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Brazil govt could buy up poorly selling Olympic tickets 02 Apr 2016 - 06:29 pm

Army Forces soldiers and Special Operation Force police take part in an exercise simulating the hijack of a ship in Rio de Janeiro...

Greece readies to send first migrants back in EU-Turkey deal 02 Apr 2016 - 06:25 pm

Refugees continue to wait at a makeshift camp along the Greece-Macedonia border in Idomeni village, Greece, on April 2, 2016. ( Besar Ademi...

Turkish reporters defiant over press freedom case 02 Apr 2016 - 06:16 pm

Can Dundar (C), editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, leaves at the Justice Palace after his trial in Istanbul, Turkey April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal Istanbul:...

Belgium wants migrants to sign pledge on integration 02 Apr 2016 - 06:00 pm

Belgium policemen arrest protestors at the Bourse Memorial for victims of the terrorist attack, as they protest against the calls for a far...

Azerbaijan retakes land occupied by Armenia 02 Apr 2016 - 05:58 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on October 26, 2012 shows Armenian soldiers of the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabagh walking in trenches at the...

In “sign of hope”, bombed Brussels Airport to reopen Sunday 02 Apr 2016 - 05:48 pm

Brussels Airport Chief Executive Office CEO Arnaud Feist gives a press conference regarding the reopening of Brussels Airport, in Zaventem, on April 2,...

Iraqi lawmakers label Anbar province a ‘disaster zone’ 02 Apr 2016 - 05:42 pm

A member of Iraqi government forces inspects a burnt vehicle with on its top a flag of the Islamic State group (IS) after...

UN court indefinitely halts Croatian Serb rebel's trial: lawyer 02 Apr 2016 - 05:30 pm

File photo of Hadzic arriving for a Parliament session at Serb Republic of Krajina in Okucani. Photo: Reuters Belgrade: The UN war crimes...

Executive quits over Iceland’s cameo in Rhode Island ad: governor 02 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

The smallest U.S. state will also recoup $120,000 it spent on the development of the video, which was released this week and was...

Obama: ‘Madmen’ must not be allowed to get nuclear material 02 Apr 2016 - 05:17 pm

US President Barack Obama looks on as he holds a news conference closing the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center...

Ethiopian PM praises neighbors' 'win-win' stance on dam 02 Apr 2016 - 05:07 pm

Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopian Prime Minister ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has praised the leaders of Sudan and Egypt for choosing a...

Zika mosquito’s habits force new strategy by US cities, states 02 Apr 2016 - 04:14 pm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas Frieden is seen on a monitor during the Zika Action Plan Summit at the...

Trump says US abortion laws 'set' for now 02 Apr 2016 - 04:04 pm

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to onlookers and reporters as he departs through a back door after meetings at Republican National...

Three employees appear in court over India flyover collapse 02 Apr 2016 - 03:58 pm

People look at the wreckage of vehicles recovered from the collapsed under-contruction flyover in Kolkata, India, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri Kolkata:...

Pakistani man lights up Twitter with account of Taliban captivity 02 Apr 2016 - 03:54 pm

Shahbaz Taseer Photo courtesy: thenewstribe.com Islamabad: A Pakistani man who was held by the Taliban for nearly five years before being abruptly freed...

As Ebola flares up, Guinea plans to vaccinate contacts of survivors 02 Apr 2016 - 03:47 pm

A chlorinated water bucket to help curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus is placed on a street corner in downtown Monrovia,...

Hamas says it is holding four Israeli soldiers 02 Apr 2016 - 03:43 pm

GAZA, Palestine: The armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas said on Friday that it was holding four missing Israeli soldiers. Abu Ubeida, spokesman...

Iraq PM calls for legal action over oil bribery scandal 02 Apr 2016 - 03:42 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on December 18, 2014. AFP, Hadi Mizban Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister...