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US defense commitment to Japan 'ironclad', includes Senkakus: Kerry. 27 Apr 2015 - 07:31 pm

New York - The US commitment to the defense of Japan is "ironclad," top US diplomat John Kerry vowed Monday as the two...

Kazakh president wins fifth term with nearly 98% of votes. 27 Apr 2015 - 07:23 pm

Astana, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Monday extended his grip on power in the oil-rich, ex-Soviet nation with 97.7 percent of...

Auschwitz commander's barber, Jozef Paczynski, dies at 95 27 Apr 2015 - 07:21 pm

Warsaw - Former Auschwitz prisoner Jozef Paczynski, who was barber to the Nazi German death camp's infamous commander Rudolf Hoess, has died at...

For Sudan's Bashir, now the battle begins. 27 Apr 2015 - 07:17 pm

Khartoum - He may have easily secured another five years in power on Monday, but President Omar al-Bashir still faces major challenges in...

Senegal marks the end of the slave trade. 27 Apr 2015 - 07:12 pm

Dakar - Senegal gathered diplomats representing nations across the world on Monday to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade at a ceremony...

Novelists boycott NY gala in Charlie Hebdo protest. 27 Apr 2015 - 07:07 pm

New York - Six prominent novelists are boycotting a New York literary gala next week to protest against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo...

Swedish far-right expels youth leader for racism. 27 Apr 2015 - 06:54 pm

Stockholm - Sweden's far-right Sweden Democrats party on Monday said it had expelled seven members, including the head of the party's youth wing,...

Mauritania, Algeria in diplomatic crisis over drugs article. 27 Apr 2015 - 06:50 pm

Nouakchott - Mauritania and Algeria were embroiled in a diplomatic row Monday after the tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats over a contentious news article...

Baltimore man who died in police custody mourned. 27 Apr 2015 - 06:42 pm

Baltimore - Family and friends gathered Monday for the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man whose death in custody triggered a...

Soviet dissident charged with child abuse in UK. 27 Apr 2015 - 06:12 pm

London - British prosecutors said Monday they had charged Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky with making and possessing indecent images of children. Bukovsky, 72,...

Iran general slams 'declining' Saudi over Yemen strikes. 27 Apr 2015 - 06:09 pm

Tehran - Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief said Monday Saudi Arabia is verging on collapse as Tehran's position strengthens, putting the kingdom in the...

UN Security Council hears Yemen envoy's final report. 27 Apr 2015 - 06:00 pm

United Nations, United States - The UN Security Council went into closed-door consultations on Monday on the crisis in Yemen and to hear...

Polls show Americans back Obama's Iran deal. 27 Apr 2015 - 05:59 pm

Washington - A solid majority of American voters back President Barack Obama's interim deal with Iran, a poll by Quinnipiac University showed Monday....

Slovak PM to join Moscow WWII victory events. 27 Apr 2015 - 05:53 pm

Bratislava - Slovakia's premier said Monday he would take part in May 9 events in Moscow to mark the 70th anniversary of victory...

Rajoy warns Spaniards against lure of Greek-style policies. 27 Apr 2015 - 05:50 pm

Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned Spaniards off Greek-style anti-austerity policies Monday, saying the kind of confrontational stance adopted by the...

Pro-Putin bikers turned away at Polish border. 27 Apr 2015 - 05:48 pm

Warsaw - Ten pro-Kremlin bikers who had planned a controversial WWII victory ride through Europe were on Monday denied entry into Poland at...

Dozens of troops killed in Boko Haram attack on Niger army. 27 Apr 2015 - 05:43 pm

Niamey - Dozens of Niger troops were killed in a weekend attack by Boko Haram militants on an island base in Lake Chad,...

NATO calls for 'comprehensive response" to migrant crisis. 27 Apr 2015 - 05:29 pm

Lisbon - The plight of migrants in the Mediterranean requires a "comprehensive response", NATO'S head Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, adding that the...