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Venezuela protesters brave tear gas to call for Maduro's ouster 19 May 2016 - 09:28 am

People clash with police as they protest against the state of emergency imposed by President Nicolas Maduro and to demand his ouster, in...

French PM says nothing ruled out on missing EgyptAir flight 19 May 2016 - 09:11 am

An EgyptAir plane lands at Cairo Airport in Egypt May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh PARIS: France is ruling nothing out as to ...

Here are the nationalities of passengers on EgyptAir flight 'MS804' 19 May 2016 - 08:45 am

An empty chair seen at the Egyptair desk at Charles de Gaulle airport, after an Egyptair flight disappeared from radar during its flight...

Egypt, Greece mount maritime search for vanished flight 19 May 2016 - 08:13 am

FILE PHOTO - An Egyptair Airbus A320 airbus stands on the runway at Larnaca Airport in Larnaca, Cyprus , March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Yiannis...

Egyptair plane that left Paris for Cairo 'did not land': French official 19 May 2016 - 08:12 am

An empty Egyptair counter is seen at terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann PARIS:...

Aleppo's local council reaches out to London Mayor Khan 19 May 2016 - 08:00 am

Britain's Labour Party Candidate for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan gestures during an event in London, Britain, March 23, 2016.Reuters LONDON: Syria's opposition-held...

Pentagon: Russia building base in Syria 19 May 2016 - 07:56 am

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON: Russia has established an outpost in the vicinity of Syria’s Palmyra city, a U.S. defense official said Wednesday. “In...

Syria, Iraq, Kilis to top NATO meeting: Stoltenberg 19 May 2016 - 07:52 am

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General addresses a press conference at the NATO headquarter in Brussels, Belgium, 18 May 2016. EPA/LAURENT DUBRULE BRUSSELS: Islamic...

EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo disappears from radar 19 May 2016 - 07:47 am

The flight path of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo is seen on a flight tracking screen May 19, 2016. Reuters *30...

Central Park re-opens secret sanctuary after 80 years 19 May 2016 - 07:44 am

| Visitors walk around the Central Park Hallett Nature Sanctuary in New York May 12, 2016 after it re-opened to the public after...

After SWIFT heist, Hong Kong launches fresh plan to fortify cyber security 19 May 2016 - 07:41 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's central bank has a launched a new program to strengthen lenders' ability to protect their critical technology systems after...

EgyptAir says flight from Paris to Cairo missing 19 May 2016 - 07:37 am

An Egyptair Airbus A320 airbus stands on the runway at Larnaca Airport in Larnaca, Cyprus , March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou /File Photo...

Scientists, investors seek to identify financial risks of climate change 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

OSLO: A Norwegian group of climate scientists will form an alliance on Thursday with investors including BlackRock Inc and the World Bank to...

'We want food!': Venezuela crisis deepens 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Under the state of emergency imposed by President Nicolas Maduro, the military, along with government-organized civilian committees, ensures that food packets are delivered...

English doctors’ union and government agree deal to end dispute 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Michael Holden LONDON: The union representing England’s doctors and the government said on Wednesday they had agreed a deal to end a...

2 Burkina police hurt as gunmen storm police station 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A policeman stands guard in front of Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 17, 2016, a day after security forces retook the...

Nigerian schoolgirl rescued after two years as Boko Haram captive 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) campaign embrace each other at a sit-out in Abuja, Nigeria May 18, 2016. A Nigerian teenager kidnapped by...