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US pledges "strong response" in event of another North Korean nuclear test 18 Apr 2016 - 12:23 pm

File picture of US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Reuters By Minami Funakoshi TOKYO: The United States will respond strongly in the...

Belgian PM backs minister's comment that some Muslims cheered attacks 18 Apr 2016 - 12:20 pm

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel addresses a news conference in Brussels after a shootout on Tuesday during a raid linked to the Paris...

Swedish support for EU membership slumps amid asylum crisis 18 Apr 2016 - 11:57 am

A couple walks as the sun sets at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of...

Brexit could shrink UK economy by six percent: Treasury 18 Apr 2016 - 11:38 am

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne , pictured on April 14, 2016, warns, "Leave the EU, and the facts are: Britain would...

Oscar Pistorius sentencing postponed to June: judge 18 Apr 2016 - 11:22 am

South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius (R) leaves Pretoria High Court for today's postponement hearing in his murder case on April 18, 2016 in...

"In" camp maintain lead, but more undecided ahead of UK's EU vote: poll 18 Apr 2016 - 10:39 am

A campaigner with the "Britain Stronger In Europe" hands out leaflets in Brixton, south London on April 17, 2016. AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS ...

Australia parliament debates make-or-break labour reform 18 Apr 2016 - 09:58 am

By Colin Packham SYDNEY: Australia's parliament returned for a special sitting on Monday to debate crucial labour reform bills which are likely to...

Cheers, tears and samba in Brazil impeachment fight 18 Apr 2016 - 09:36 am

A supporter of President Dilma Rousseff reacts while watching the televised voting of the Lower House of Congress voting over her impeachment in...

Shaken Ecuador hunts for survivors amid 7.8 quake debris 18 Apr 2016 - 08:29 am

Civilians gather their belongings from the debris of the collapsed buildings in Pedernales, Manabi Province of Ecuador on April 17, 2016. Josep Vecino/Anadolu...

Heavy rains in central Chile affect millions, hit copper output 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

View of the overflowing of the Mapocho river during heavy rains in Santiago on April 17, 2016. AFP / VLADIMIR RODAS SANTIAGO: Heavy...

Cruz adviser says Trump campaign taking 'banana republic' approach 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks on stage during a campaign event in Rochester, New York April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri WASHINGTON:...

One Neapolitan to go: Pizza delivery cops nab mafia boss 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Rome: A mafia chief in southern Italy has been arrested by detectives disguised as pizza boys who delivered food to his home as...

Local Zika outbreaks in United States "likely" 17 Apr 2016 - 06:44 pm

Test tubes with blood samples from patients who have been tested for Zika are seen at the maternity ward of the Hospital Escuela...

Ecuador quake toll rises to 233 dead 17 Apr 2016 - 06:26 pm

View of a fallen building after a 7.8-magnitude quake in Portoviejo, Ecuador on April 17, 2016. At least 77 people were killed when...

Burundi: Official says 4 members of ruling party killed 17 Apr 2016 - 05:00 pm

BUJUMBURA, Burundi: A Burundi official said Sunday that four members of the country's ruling party were killed in an attack in continuing violence...

Macedonia, Kosovo ease border crossings 17 Apr 2016 - 04:46 pm

Agim Nuhiu, Macedonian Deputy Interior Minister BELGRADE, Serbia: As of Sunday, citizens of Macedonia and Kosovo are allowed to cross each other’s border...

Toyota halts production after earthquake 17 Apr 2016 - 03:39 pm

Emergency personnel near a damaged house in a residential area of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, 15 April 2016 following a 7.1 magnitude...