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Chance of La Nina at 50 percent in 2016: Australia's weather bureau 12 Apr 2016 - 09:23 am

A lake with low levels of water can be seen in a drought affected farming land on the outskirts of Canberra in Australia...

Police say 7 connected to India temple surrender after fire 12 Apr 2016 - 09:16 am

School children in Agartala pray for the victims of the fire at a Puttingal temple in Kerala, April 11, 2016. Reuters/Jayanta Dey PARAVOOR,...

Brazil congressional committee recommends impeaching Rousseff 12 Apr 2016 - 08:56 am

Members of the impeachment committee react after voting on the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil ...

Up to four killed in suicide blast in Yemen's Aden: witnesses 12 Apr 2016 - 08:53 am

ADEN: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt near a football stadium in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Tuesday, killing...

South Korea reveals defection last year of two North Korea officials 12 Apr 2016 - 08:29 am

North Korea's surveillance cameras on top of a steel tower to overlook the south. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji By Jack Kim and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING: ...

Afghan Taliban announce start of 'spring offensive' 12 Apr 2016 - 08:23 am

File photo of a Taliban member as he stands at the site of an execution in Afghanistan. Reuters Kabul: The Afghan Taliban announced...

Insight: As Islamic State is pushed back in Iraq, worries about what's next 12 Apr 2016 - 08:01 am

Iraqi security forces stand with an Islamic State flag which they pulled down in the town of Hit in Anbar province, April 2,...

Kirchner expected in Buenos Aires to face fraud accusations 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner gestures during the inauguration of the 133th period of ordinary sessions at the Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on...

Italy rescues 1,850 migrants in Strait of Sicily 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Drowning migrants being rescued on their way to Greece. Representative image. Reuters Rome: The Italian coastguard Monday rescued 1,850 migrants in eight operations...

Greece blasts Macedonia over migrant border violence 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused neighbouring Macedonia on Monday of "shaming" Europe by firing tear gas and rubber bullets at migrants desperately...

Yemen ceasefire takes hold, raising hopes for talks 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Children stand in their house during the first day of a ceasefire in Yemen's capital Sanaa April 11, 2016 REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Marib, Yemen:...

UN envoy says next phase in Syria talks 'crucial' 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture made available by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) showing Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid...

Trump blasts ‘rigged’ rules on Republican delegates 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump addresses a press conference following his victory in the Florida state primary on March 15, 2016 in West Palm Beach, Florida....

US governor rejects mandatory electric chair 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe speaks at a hotel in Havana, January 4, 2016. Reuters / Alexandre Meneghini Washington: Terry McAuliffe, governor of the...

Brazil VP 'accidentally' releases post-impeach speech 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff talks to Vice President Michel Temer at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia in this file photo. Reuters Brasília: Brazil's...

Panama squirms as 'Panama Papers' scandal keeps expanding 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela delivers a speech at Bolivar Palace in Panama City on April 6, 2016. AFP, RODRIGO ARANGUA Panama City:...

World Bank invests in firms using tax havens, says Oxfam 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The charity said 84 percent of the bank’s International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) investments in the region in 2015 went to companies whose use...

IS-held Raqa, Mosul 'must fall' in 2016: French defence chief 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture released by Iraqi Ministry of Defense shows Iraqi Defence Minister Khalid al-Obaidi (L) and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian...