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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...

Indonesian birds face extinction due to pet trade: study 25 May 2016 - 10:25 am

Jakarta: Thirteen species of Indonesian birds, including the country's symbolic Javan Hawk-eagle (pictured), are at serious risk of extinction mainly due to the...

Polish minister says looking for solutions to constitutional row 25 May 2016 - 10:11 am

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo (R) attends a meeting with European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans on May 24, 2016 in Warsaw. AFP /...

Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after deadly drone strike 25 May 2016 - 09:57 am

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new chief, elevating a low-profile religious figure after officially confirming the death...

Strike-hit France smashes blockades as fuel runs dry 25 May 2016 - 09:55 am

Riot police prepare to intervene to disperse refinery worker holding a blockade of the oil depot of Douchy-Les-Mines to protest against the government's...

Young Vietnamese quiz Obama on rap and good looks 25 May 2016 - 09:50 am

US President Barack Obama (C) walks on stage to meet Vietnamese youths, members of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) program at...

Israeli rights group gives up on army complaints system 25 May 2016 - 09:29 am

Jerusalem: A leading Israeli human rights group announced Wednesday it was giving up taking complaints over soldiers' conduct to the military, after years...

Vietnamese dissident a reluctant tourist during Obama visit 25 May 2016 - 09:20 am

Nguyen Quang A watches TV at his home in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 19, 2016. Reuters/Kham By Martin Petty HANOI: Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Quang...

Anti-Trump protesters hurl rocks as Trump wins Washington primary 25 May 2016 - 09:09 am

Police remove protesters during a rally by Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump and his supporters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, May 24,...

Yemen peace talks "closer" to agreement: UN envoy 25 May 2016 - 09:00 am

UN Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed opens with delegations from Sanaa at the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland December 15, 2015....

Suicide bomber kills 10 near Afghan capital: interior ministry 25 May 2016 - 08:58 am

Kabul: Ten people were killed in Afghanistan Wednesday when a suicide bomber on foot detonated his explosives, striking a vehicle carrying court employees...