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Massages for pups as Tel Aviv celebrates Dog Day 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

An Israeli man poses for a picture with his dog in the park during "The city-wide dog day" in Tel Aviv, which was...

Canada's peacekeeping pledges will have a 'big impact': UN 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Reuters / Blair Gable United Nations, United States: The United Nations on Friday applauded...

Czech NGO seeks justice for Germans killed under communism 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Prague: A Czech non-profit organisation on Friday said it had filed a criminal complaint against dozens of individuals, including two former Czechoslovak communist...

No “Arab Spring” in Zimbabwe, Mugabe warns protesters 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a meeting with the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Associatioin on April 7, 2016 in Harare. AFP /...

Photo: Erdogan opens third bridge over Bosphorus Strait 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, along with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and is wife, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication...

Kuwait dissolves Olympic, football bodies for financial irregularities 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Kuwait has replaced the head of its football association as well as its Olympic chief (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat) KUWAIT: Kuwait on Thursday dissolved...

Kabul American university attack death toll 16 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A wounded Afghan police man (L) looks on as he receives treatment, following the militants' raid that targeted the elite American University of...

Portugal wants Iraq to waive diplomat sons’ immunity after beating 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

By Andrei Khalip LISBON: Portugal on Thursday asked Iraq to waive the diplomatic immunity of the twin sons of its ambassador after prosecutors...

Cameroon must halt rubber plantation project: Greenpeace 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A steel cup is positioned below an incision in the trunk of a rubber tree to gather the raw latex at a rubber...

Burkini must be banned, France’s Sarkozy says as he launches election campaign 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Nicolas Sarkozy, former head of the Les Republicains political party and a former French president, attends his first political rally since declaring his...

Zuma says backs finance minister but can’t stop investigation 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

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

Egypt’s wheat corruption scandal takes down embattled supply minister 25 Aug 2016 - 06:52 pm

Khaled Hanafi attends the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, Egypt March 14,...

Abused and exploited, child migrants in Italy dream of better life 25 Aug 2016 - 06:46 pm

Hands of Isaac, a 17 year-old boy from Ghana, during an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Syracuse, Italy, July 25, 2016. THOMSON...

Life's a beach: burkini ban demo held in London 25 Aug 2016 - 05:13 pm

Protesters demonstrate against France's ban of the burkini, outside the French Embassy in London, Britain August 25, 2016. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) London: Brandishing beach...

Iraq parliament impeaches defence minister: MPs 25 Aug 2016 - 04:32 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 6, 2015 shows Iraqi Defence Minister, Khaled al-Obeidi (C), delivering a speech during a press conference...

Philippines: Abu Sayyaf bomb expert dies during pursuit 25 Aug 2016 - 03:47 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: The Philippines military said Thursday that a bomb expert for a Daesh-linked group died when an explosive he was...

U.S. Vice President says Turks ready to stay as long as it takes in Syria 25 Aug 2016 - 03:26 pm

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2016. Kayhan...