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Google's Paris offices searched in tax fraud probe: police 24 May 2016 - 02:21 pm

Paris: French police searched the Paris offices of US Internet giant Google on Tuesday as part of a tax fraud investigation, a police...

Incoming Turkish PM vows to work on new constitution 24 May 2016 - 02:08 pm

Turkey's new Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament...

Algeria to shut more than 50 private satellite channels 24 May 2016 - 01:47 pm

AFP/Farouq Tabashi By Abdul Razak bin Abdullah ALGERIA: The Algerian authorities plan to close more than 50 private satellite channels operating in the...

Iraqi forces shell Fallujah, killing 9: Tribal source 24 May 2016 - 01:44 pm

Smoke billows in the background as Iraqi pro-government forces advance towards the city of Fallujah on May 23, 2016, as part of a...

Obama dines in a street shop with Anthony Bourdain in Vietnam 24 May 2016 - 01:10 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with a local resident as he leaves after having a dinner with Anthony Bourdain at the restaurant...

7 Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours in war-torn east: Kiev 24 May 2016 - 12:58 pm

Kiev: Seven Ukrainian soldiers have died in the country's war-torn east over the past 24 hours in the biggest number of casualties in...

Remains retrieved from EgyptAir wreckage suggest blast on board: Egypt forensics official 24 May 2016 - 12:50 pm

A handout picture taken on May 22, 2016, by the French Navy (Marine Nationale), shows a French solider aboard an aircraft looking out...

Cambodia's royal oxen predict 'bountiful' harvest despite severe drought 24 May 2016 - 12:46 pm

The Cambodian royal oxen that predicted the kingdom will see "bountiful" agricultural harvest, despite drought. AFP / STR Phnom Penh: Cambodia may be...

South African shanty-town demolition sparks riots, two guards killed 24 May 2016 - 12:36 pm

File photo of South African police at a protest. Reuters JOHANNESBURG: The demolition of shacks north of the South African capital Pretoria triggered...

Newborns among residents of sprawling Idomeni refugee camp 24 May 2016 - 12:28 pm

File photo of a 10-day-old baby inside a tent at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the...

Obama implores Vietnam to embrace human rights 24 May 2016 - 12:17 pm

US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Hanoi: US President Barack...

Incoming Turkey PM unveils new cabinet lineup, EU minister switched 24 May 2016 - 12:14 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 24, 2016. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential...

Campus bomb kills two in rebel-held Yemen capital 24 May 2016 - 11:57 am

A picture taken on January 30, 2016, shows debris at the Queen Arwa University campus following an airstrike, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa....

Eritrea dismisses criticism to celebrate 25 years of 'freedom' 24 May 2016 - 11:34 am

A general view shows a section of the skyline in Eritrea's capital Asmara. (file photo/ reuters) Nairobi: Eritrea celebrated 25 years of independence...

US envoy calls on Syria rebels to respect truce 24 May 2016 - 11:20 am

A man fixes his vehicle near the rubble of damaged buildings, in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria ...

Turkish nationalists say presidential system would be path to despotism 24 May 2016 - 11:12 am

File picture of veteran leader Devlet Bahceli at a party meeting. Reuters ANKARA: The veteran leader of Turkey's nationalist opposition, Devlet Bahceli, said...