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Hundreds rally in Baghdad backing Sadr deadline on cabinet change 17 Apr 2016 - 12:42 pm

Iraqis wave their national flag as they demonstrate in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on April 16, 2016, against the Sadrist Movement, sectarian quotas and...

In race for White House, Cruz scoops up 14 more delegates 17 Apr 2016 - 12:36 pm

US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz plays a game of foosball before a campaign event in Syracuse, New York April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo...

11 civilians dead in attacks in Syria's Aleppo: monitor 17 Apr 2016 - 12:30 pm

Residents look for survivors amidst the rubble after an airstrike on the rebel-held Old Aleppo, Syria April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: At...

India concerned as three injured in German gurudwara explosion 17 Apr 2016 - 12:01 pm

German police at the scene of an explosion at a Sikh temple in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 16 April 2016. EPA/MARCEL KUSCH New Delhi:...

Yemen police say foil two bomb attacks day before peace talks 17 Apr 2016 - 11:54 am

A Yemeni woman and her girl walk past a graffiti sprayed by an artist to support peace in the war-affected country, at a...

Armed men from South Sudan kill 140 in raid in Ethiopia 17 Apr 2016 - 11:48 am

Addis Ababa: Armed men from South Sudan have killed around 140 people and kidnapped a number of others in a cross-border raid into...

Heavy fighting continues in Afghan city Kunduz 17 Apr 2016 - 11:25 am

Afghan security forces arrive for battle with the Taliban in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer By Feroz Sultani KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: Afghan...

Kuwaiti oil exports unaffected by strike: KUNA 17 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

A general view taken on April 16, 2016 shows the Shuaiba oil refinery south of Kuwait City. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT DUBAI: Kuwait's...

Italians go to polls for drilling referendum Renzi did not want 17 Apr 2016 - 10:11 am

A demonstrator shows a banner to support the yes-vote on the next April 17 referendum on oil drilling in Italian waters, in downtown...

Preparations in 'final stages' for N. Korea nuclear test: report 17 Apr 2016 - 10:03 am

File picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he speaks during a ceremony to award party and state commendations to nuclear...

Powerful earthquake kills 77 in Ecuador 17 Apr 2016 - 09:49 am

People stand next to the debris of a building after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Manta,Ecuador, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Paul...

Five police injured in bomb explosion near Aden airport 17 Apr 2016 - 09:42 am

ADEN: At least five Yemeni policemen were injured on Sunday when they foiled a suicide car bomb attack on the airport in the...

Hollywood mogul blasts Obama, Google over piracy 17 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

Producer Avi Lerner attends A Gala To Honor Avi Lerner And Millennium Films in Beverly Hills, California, on April 16, 2016. AFP /...

Kuwaiti oil and gas workers begin strike 17 Apr 2016 - 09:24 am

A general view taken on April 16, 2016 shows the Shuaiba oil refinery south of Kuwait City. AFP/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT KUWAIT: Kuwaiti oil and...

Afghan child casualties soar as urban warfare intensifies - UN 17 Apr 2016 - 09:03 am

File picture of an Afghan woman wearing a burqa holds her child as she walks along a street on the outskirts of Kabul....

Brazil impeachment pits hardscrabble duo against backroom foes 17 Apr 2016 - 08:37 am

Two children wearing Brazilian flags in front of a barricade near the Esplanada dos ministerios 'Eixo Monumental' (Monumental Axis) in Brazil. EPA/FERNANDO BIZERRA...

Dozens killed in Ecuador earthquake 17 Apr 2016 - 08:34 am

People stand next to the debris of a building after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's northwest Pacific coast causing "considerable...

Myanmar president pardons at least 63 political prisoners: watchdog group 17 Apr 2016 - 08:24 am

File picture of Myanmar President Htin Kyaw. Reuters Yangon: Myanmar President Htin Kyaw pardoned at least 63 political prisoners on the country's traditional...