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Ukraine president Poroshenko denies offshore vehicle was set up to minimise taxes 06 Apr 2016 - 10:34 am

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko gestures during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TOKYO:...

Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo 06 Apr 2016 - 10:32 am

File picture used for representation only. Reuters BEIRUT: The Syrian army and its allies launched a big attack overnight on insurgents south of...

Satellite operator drops Hezbollah TV 06 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

Beirut: A leading Arab satellite operator cut transmission of Hezbollah's television channel Al-Manar on Wednesday amid soaring tensions between the Lebanese Shiite group's...

Millions drinking arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh: HRW 06 Apr 2016 - 10:18 am

Bangladeshi Anuwara Begum, in her 60s, cries remembering her son-in-law, a farmer who died from arsenic-related illnesses. Atish Saha for Human Rights Watch ...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes northwest of Vanuatu - USGS 06 Apr 2016 - 10:10 am

SYDNEY: An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck northwest of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Wednesday....

Hollande tells Germany: let’s bulk up defence to fight terrorism 06 Apr 2016 - 09:59 am

French President Francois Hollande gives a press conference following his meeting with Burkina Faso's President, on April 5, 2016 at the Elysee Presidential...

Puerto Rico lawmakers vote to stop loan repayments 06 Apr 2016 - 09:58 am

US Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico has been locked in recession for a decade. AFP Photo/Paul J Richards San Juan: Puerto Rico's lawmakers...

Anger simmers as Greek islands adapt to migrant deal 06 Apr 2016 - 09:42 am

Migrant who will be returned to Turkey hold placards during a demonstration inside the Moria registration centre on the Greek island of Lesbos,...

Peru erupts in anti-Fujimori protests days ahead of elections 06 Apr 2016 - 09:30 am

Demonstrators protest against presidential candidacy of Keiko Fujimori, at the San Martin Square, in Lima, Peru, 05 April 2016. EPA/ERNESTO ARIAS LIMA: Tens...

Japan PM defends US military alliance in rebuff to Trump 06 Apr 2016 - 09:17 am

File picture of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. AFP Tokyo: US military bases remain essential to Japan's security, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said...

Brazil president faces key call in impeachment drive 06 Apr 2016 - 09:12 am

President Dilma Rousseff smiles as she attends a news conference after visiting the new Embraer KC 390 military transport aircraft in Brasilia, Brazil,...

Azerbaijan says Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire broken 115 times in 24 hours: RIA 06 Apr 2016 - 09:08 am

MOSCOW: Armenian-backed forces violated a ceasefire in Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region 115 times in the last 24 hours, RIA news agency cited the...

British banker behind firm sanctioned over North Korea nuclear program: Guardian 06 Apr 2016 - 08:44 am

A British banker with ties to North Korea set up an offshore company allegedly used by the isolated and heavily sanctioned state to...

Japan's only working nuclear reactors can stay online 06 Apr 2016 - 08:41 am

Lawyers hold banners reading 'Unjust Decision' (L) and 'We Won't Give Up', after a court judgment in Miyazaki, western Japan on April 6,...

Amitabh Bachchan denies links with 'Panama Papers' firms 06 Apr 2016 - 08:38 am

This file photo taken on November 14, 2015 shows Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan speaking during the start of the 21st Kolkata International...

EU executive to present steps to tighten external border controls 06 Apr 2016 - 08:32 am

A family walks through a field at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni,...

Fiji residents ordered to stay inside as cyclone looms 06 Apr 2016 - 08:28 am

This handout photograph taken by Naziah Ali of Mai Life Magazine shows flooded streets in Fiji's western division of Ba on April 6,...

Niira Radia now surfaces in 'Panama Papers' 06 Apr 2016 - 08:26 am

File picture of Niira Radia. Reuters New Delhi: Niira Radia, the founder of Vaishnavi Communications whose taped telephone chats with some prominent people...