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Tusk says Brexit referendum is 'warning signal' for EU 20 Jun 2016 - 04:11 pm

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa (R) welcomes the President of the European Council Donald Tusk (L) at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon on...

15 Boko Haram killed in Nigerian airstrike 20 Jun 2016 - 02:47 pm

By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria: At least 15 Boko Haram militants have been killed in an airstrike in northeastern Borno state, the Nigerian...

The fascinating tribal tradition that gave Obama his last name 20 Jun 2016 - 01:25 pm

So much has been made of President Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein, that we almost forget about his melodic and fascinating last name....

Somali militants kill five police in north Kenya, says governor 20 Jun 2016 - 11:44 am

NAIROBI: Somalia’s al Shabaab militants killed five police officers in a border region in northeastern Kenya on Monday, a regional official said. There...

Record 65 million people displaced worldwide: UN 20 Jun 2016 - 08:08 am

Kurdish refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani sit in front of their tents in a camp. Reuters Geneva: The number of people...

Six dead, more than 100 injured in Mexico protest 20 Jun 2016 - 07:55 am

Protesters from the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) teachers’ union clash with riot police officers during a protest against President Enrique Pena...

14 children killed as boats overturn in storm in Russia 20 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

MOSCOW: At least 13 children and their adult instructor have died in a storm while boating on a lake in Russia's northwestern region...

Actor Anton Yelchin dies in car accident 20 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Actor Anton Yelchin poses during ceremonies for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting awards in Beverly Hills...

Record heat sparks warnings, boosts fires in western United States 19 Jun 2016 - 05:51 pm

Members of the elite Dalton Hotshots crew hike back to their truck at the end of a shift, June 18, 2016 at the...

Bulgaria puts Sofia airport tender on hold 19 Jun 2016 - 04:35 pm

SOFIA: Bulgaria has put a tender to operate Sofia airport on hold after a consortium that built a runway at one of the...

Angry Assange starts 5th year cooped in Ecuadoran embassy in London 19 Jun 2016 - 04:31 pm

Julian Assange (file photo) London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange started his fifth year camped out in the Ecuadoran embassy in London on Sunday,...

Polls show Spain's left-wing bloc could clinch majority 19 Jun 2016 - 04:16 pm

A combination of file photos shows leader of the Popular Party (PP) and Spain's caretaker Prime Minister and party candidate, Mariano Rajoy (L)...

3 Ukrainian soldiers killed in separatist east 19 Jun 2016 - 02:30 pm

Kiev: Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another injured in fresh clashes between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the country's separatist...

6.6 magnitude earthquake hits off Vanuatu 19 Jun 2016 - 01:10 pm

Sydney: A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. There...

Trump says Britain should leave EU: Interview 19 Jun 2016 - 12:47 pm

LONDON: Donald Trump told Britons on Sunday he supported Brexit, repeating just days before the vote on June 23 that he thinks the...

Poles want to stay in UK regardless of "Brexit": survey 19 Jun 2016 - 12:40 pm

Warsaw: Eighty percent of the estimated 800,000 Poles living in Britain want to stay there even if it leaves the EU, while just...

Brexit could have domino effect in Eastern Europe - Luxembourg's Asselborn 19 Jun 2016 - 09:53 am

File photo of Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. Reuters BERLIN: A British exit from the European Union could trigger similar moves by other...

Mounting pressure unlikely to sway Obama on Syria 19 Jun 2016 - 09:47 am

President Barack Obama speaks in front of Cook's Meadow on June 18, 2016 in Yosemite National Park, California. David Calvert/Getty Images/AFP Washington: Exasperated...