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Nepal recalls India envoy, cancels president's visit 07 May 2016 - 11:58 am

Nepal's relationship with India has been strained since a months-long border blockade last year. REUTERS/ADNAN ABIDI Kathmandu: Nepal has recalled its ambassador to...

Morocco jails brother of presumed Paris attacks ringleader 07 May 2016 - 11:24 am

Moroccan intelligence helped put French investigators on the trail of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a 28-year-old Belgian of Moroccan origin. AFP/Lionel Bonaventure Rabat: A Moroccan...

Historic Bosnian mosque reopens in move towards reconciliation 07 May 2016 - 11:20 am

Special police unit take up positions in front of the Ferhadija mosque before an opening ceremony in Banja Luka, May 7, 2016. Reuters/Dado...

Turkish journalists jailed for five years, hours after courthouse attack 07 May 2016 - 11:18 am

Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, accompanied by his Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul arrive at the Justice Palace in Istanbul, Turkey May 6,...

Court says Australia cannot force asylum seeker to have abortion in PNG 07 May 2016 - 10:37 am

File picture of a protester from the Refugee Action Coalition during a demonstration in Sydney, Australia, April 29, 2016. REUTERS/DAVID GRAY By Peter...

Images show North Korea may be preparing fifth nuclear test: think tank 07 May 2016 - 10:26 am

The Punggye-ri test site in North Korea is seen in an image from Airbus Defense and Space and 38 North taken May 5,...

Truce in Syria's Aleppo extended for 72 hours 07 May 2016 - 10:18 am

Syrian opponents fire rockets as they fight against the Assad regime forces in the Khan Tuman town of Aleppo, Syria on May 5,...

Israel raid hits Gaza in response to rocket fire: army 07 May 2016 - 09:36 am

Palestinian protesters run for cover from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border at the Erez crossing in the...

'This is not a reality show,' Obama tells Trump 07 May 2016 - 09:02 am

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Charleston, West Virginia, US May 5, 2016. REUTERS/CHRIS TILLEY By Jeff Mason and...

Treading cautiously, House's Ryan to meet Trump 07 May 2016 - 08:56 am

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington March 17, 2016. REUTERS/GARY CAMERON/FILE PHOTO ...

Chinese fishing boat, cargo ship collision leaves 17 missing: State media 07 May 2016 - 08:52 am

File picture of a Chinese fishing boat. Reuters SHANGHAI: Seventeen people are missing after a Chinese fishing boat collided with a foreign cargo...

Brushing aside objections, Nobel laureates visit Pyongyang 07 May 2016 - 08:41 am

Workers" Party of Korea (WPK) flags decorate an intersection as women cross the street in central Pyongyang, North Korea, May 7, 2016. REUTERS/Damir...

Cartographers beware: India warns of $15 million fine for "false" maps 07 May 2016 - 08:35 am

File picture of an Indian map formation. Reuters New Delhi: Anyone distributing a map the Indian government deems to be "wrong" could be...

Three militants killed in Pulwama gunfight 07 May 2016 - 08:28 am

File picture for representation Srinagar: Three militants were gunned down on Saturday in a fight with security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district,...

Why Ukraine’s Nato accession is not in US’ interests 07 May 2016 - 01:15 am

By Josh Cohen The United States-Russia relationship is already in bad shape, and US diplomats are hurting it further by sending conflicting messages...

Tajik court says Islamic State plot targeted president 07 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Two Tajiks recruited by the militant group Islamic State planned to assassinate President Imomali Rakhmon last year, a court in the capital Dushanbe...

Colombia to use air bombing raids against crime gangs 07 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Colombia's Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas (C) delivers a speech, next to Colombian armed forces chief General Juan Pablo Rodriguez (L) and director...