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Brazil's new government vows support for graft probe 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazilian acting President Michel Temer (L) and his new Minister of justice Alexandre de Moraes gesture during the inauguration ceremony of the new...

Gambia charges six women for protesting trial of opposition figures 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman and children walk through the Senegalese-Gambia border town of Karangon May 10, 2016. Senegal and the Gambia have agreed to hold...

Three killed in mass brawl at Moscow cemetery 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Russian riot policeman passes by an overturned car after a mass brawl at the Khovanskoye cemetery in Moscow, Russia, 14 May 2016. At...

Pfizer takes 'significant' move to restrict lethal injection drugs 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A file photo dated 04 December 2006 showing a pedestrian walking past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters building in New York, New York, USA....

UK’s Cameron struggles to make Britons believe his EU message: poll 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron European Council President Donald Tusk. AFP file photo LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron is struggling to convince voters...

Dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition blame AKP for legal limbo 14 May 2016 - 06:53 pm

The AK Paarty has increased its influence over the courts in recent years and its opponents say the legal chaos surrounding the congress...

Two escaped tigers returned to Dutch refuge: police 14 May 2016 - 06:40 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: White Bengal tiger at Pairi Daiza in Belgium. Courtesy: Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons The Hague: Two Bengal tigers that escaped...

Anti-Israel cartoon contest opens in Tehran 14 May 2016 - 06:19 pm

An Iranian cleric visits the Holocaust cartoon Exhibition at the Sureh culture hall in Tehran, Iran, 14 May 2016. Media reported that Iran...

Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack 14 May 2016 - 06:14 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on December 18, 2014. AFP / Hadi Mizban Political disputes undermine...

Egypt court jails 51 for protests over Saudi island deal 14 May 2016 - 06:11 pm

This January 14, 2014 picture taken through the window of an airplane shows the Red Seas' Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands...

IS attacks Syria hospital, kills 20, takes hostages 14 May 2016 - 05:45 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group on Saturday overran a government-controlled hospital in eastern Syria, killing 20 members of pro-regime forces and taking...

Photos: Coffee art of Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte 14 May 2016 - 05:19 pm

Filipino graphic artist and barista Zach Yonzon, applies finishing touches to the face of Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on a coffee latte called...

Morocco music fest pays tribute to slaves' tribulations 14 May 2016 - 05:16 pm

By Mohamed al-Taheri ESSAOUIRA, Morocco: The 19th edition of the Gnaoua World Music Festival is now underway in the Moroccan city of Essaouira,...

3 Philippines soldiers killed, 2 injured in clash 14 May 2016 - 05:13 pm

(file photo) Phillippines soldiers By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Three soldiers died and two others were injured early Saturday in a shootout...

Modi reforms flicker in rural India, other big challenges remain 14 May 2016 - 04:58 pm

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an event on financial inclusion in Mumbai April 2, 2015. (Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/File photo) By Tommy Wilkes...

Macedonia: More than 11,000 migrants sent back to Greece 14 May 2016 - 04:55 pm

BELGRADE, Serbia: Macedonian authorities have sent more than 11,000 migrants back to Greece since it closed its borders to migrants in early March....

25 Palestinian children killed in 3 months: UNICEF 14 May 2016 - 04:41 pm

Jerusalem: Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained...