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Swedish court upholds Assange arrest warrant 25 May 2016 - 12:18 pm

STOCKHOLM: A Swedish court upheld on Wednesday the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Assange, 44, is wanted by Swedish authorities for...

Iraqi Shi’ite leader calls for restraint in assault on Falluja 25 May 2016 - 12:13 pm

REUTERS/ FILE PHOTO By Saif Hameed BAGHDAD: Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric urged the forces battling to retake Falluja from Sunni militants Islamic State...

Trump Tower becomes hot New York tourist magnet 25 May 2016 - 12:13 pm

Tourists make their way through Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in New York May 23, 2016. AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY New York:...

Daughter of missing Hong Kong bookseller calls for US help 25 May 2016 - 12:06 pm

A filephoto of pro-democracy demonstrator burns a letter next to pictures of missing staff members of a publishing house and a bookstore, including...

Eritrean president blames foreigners for refugee exodus 25 May 2016 - 12:06 pm

Nairobi: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has claimed the exodus of youth to Europe is a deliberate policy fomented by foreign powers to weaken...

Kenya says its troops kill 21 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia 25 May 2016 - 11:56 am

REUTERS/ FILE PHOTO MOGADISHU: Kenya’s military said on Wednesday it had killed 21 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia where its troops are trying...

Kyrgyzstan protests over Kazakh minister's toilet cleaning comment 25 May 2016 - 11:48 am

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on the world map. Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry has summoned a Kazakh diplomat after Kazakhstan's culture and sports minister said...

Greek police step up evacuation of squalid migrant camp 25 May 2016 - 11:42 am

Idomeni: Greek police on Wednesday restarted an operation to move migrants out of Idomeni, the squalid tent city where thousands fleeing war and...

Mecca metro project delayed by financial restructuring: CEO 25 May 2016 - 11:23 am

File photo By Matt Smith DUBAI: A $16.5 billion mass transit project planned for Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca has been delayed...

Kerry launches Vietnam's first private university 25 May 2016 - 11:21 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh pose for a photo before a...

Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ohio on fuel-free flight: organizers 25 May 2016 - 11:17 am

This handout file photo from Solar Impulse 2 taken on May 21, 2016 shows ground crew members towing the experimental solar-powered aircraft to...

Japan's Abe visits Shinto holy site before G7 summit 25 May 2016 - 11:13 am

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C/R) visits the Ise Grand Shrine, the holiest site in Japan's Shinto religion, in Ise, Japan, May 25,...

Brazil congress approves deficit spending proposed by interim government 25 May 2016 - 11:08 am

Brazilian Interim President Michel Temer during the oath of office of the new Culture Minister Marcelo Calero at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia,...

Cringin’: British youth unimpressed with pro-EU campaign video 25 May 2016 - 11:06 am

By Estelle Shirbon LONDON: A campaign video urging young Britons to vote to stay in the European Union in a June 23 referendum...

World leaders gather in Japan ahead of G7 25 May 2016 - 10:47 am

Panels representing the G7 leaders for the G7 Network of Health-related NGOs in Japan are displayed at the G7 NGO Area ahead of...

Gunmen kill three soldiers in northwest Pakistan 25 May 2016 - 10:44 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: Gunmen killed three paramilitary soldiers Wednesday after opening fire on their vehicle in Peshawar in Pakistan's insurgency-racked northwest, officials said. The...

Netanyahu clinches coalition deal, makes far-right Lieberman defence chief 25 May 2016 - 10:33 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun...

Venezuela demos test of strength in political crisis 25 May 2016 - 10:26 am

A handout picture made available by the Miraflores Palace shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) leading a Government act in Caracas, Venezuela, 24...