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After election defeats, India’s Congress party takes stock 14 Aug 2016 - 11:50 am

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are received by Manmohan Singh as they arrive to participate in Save Democracy March in New Delhi on...

Europe should break up so it can stay together 14 Aug 2016 - 11:47 am

A travel agent on the Royal Mile offers a currency exchange service in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 25, 2016 following the pro-Brexit result...

Victories against IS leave Iraq’s Sunni heartland shattered 14 Aug 2016 - 11:42 am

By Susannah George As Iraqi political and military attention shifts north in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, the military victories...

Man with knife, flammable liquid injures 6 on Swiss train:police 14 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A Swiss flag at the Euro 2016 qualifier between Switzerland and Slovenia at the St. Jakob park stadium in Basel on...

'Unprecedented' floods kill at least 3 in southern US 14 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A man clears mud from his flooded home in the village of Stajkovci, near Skopje, on August 8, 2016. Macedonia held...

‘Threat of terrorism’ sparks call to reopen Canada bomb center 14 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the bomb squad wearing hazardous materials suits investigate suspicious packages in Ottawa in 2008. RCMP data show police dealt with nearly...

French court upholds Cannes burkini ban 14 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Australian model Mecca Laalaa wearing a burqini by fashion designer Aheda Zanetti at the Islamic Sport and Swimwear shop in Sydney. AFP Nice,...

New fund aims to fuel growth in market for clean cookstoves 13 Aug 2016 - 06:47 pm

A woman cooks on an Envirofit stove in Kenya: Photo courtesy: Envirofit International By Megan Rowling BARCELONA: A new $4 million fund aims...

Kurdish militants kill AK Party official in Turkey’s southeast, sources say 13 Aug 2016 - 06:43 pm

DIYARBAKIR: Kurdish militants killed an official of Turkey’s ruling AK Party in the country’s southeastern province of Sirnak after abducting him and his...

Pakistan police arrest ex-husband, father in suspected ‘honour killing’ 13 Aug 2016 - 06:39 pm

This photograph taken on July 28, 2016 shows Mukhtar Kazam, the husband of late British woman Samia Shahid, during a press conference in...

Venezuelans cross reopened border to Colombia for food, medicine 13 Aug 2016 - 05:21 pm

Venezuelans cross the Simon Bolivar bridge linking San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela with Cucuta in Colombia to buy basic supplies on July...

Funeral held for 'last queen' of Romania 13 Aug 2016 - 05:14 pm

Regiment soldiers guard the coffin of the late Queen Anne of Romania at the Royal Palace, now The Art Museum of Romania, as...

Turkish PM says Ankara sees no compromise with the US over Gulen extradition 13 Aug 2016 - 05:08 pm

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim made his comments to a group of Turkish journalists who quoted him as saying that U.S. Vice President Joe...

Ten children reported dead in Yemen air strkie, parliament convenes 13 Aug 2016 - 04:36 pm

A soldier holds a machine gun mounted on a police truck outside Yemen's parliament during a session held by the parliament for the...

Ukraine accuses Russia of plotting as tensions rise 13 Aug 2016 - 04:32 pm

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini reiterated the bloc's support for Ukraine, saying it did not recognise the "illegal annexation of Crimea", while...

Briton formally arrested over Bangladesh cafe carnage 13 Aug 2016 - 04:11 pm

FILE PHOTO: Bangladesh police escort former North South University teacher Hasnat Karim and Canadian university student Tahmid Hasib towards the court. AFP Dhaka:...