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Kerry says US ready to raise pressure on N. Korea, open to talks 11 Apr 2016 - 02:03 pm

US Secretary of State John F. Kerry speaks during a news conference after visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park following the two-day Group of...

Le Drian in Iraq for talks on anti-ISIS war 11 Apr 2016 - 02:02 pm

Baghdad: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Baghdad Monday on an unannounced visit for talks with Iraqi officials on the war...

Syrian govt says ready for talks without preconditions 11 Apr 2016 - 01:44 pm

UN peace envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, leaves his hotel in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 11, 2016. AFP / LOUAI...

World tiger count rises for first time in 100 years 11 Apr 2016 - 01:43 pm

(FILE) A file photograph showing tigers at the Xiongsen Bear and Tiger Mountain village, home to about 1,400 reserve tigers in Guilin, China,...

British royals enjoy cricket and Bollywood on India tour 11 Apr 2016 - 12:11 pm

Former Indian cricketers Dilip Vengsarkar (L) and Sachin Tendulkar (2R) looks on as Duchess of Cambridge Catherine and an unseen Britain's Prince William,...

Malaysia's first sharia-compliant airline suspended: official 11 Apr 2016 - 12:05 pm

File photo of Rayani Air. EPA Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's first Islamic-compliant airline has been suspended for three months after it failed to adhere...

Taiwan accuses China of kidnapping eight of its nationals from Kenya 11 Apr 2016 - 11:39 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan on Monday accused China, which regards the self-ruled island as a breakaway province, of kidnapping eight of its nationals who it...

Bombers carry out explosions in Russia's Stavropol region: Agencies 11 Apr 2016 - 11:37 am

Moscow: Three men attacked a rural police station in southern Russia on Monday including at least one suicide bomber, the Interior Ministry said,...

Hungary opposes proposed EU changes on seconded workers: Govt 11 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am

Factory workers inspect cars on the assembly line. Reuters BUDAPEST: Hungary opposes a European Union plan to equalise pay between seconded and local...

Bomb kills two education ministry workers in Afghan capital 11 Apr 2016 - 11:25 am

The bus that was transporting education ministry officers to work was hit by a road side bomb on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan,...

Precarious truce starts in Yemen, fighting reported in Taiz 11 Apr 2016 - 11:17 am

Women walk on a bridge in the old quarter of Yemen's capital Sanaa April 9, 2016. REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH By Mohammed Mukhashef ADEN: A...

Kerry says Hiroshima atomic bomb museum "stunning", "gut-wrenching" 11 Apr 2016 - 10:47 am

Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, US Secretary of State John Kerry, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, and Canada's...

Iran says Russia delivers first part of S-300 air defence system 11 Apr 2016 - 10:39 am

File photo of S-300 air defence missiles. Reuters DUBAI: Russia has sent the first part of its S-300 air defence missile system to...

Indian police detain five after temple fireworks blaze kills 108 11 Apr 2016 - 10:30 am

People stand next to empty fire cracker shells inside the compound of a temple after a fire broke out at the temple in...

Open spat erupts in Singapore between premier and his sister 11 Apr 2016 - 10:18 am

File photo of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew (2nd L) and his family celebrate his 80th birthday in Singapore in September 16,...

Islamic State regains Syrian stronghold near Turkey border: Monitor 11 Apr 2016 - 10:12 am

AMMAN: Islamic State militants took back a stronghold in Syria's northern Aleppo countryside on Monday, days after losing it to a grouping of...

Peru election goes to run-off, Fujimori vulnerable despite lead 11 Apr 2016 - 09:48 am

Peruvian presidential candidate for the Popular Force Party Keiko Fujimori during a press conference in Lima, Peru, 10 April 2016. EPA/ERNESTO ARIAS By...