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Head of Tripoli authority refuses to cede power to Libya unity govt 06 Apr 2016 - 06:49 pm

Khalifa Al-Ghweil, pictured centre in June 2015. AFP, Mahmud Turkia Tripoli: The head of Libya's unrecognised authority in charge of Tripoli said Wednesday...

Police raids target cyber-criminals in four countries: Germany 06 Apr 2016 - 06:45 pm

Representative image. AFP Photo, Michal Cizek Berlin: Police have launched raids against 170 suspected cyber-criminals across Germany and in the Netherlands, France and...

Anger over Israeli lawmaker's 'racist' hospital remarks 06 Apr 2016 - 06:36 pm

Bezalel Smotrich. Photo coutesy: Olivier Fitoussi via Haaretz Jerusalem: A far-right Israeli lawmaker sparked anger Wednesday after he said he would not want...

Syrian arrested in Germany on war crimes charges 06 Apr 2016 - 06:29 pm

A police vehicle patrols at the main square and in front of the central railway station in Cologne, Germany, January 5, 2016. REUTERS,...

Karadzic protests “19th century” jail conditions, demands release 06 Apr 2016 - 06:27 pm

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was found guilty on March 24 2016 of genocide and sentenced to 40 years in jail. AFP,...

Iraq puts northern offensive against Islamic State on hold 06 Apr 2016 - 05:59 pm

Assyrian artefacts originally from Mosul are displayed at Iraq's National Museum in Baghdad on April 4, 2016. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE ERBIL/BAGHDAD,...

Saudi authorities investigate the death of 8-year old boy left on school bus 06 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

Nawaf Al Salmi the eight-year-old Saudi student who died after being found unconscious on a school bus. Photo courtesy: Sabq Saudi authorities have...

Turkmenistan introduces mandatory pre-marital HIV tests 06 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan has passed a law making HIV tests mandatory prior to marriage, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sign the...

Al Nusra Front confirms senior Syrian figure killed in U.S. strike 06 Apr 2016 - 04:56 pm

Abu Firas al-Suri BEIRUT: Al Qaeda's Syrian offshoot Nusra Front confirmed on Wednesday that their spokesman and veteran jihadist fighter Abu Firas al-Suri...

Brussels attacks a 'failure' but Belgium not a 'failed state': PM 06 Apr 2016 - 04:41 pm

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (R) and Brussels region Minister-President Rudi Vervoort give a joint press conference on April 6, 2016 in Brussels,...

Pakistan searches for 23 people trapped by landslides 06 Apr 2016 - 04:29 pm

Residents use a bridge covered with floodwater in the Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz Peshawar,...

Cease-fire largely holding around Nagorno-Karabakh 06 Apr 2016 - 03:55 pm

Servicemen of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh walk near their positions in the village of Talish April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Staff BAKU, Azerbaijan: A...

Syria army launches counteroffensive south of city of Aleppo 06 Apr 2016 - 03:38 pm

(File Photo) A handout picture provided by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 03 April 2016 shows army units and supporting forces...

U.S., allies stage 23 strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq 06 Apr 2016 - 03:27 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies conducted 23 strikes against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, the coalition leading the...

Cruz wins Wisconsin, invigorates anti-Trump camp 06 Apr 2016 - 02:52 pm

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz and his wife Heidi arrive at his Wisconsin primary night rally with their daughters Caroline (L) and...

Bangladesh failing to spare millions from arsenic poisoning 06 Apr 2016 - 02:26 pm

(FILES) In this photograph taken on March 19, 2015, a Bangladeshi woman collects contaminated water to be used on produce at a vegetable...

39 militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan 06 Apr 2016 - 02:04 pm

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand with weapons recovered as part of the country's Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) initiative in Kandahar,...