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Gunmen kill seven police guarding polio team in Pakistan: officials 20 Apr 2016 - 01:24 pm

A Pakistani health worker administers polio drops to a student at a school during a polio vaccination campaign in Karachi on April 19,...

Germany asks Belgium to shut two old nuclear plants 20 Apr 2016 - 12:51 pm

Barbed wire is pictured at the entrance of the Tihange nuclear power station, one of the two large-scale nuclear power plants in Belgium,...

Queen marks 90th birthday, as popular as ever 20 Apr 2016 - 12:32 pm

An undated photograph taken in the summer of 2015 in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, London, for a stamp sheet to...

India says 330 million people suffering from drought 20 Apr 2016 - 12:23 pm

Water is being loaded in 50 wagons of a train to be sent to the drought affected area in and around Latur district,...

Death toll from blast in Afghan capital Kabul rises to 64 20 Apr 2016 - 12:04 pm

Afghan mourners offer funeral prayers for a victim killed in the April 19 Taliban truck bomb attack, in Kabul on April 20, 2016....

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off coast of Ecuador: PTWC 20 Apr 2016 - 11:56 am

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Ana Isabel Martinez COJIMIES, Ecuador: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, just ...

China suspends G20 anti-corruption task force: Sources 20 Apr 2016 - 11:51 am

By Michelle Price HONG KONG: China suspended an international anti-corruption task force earlier this year after taking over the G20 presidency, according to...

Watchdog says press freedom in decline, warns of 'new era of propaganda' 20 Apr 2016 - 11:40 am

A woman poses with the final print edition of the Independent newspaper in London on March 2016. AFP Paris: World press freedom deteriorated...

Apple refused China request for source code in last two years: lawyer 20 Apr 2016 - 11:24 am

The logo of U.S. technology company Apple is seen in Zurich, Switzerland April 5, 2016. REUTERS/ARND WIEGMANN By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON: Apple Inc...

Thai police say 15 bomb suspects at large as two appear in court 20 Apr 2016 - 11:10 am

Suspects of last year's Bangkok blast Bilal Mohammed (L) (also known as Adem Karadag) and Yusufu Mieraili are escorted by prison officers as...

Agreement struck to let people out of Syrian towns, Al-Manar says 20 Apr 2016 - 10:59 am

File picture of a Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy heading towards the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya in Idlib province, Syria. Reuters ...

Serbia struggles to sell off communist-era companies 20 Apr 2016 - 10:48 am

A mechanic stands next to the Yugoslav flag used as a curtain in a factory in western Serbian town of Priboj on April...

Kuwait oil workers call off strike, return to work 20 Apr 2016 - 10:33 am

Kuwaiti oil workers sit at the union's headquarters in Al-Ahmadi on April 19, 2016, on the third day of the strike. AFP /...

Yemen rebels say to join delayed peace talks in Kuwait 20 Apr 2016 - 10:20 am

File picture used for representation. Reuters Sanaa: Yemen's Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies have agreed to join delayed UN-brokered peace talks in...

France to extend state of emergency to cover Euro 2016 soccer tournament 20 Apr 2016 - 10:18 am

The sign announcing the UEFA Euro 2106 tournament is seen at the Allianz Riviera stadium, one of the 10 venues of the upcoming...

Myanmar Rohingya boat dead 'forced' to travel by sea: witnesses 20 Apr 2016 - 10:13 am

A handout photo taken on April 19, 2016 and released to AFP from anonymous Rohingya Muslim minority residents shows people carrying a dead...

India accused of flipflop on Koh-i-Noor diamond 20 Apr 2016 - 09:53 am

The Kohinoor diamond, embedded in the crown of the British monarch. Reuters New Delhi: India's government was accused Wednesday of reversing its stance...

Trump, Clinton score huge wins in New York primary 20 Apr 2016 - 09:40 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump following victory in the New York state primary on April 19, 2016 in New York City. AFP...