjavik: Iceland's...

Industry threatens nearly half of natural heritage sites: WWF 06 Apr 2016 - 07:35 am

Paris: Almost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities such...

Republican Cruz crushes Trump in Wisconsin, says party will unite 06 Apr 2016 - 07:05 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks with rival Ted Cruz during a commercial break in the midst of the Republican presidential candidates debate...