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Steinmeier doubts Trump’s 'America first' plan 28 Apr 2016 - 05:33 pm

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier gestures during a joint press conference with Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva (not seen) after their meeting...

Lifeline to millions of people in Syria 'may be broken': UN 28 Apr 2016 - 05:11 pm

Jan Egeland, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, speaks about the International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force...

Lebanese army kills ISIS senior leader east Lebanon 28 Apr 2016 - 05:02 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese Army attacked early Thursday a location for ISIS group elements in the outskirts of Arsal whereupon, according to a statement...

Biden visits Iraq for talks with officials, show of support 28 Apr 2016 - 04:23 pm

BAGHDAD: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Thursday, a sign of support for the Iraqi government as...

Syria army readies Aleppo offensive as civilian toll rises 28 Apr 2016 - 03:50 pm

A front loader operates at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held area of al-Sukari district of Aleppo, Syria, April 28,...

Philippines' Aquino warns of looming dictatorship 28 Apr 2016 - 03:41 pm

Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (R) along with Presidential candidate Vice-President Jejomar Binay distribute t-shirts to supporters during a campaign sortie in Calamba...

Syria army set for offensive to retake Aleppo: pro-regime daily 28 Apr 2016 - 01:10 pm

Damascus: A leading pro-government newspaper in Syria said on Thursday that the army is preparing a major offensive to recapture the whole of...

Tough standards for Turks' visa-free travel: EU's Timmermans 28 Apr 2016 - 12:50 pm

European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans gives a news conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium January 13, 2016. REUTERS/YVES HERMAN ...

Japan wants foreign tourists to avoid 'public flatulence' 28 Apr 2016 - 12:37 pm

Tourists prepare for a shopping spree in Tokyo. AFP Photo/Toru Yamanaka Tokyo: A Japanese tourism board has called on foreign tourists to refrain...

Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal 28 Apr 2016 - 12:24 pm

K Party and pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers scuffle during a debate at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey late April 27, 2016....

Indonesia to host talks on maritime security after kidnappings 28 Apr 2016 - 11:56 am

Jakarta: Indonesia hopes next week to secure an agreement with Malaysia and the Philippines on conducting joint military patrols on the high seas...

Cambodian soldiers behind MP attack 'were in leader's security unit' 28 Apr 2016 - 11:40 am

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen looks up from his smartphone at a ceremony in Phnom Penh February 25, 2016. REUTERS. Phnom Penh: Three...

EU-Turkey deal only way to solve migration crisis: EU's Timmermans 28 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am

Syrian refugees sit outside their container at Harran refugee camp in the Sanliurfa province, Turkey April 26, 2016. REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS The agreement between...

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake felt in southwestern France 28 Apr 2016 - 11:28 am

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattled the southwestern French city of La Rochelle on Thursday in the strongest quake in mainland France since April...

Police, Hindu hardliners halt church wedding in India 28 Apr 2016 - 11:22 am

AFP/ Noah Seelam/ File New Delhi: A group of hardline Hindu activists and police stormed a church in central India and stopped a...

China adopts law putting new controls on foreign NGOs: Xinhua 28 Apr 2016 - 11:07 am

China has passed a law imposing new regulations on foreign NGOs, Xinhua reports. AFP Photo/Mark Ralston Beijing: China's Communist-controlled legislature passed a law...