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Top US negotiator with Iran to leave after deadline. 28 May 2015 - 09:14 pm

Washington - The "tenacious" top US negotiator in talks with Iran on curtailing its nuclear program will leave her post after a June...

Uganda holds suspect in top prosecutor assassination. 28 May 2015 - 09:07 pm

Kampala - Police in Uganda said Thursday they have arrested a man suspected of involvement in the assassination of a top prosecutor engaged...

Suspected Rohingya boats evade Malaysian rescue team. 28 May 2015 - 09:02 pm

Langkawi, Malaysia - Two boats believed to be carrying more than 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar evaded Malaysian rescue forces Thursday, officials said...

Watchdog says 90 percent of world chemical weapons destroyed. 28 May 2015 - 09:02 pm

The Hague - The world's chemical watchdog said on Thursday that 90 percent of the global chemical weapons stockpile has been destroyed, calling...

Five Republicans neck and neck in 2016 race: poll. 28 May 2015 - 08:44 pm

Washington - Five White House hopefuls are tied atop the Republican nomination race, a national poll released Thursday showed, making it anyone's guess...

First Pacific hurricane forecast for Friday. 28 May 2015 - 08:31 pm

Miami - Friday is expected to see the first hurricane of the Eastern Pacific storm season, US meteorologists warned, heralding the start of...

Saudi beheads Pakistani drug trafficker. 28 May 2015 - 08:28 pm

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker, adding to what a United Nations rapporteur called a "very disturbing"...

Three wounded as UN convoy triggers landmines in Mali: UN sources. 28 May 2015 - 08:14 pm

Bamako - Three United Nations troops were wounded on Thursday when a convoy including the head of peacekeeping in Mali triggered landmines in...

UK's Cameron meets EU leaders on referendum reform push. 28 May 2015 - 08:03 pm

London - David Cameron started a two-day tour of European capitals Thursday in a bid to secure EU reforms as his government published...

Few regrets in Mideast over Blair resignation. 28 May 2015 - 08:01 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - Tony's Blair resignation as Middle East peace envoy has been widely welcomed by Palestinians who say his term was...

European Union suspends Burundi vote observer mission. 28 May 2015 - 07:56 pm

Bujumbura, Burundi - The European Union said Thursday it was suspending its electoral observer mission to Burundi and warned that current conditions in...

Angolan activist sentenced in army defamation case. 28 May 2015 - 07:52 pm

Luanda - An Angolan court on Thursday sentenced a prominent anti-corruption activist to a six-month suspended jail term for defaming army generals in...

US indicts 15 Chinese in college test, passport scam. 28 May 2015 - 07:28 pm

New York - A US grand jury has indicted 15 Chinese citizens with conspiracy, fraud and forging passports as part of a scam...

Pan-Muslim group condemns jihadist groups, IS. 28 May 2015 - 07:27 pm

Kuwait City - A conference of Muslim states on Thursday condemned main jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq and studied a plan for...

Rebels storm last regime-held city in Syria's Idlib: monitor. 28 May 2015 - 06:49 pm

Beirut - A rebel coalition led by Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate edged into the last remaining government-held city in the northwest province of Idlib...

German minister condemns corruption that 'poisons' football. 28 May 2015 - 06:44 pm

Berlin - Germany's foreign minister said Thursday that if world football can't clear up "poisonous" corruption, state bodies need to step in, amid...

Balkan nations say EU economic aid key for stability. 28 May 2015 - 06:35 pm

Tirana - The prime ministers of six Balkans nations called Thursday on the European Union to help finance their economic development, stressing it...

Nigeria's Jonathan starts handover to president-elect Buhari. 28 May 2015 - 06:27 pm

Abuja - Nigeria's outgoing President Good luck Jonathan on Thursday showed Muhammadu Buhari around his new quarters, as the former military ruler prepared...