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World must unite to stem ‘mushrooming’ violent extremism: UN 05 Apr 2016 - 06:44 pm

Jehangir Khan, Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre, informs the media about the Geneva Conference on...

Panama Papers revelations pile pressure on European leaders 05 Apr 2016 - 06:12 pm

View of buildings in the financial center of Panama City on April 4, 2016. AFP, Rodrigo ARANGUA Iceland PM calls to dissolve parliament....

Warring sides declare ceasefire over Nagorno-Karabakh 05 Apr 2016 - 06:06 pm

A soldier of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh carries weapons in Martakert region on April 4, 2016. Fighting raged between Azerbaijani and Armenian...

Gunmen kidnap Lebanese, kill soldier in Nigeria’s Delta: police 05 Apr 2016 - 06:03 pm

Soldiers of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army stand by the road in Damboa Borno State, northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016....

Greece postpones return of next group of migrants until Friday 05 Apr 2016 - 05:57 pm

Refugees hold banners and block the highway which connects Greece and Macedonia as they stage a protesin the Idomeni town of Greece on...

Chair used by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling up for auction 05 Apr 2016 - 05:52 pm

A chair used by British author J.K. Rowling while writing "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of...

US designates Paris attacks suspect 'global terrorist' 05 Apr 2016 - 05:44 pm

"Belgian-born French citizen Salah Abdeslam is an operative for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant," United States State Department said, using...

Trump would target remittances to try to force Mexico to fund wall 05 Apr 2016 - 05:35 pm

Passengers leave a subway station during a free day of public transport at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, March 17, 2016. REUTERS Henry...

Trump details how Mexico would fund US wall: report 05 Apr 2016 - 05:25 pm

Donald Trump speaks to guests during a campaign rally at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Scott...

City of London head takes aim at Mayor Johnson over backing Brexit 05 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

London Mayor Boris Johnson delivers Vote Leave speech in Dartford Kent, south east England, 11 March, 2016. EPA, ANDY RAIN By Jonathan Saul...

South African parliament begins debate on motion to impeach Zuma 05 Apr 2016 - 05:16 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town in this picture taken March 17, 2016. REUTERS Mike Hutchings CAPE...

World equities rocked by new oil slide 05 Apr 2016 - 05:01 pm

World oil prices languished, striking one-month lows on persistent worries over the global supply glut, weighing on energy shares. Reuters photo London: Europe's...

EU citizens spend over $27 billion a year on drugs: report 05 Apr 2016 - 04:25 pm

BRUSSELS: A European Union report says the bloc's citizens spend over $27 billion on drugs and 1 percent of adults use cannabis on...

France says Syrian refugee intake insufficient, vows to double efforts 05 Apr 2016 - 04:11 pm

A boy is pictured at the port of Chios, where refugees and migrants who managed to leave the VIAL detention center a few...

Azerbaijan confirms ceasefire reached with Karabakh rebels 05 Apr 2016 - 02:50 pm

A picture taken on April 4, 2016 shows a man walking past a building, which was damaged during clashes between Armenian and Azeri...

New Zealand's Helen Clark enters race to lead UN 05 Apr 2016 - 01:57 pm

A file picture dated 16 September 2015 shows former New Zealand's Prime Minister, Helen Clark looking on as she speaks during an interview...

Task force says 2,000 saved from Boko Haram 05 Apr 2016 - 01:53 pm

YAOUNDE, Cameroon: Cameroonian and Nigerian forces claimed to have killed over 300 Boko Haram militants and rescued nearly 2,000 hostages during a joint...