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Afghan ‘Sesame Street’ adds girl power with first homegrown Muppet 07 Apr 2016 - 09:08 am

Sesame Street'' characters act with Afghan girls before the inauguration of a show at French Culture Center in Kabul November 30, 2011. REUTERS/OMAR...

Venezuelans get Fridays off for two months to save energy 07 Apr 2016 - 09:00 am

Though it has the largest proven oil reserve, the Venezuelan economy is a mess with inflation and constant blackouts. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia/Files Caracas: Venezuelan...

Dutch voters reject EU-Ukraine trade accord 07 Apr 2016 - 08:51 am

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the evening of the Dutch referendum about the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine, in his...

Poroshenko: Ukraine to continue moving towards EU despite Dutch vote 07 Apr 2016 - 08:47 am

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko on his visit to Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO: Ukraine...

Runaway groom: China nabs fraud suspect at airport 07 Apr 2016 - 08:40 am

Shanghai: Chinese authorities have detained the head of a group of finance companies accused of defrauding more than 100,000 investors, as he sought...

In drought-hit central Nicaragua, water 'is like looking for gold' 07 Apr 2016 - 08:30 am

Horses try to find something to eat, where it used to be the Tisma lagoon, now completely dried in Tisma, Masaya some 40...

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq: Anadolu 07 Apr 2016 - 08:27 am

Turkish warplanes conducted air strikes on Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Wednesday, destroying caves and shelters used by the rebels, the...

Vietnam gets new PM with tough task and big shoes to fill 07 Apr 2016 - 08:25 am

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) chats with former Politburo member of To Huy Rua before the opening ceremony of the...

Islamic State nets millions from antiquities: Russia 07 Apr 2016 - 08:22 am

An image distributed by Islamic State militants on social media on August 25, 2015 purports to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple...

China asking for terror suspects list ahead of G20 summit 07 Apr 2016 - 08:17 am

Workers paint a wall of a government building in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, in this March 26, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Chance Chan/Files BEIJING:...

Iceland government seeks to avoid early vote after Panama leaks 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Iceland PM Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson exited on Tuesday after leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed his wife owned an off-shore company...

Zuma’s son alleges plot to remove South African president 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

South African President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town, March 17, 2016. REUTERS Mike Hutchings JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob...

Puerto Rico’s House passes emergency debt moratorium bill 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman walks at the headquarters of the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico in San Juan, May 10, 2012. REUTERS Ana Martinez ...

One of Brussels bombers had worked in EU Parliament 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

BRUSSELS: One of the Islamic State suicide bombers who killed 32 people in Brussels on March 22 had worked as a cleaner for...

Climate forecasts may be flawed, says study 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A scene from northern Engalnd last year. Reuters Paris: Predictions of unprecedented rainfall extremes in the 20th century driven by global warming turned...

Pakistani military launches new offensive following Lahore bombing 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistan Army soldiers stand beside a jeep after it was attacked by gunmen along a road in Karachi, December 1, 2015. Reuters Islamabad:...

US presidential hopefuls Cruz, Sanders look to New York contest 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Republican Ted Cruz’s emphatic victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday slowed Trump’s progress in amassing the needed convention delegates and increased the chances that...