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Greece postpones return of next group of migrants until Friday 05 Apr 2016 - 05:57 pm

Refugees hold banners and block the highway which connects Greece and Macedonia as they stage a protesin the Idomeni town of Greece on...

Chair used by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling up for auction 05 Apr 2016 - 05:52 pm

A chair used by British author J.K. Rowling while writing "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of...

US designates Paris attacks suspect 'global terrorist' 05 Apr 2016 - 05:44 pm

"Belgian-born French citizen Salah Abdeslam is an operative for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant," United States State Department said, using...

Trump would target remittances to try to force Mexico to fund wall 05 Apr 2016 - 05:35 pm

Passengers leave a subway station during a free day of public transport at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, March 17, 2016. REUTERS Henry...

Trump details how Mexico would fund US wall: report 05 Apr 2016 - 05:25 pm

Donald Trump speaks to guests during a campaign rally at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Scott...

City of London head takes aim at Mayor Johnson over backing Brexit 05 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

London Mayor Boris Johnson delivers Vote Leave speech in Dartford Kent, south east England, 11 March, 2016. EPA, ANDY RAIN By Jonathan Saul...

South African parliament begins debate on motion to impeach Zuma 05 Apr 2016 - 05:16 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town in this picture taken March 17, 2016. REUTERS Mike Hutchings CAPE...

World equities rocked by new oil slide 05 Apr 2016 - 05:01 pm

World oil prices languished, striking one-month lows on persistent worries over the global supply glut, weighing on energy shares. Reuters photo London: Europe's...

EU citizens spend over $27 billion a year on drugs: report 05 Apr 2016 - 04:25 pm

BRUSSELS: A European Union report says the bloc's citizens spend over $27 billion on drugs and 1 percent of adults use cannabis on...

France says Syrian refugee intake insufficient, vows to double efforts 05 Apr 2016 - 04:11 pm

A boy is pictured at the port of Chios, where refugees and migrants who managed to leave the VIAL detention center a few...

Azerbaijan confirms ceasefire reached with Karabakh rebels 05 Apr 2016 - 02:50 pm

A picture taken on April 4, 2016 shows a man walking past a building, which was damaged during clashes between Armenian and Azeri...

New Zealand's Helen Clark enters race to lead UN 05 Apr 2016 - 01:57 pm

A file picture dated 16 September 2015 shows former New Zealand's Prime Minister, Helen Clark looking on as she speaks during an interview...

Task force says 2,000 saved from Boko Haram 05 Apr 2016 - 01:53 pm

YAOUNDE, Cameroon: Cameroonian and Nigerian forces claimed to have killed over 300 Boko Haram militants and rescued nearly 2,000 hostages during a joint...

Surge in illegal border crossings adds to militant threat: EU report 05 Apr 2016 - 01:51 pm

A man looks at the sea near the port of Chios after managing to leave the VIAL detention center. AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI ...

Migrants held on Greek island demand freedom 05 Apr 2016 - 01:12 pm

Activists hold placards as they protest against the return of migrants to Turkey, at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island of ...

German court throws out charges over Love Parade disaster 05 Apr 2016 - 12:16 pm

People stand in front of memorial to victims who were crushed during a stampede at the Love Parade in Duisburg, July21, 2011. REUTERS/INA...

Ukraine pilot's 22-year jail term formally begins 05 Apr 2016 - 12:11 pm

File photo of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko Moscow: Nadiya Savchenko's 22-year sentence formally begins Tuesday with the Ukrainian pilot to be sent to...