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Two gang members killed after cop's murder in El Salvador 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of a police officer stands guard next to alleged gang members in San Salvador. Reuters San Salvador: Gang members murdered a...

Analysis: Post-Brexit, Britain may need “Hotel California” model 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

By Paul Taylor BRUSSELS: After the self-inflicted wound of voting to quit the European Union, Britain’s best option to limit the mutual economic...

UK Labour MP says ready for leadership challenge; Corbyn clings on 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to resign following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, despite mass defections from his policy team and a...

Leading Brexit campaigner Farage quits as UKIP leader 05 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

"I have decided to stand aside as leader of UKIP," Nigel Farage told a London press conference. "The victory for the 'Leave' side...

'Welcome to Hell,' protesting Rio police tell tourists 04 Jul 2016 - 05:08 pm

Police officers and firemen demonstrate at the international arrivals gate as they protest against the government for delay in their salary payments at...

"Reverse Greenland", anyone? Scots eye post-Brexit EU options 04 Jul 2016 - 09:57 am

A man waves a European Union flag outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain June 28, 2016. REUTERS/SCOTT HEPPELL By...

Ratings threat as political uncertainty weighs on Australia 04 Jul 2016 - 09:48 am

Sydney: A potential hung parliament is bad news for Australia's economy and investment markets, economists said Monday, with warnings that political paralysis threatens...

France's Juppe urges UK talks on EU freedom of movement, would shift border-FT 04 Jul 2016 - 09:35 am

Candidates for the 2017 French presidential elections Former French president and head of the right-wing opposition party "Les Republicains" (The Republicans) Nicolas Sarkozy...

Jail looms as Pistorius to be sentenced for murder 04 Jul 2016 - 07:58 am

File photo of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius Johannesburg: Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius could return to jail on Wednesday, when a judge is set to...

Trudeau says Canada exploring gender-neutral identity cards 04 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Win McNamee / Getty Images AFP TORONTO: Canada is exploring the use of gender-neutral options on identity...

Cuba's small Muslim community to mark end of Ramadan 03 Jul 2016 - 06:46 pm

Cuban Muslims remain at the Abdallah mosque during Ramadan in Havana, on July 1, 2016. The small Muslim community of Cuba celebrates discreetly...

Uganda motorway pile up kills 20 03 Jul 2016 - 03:51 pm

Kampala: A pile-up on a busy highway outside the Ugandan capital Kampala left at least 20 people dead Sunday and injured several more,...

Obama campaign machine revving up to elect Clinton 03 Jul 2016 - 03:11 pm

By JOSH LEDERMAN WASHINGTON: The vaunted data-driven machine that twice got President Barack Obama elected is revving up to help elect Hillary Clinton,...

UK: Former Remain, Leave campaigners vie for Tory helm 03 Jul 2016 - 02:55 pm

LONDON: The frontrunners in Britain’s Tory leadership contest, top figures from the opposing Remain and Leave campaigns, appeared on TV on Sunday to...

Immigration control vital for EU deal: UK leadership frontrunner 03 Jul 2016 - 02:12 pm

Children play in the courtyard of an abandoned school used by volunteers for hosting Syrian and Afghan refugees in Athens on July 1,...

At least 6 dead after Russian plane on fire-fighting mission crashes in Siberia 03 Jul 2016 - 01:46 pm

MOSCOW: At least six people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia, Russian news agencies reported on...

FBI interviews Hillary Clinton over private emails 03 Jul 2016 - 11:32 am

By Esra Kaymak WASHINGTON: The FBI interviewed Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton Saturday about her private email server when she was secretary of...

Call for release of Sierra Leone diplomat kidnapped in Nigeria 03 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Kidnapping for ransom has been a long-standing problem for the police in Nigeria. (AFP Photo/Quentin Leboucher) Freetown: Nigerian security officials are questioning the...