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France PM warns extreme Islam winning the propaganda war 05 Apr 2016 - 09:15 am

File photo of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. Paris: Prime Minister Manuel Valls said extreme forms of Islam were winning the propaganda war...

Nepal risks fresh turmoil over flawed constitution - ICG 05 Apr 2016 - 09:12 am

Nepalese police personnel chase Madhesi protesters (unseen) demonstrating against the new constitution in Birgunj, Nepal November 5, 2015. REUTERS/NAVESH CHITRAKAR By Gopal Sharma...

Malaysian murder convict loses appeal against hanging in Singapore 05 Apr 2016 - 09:07 am

Singapore: Singapore's highest court on Tuesday quashed a final appeal by a Malaysian murder convict, setting the stage for his execution by hanging...

Azerbaijan lost 16 servicemen in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in past two days 05 Apr 2016 - 09:07 am

BAKU: Sixteen Azeri servicemen have been killed in renewed fighting with Armenian-backed separatists around the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region over the past two days,...

Melania Trump: Donald is a great leader 05 Apr 2016 - 08:55 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to his wife Melania Trump speak to supporters at a campaign stop on April 4, 2016 in...

India's central bank cuts key interest rate to 6.5 percent 05 Apr 2016 - 08:44 am

New Delhi: India's central bank on Tuesday cut its key interest rate to a five-year low of 6.5 percent citing a dip in...

Libyans regain hope with new unity government head in Tripoli 05 Apr 2016 - 08:26 am

Libya's Prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj chairs a Presidential Council of the Government of National Reconciliation meeting with local mayors inside the naval base...

Rights groups condemn junta police powers for Thai soldiers 05 Apr 2016 - 08:12 am

EPA/ File photo Bangkok: An order by Thailand's junta giving sweeping police powers to soldiers is part of the "steady erosion of human...

British farmer fears losing Brussels lifeline 05 Apr 2016 - 08:09 am

Thetford, United Kingdom: Toby Bulgin's face wrinkles worriedly as he surveys his farm and contemplates the looming vote on Britain's EU membership that...

Report notes lapses between UN, groups linked to bribery scandal 05 Apr 2016 - 08:03 am

File picture of the former United Nations General Assembly president John Ashe who was arrested for allegdly accepting bribe. Reuters United Nations, United...

Vietnam confirms first Zika virus cases 05 Apr 2016 - 08:02 am

Hanoi: Two Vietnamese women have tested positive for the Zika virus, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday, the first confirmed cases of the...

Gunbattles rock Brazzaville in wake of disputed Congo election 05 Apr 2016 - 12:05 am

Congolese displaced residents from the southern districts of Brazzaville take shelter in a church after fleeing intense clashes between security forces and unknown...

Two Saudis executed for murder 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia executed two citizens for murder on Monday, raising to 84 the number of death sentences the kingdom has carried out...

Massive logistics operation to implement EU-Turkey migrant deal 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Brussels: An enormous and complex logistical operation involving thousands of EU and other officials was launched on Monday to ship migrants from Greece...

Nigerian troops free 275 people from Boko Haram 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: At least 275 people, including a woman and her newborn child were rescued from Boko Haram hideouts in Nigeria's troubled northeast...

Armenia warns Nagorno-Karabakh clashes could turn into all-out war 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan (2nd L) visits a soldier, who was injured in clashes over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region according to Armenian officials,...

France opens Panama Papers probe into money laundering, tax fraud: prosecutors 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, November 16, 2015, by Benoit Tessier, Reuters Paris: France has opened a preliminary investigation into money laundering and...

California governor signs $15-an-hour minimum wage into law 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

California Governor Jerry Brown speaks to reporters while proposing his 2015-16 state budget in Sacramento California, January 9, 2015. REUTERS, Max Whittaker By...