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Islamist violence strains a poor nation's warm welcome for refugees 06 Jul 2016 - 09:10 am

Lamido Souley Mani Orthe (2nd from L), a Fulani chief, poses for pictures with his family and his bodyguard at his home in...

Dozens of dead dogs found in pit in Mexico 06 Jul 2016 - 12:05 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. AFP Puebla, Mexico: Authorities have found some 50 dead dogs dumped in an open pit on a hill in central Mexico,...

Swedish PM looking at tightening laws after festival sex attacks 06 Jul 2016 - 12:02 am

Stefan Lofven STOCKHOLM: The Swedish government will look into tightening sexual assault laws after a series of attacks at music festivals over the...

Bouteflika in rare appearance for Algeria national day 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Abdelaziz Bouteflika (file photo / Reuters) Algiers: Wheelchair-bound President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday made his first public appearance in a year to mark...

Smriti Irani, India's most controversial and most trolled minister shifted in a sweeping government reshuffle 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Smriti Irani, a former TV soap star, had been engulfed in several controversies over her tenure at the helm of the agency, including...

Theresa May leads ballot to become British PM as pound plunges 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Britain's Home Secretary, Theresa May, leaves after attending a cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Peter...

Muslim world condemns Saudi holy site bombing 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Emir of Madinah Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (2R) and security officers look at blood stains on the ground after a suicide...

Bowing to pressure, EU gives parliaments say in Canada trade deal 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

In the face of popular suspicion about secretive trade deals benefiting big companies, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker retreated from his position that the...

NATO-Russia talks must tackle Ukraine 'withdrawal': Poland 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz speaks with Reuters during an interview in Warsaw, Poland July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Warsaw: Planned NATO talks...

US envoy Kerry to Georgia, Ukraine ahead of NATO summit 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry is seen in silhouette following a meeting with UN Syria envoy on May 2, 2016 in Geneva....

Rousseff offers written defense at impeachment hearing 06 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

"My defense tomorrow will be submitted in writing and read out by my lawyer," Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff wrote on Twitter. Brasília:...

Military helicopter carrying senior officers crashes in Turkey - media 05 Jul 2016 - 06:59 pm

TURKEY/CRASH: ISTANBUL: A military helicopter carrying 11 Turkish soldiers, including senior officers, crashed in the province of Giresun in the Black Sea region...

FBI says it won't recommend charges in Clinton email matter 05 Jul 2016 - 06:37 pm

Hillary Clinton (AFP) By ERIC TUCKER and KEN THOMAS WASHINGTON: The FBI won't recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of...

Iraq's interior minister resigns after massive Baghdad bomb attack 05 Jul 2016 - 05:49 pm

Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Ghabban (AFP) BAGHDAD: Iraq’s interior minister resigned on Tuesday and said a deputy would take over his responsibilities, a...

Fresh sabotage of oil facilities in Southern Nigeria: Military, locals 05 Jul 2016 - 05:18 pm

Warri, Nigeria: Suspected militants have blown up a pipeline in Nigeria's southern delta region, the military and locals said Tuesday, the latest in...

17 more charged over Istanbul airport attack 05 Jul 2016 - 04:36 pm

Istanbul airport on the day of attack. (file photo / Reuters) Istanbul: Seventeen people including 11 Russians have been charged over the Istanbul...

No summer break for migrant schoolchildren in Greek camp 05 Jul 2016 - 01:08 pm

A boy follows English lessons in a container converted into a classroom on June 24, 2016 at the refugee camp of Skaramangs, south...

Clinton blasts Trump over 'anti-semitic' tweet 05 Jul 2016 - 12:59 pm

@RealDonaldTrump tweet that was taken down after a few hours Washington: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump on Monday after...