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Colombia to extradite Panama drug-money suspect to US 07 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Bogota: Colombia will extradite a leader of a prominent Panama business family to the United States where he is charged with laundering money...

Labour’s Khan becomes first Muslim mayor of London after bitter campaign 07 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Britain's Labour party candidate for London Mayor Sadiq Khan (C) arrives at City Hall in central London on May 6, 2016, as votes...

Assailant tries to shoot prominent Turkish journalist outside court 06 May 2016 - 06:50 pm

An assailant who attempted to shoot prominent Turkish journalist Can Dundar is caught by Dilek Dundar, wife of Can Dundar, and an unidentified...

Early signs from new Ukraine government encouraging says IMF 06 May 2016 - 02:32 pm

Mahmood Pradhan, deputy head of the IMF’s European department delivered the Fund’s first public thumbs up to the new-look set up in Kiev...

China says South China Sea criticism could rebound like coiled spring 06 May 2016 - 02:20 pm

Ouyang Yujing China director-general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a briefing on the...

Afghan president moves acting defence minister to head spy agency 06 May 2016 - 02:12 pm

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this December 7, 2015 file photo. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail KABUL: Afghan...

Islamist rebels seize village near Aleppo, 73 killed-monitor 06 May 2016 - 01:53 pm

A rebel fighter from the Jaish al-Fatah (or Army of Conquest) brigades prepares to fire artillery during clashes with Syrian pro-government forces near...

Israel hits Gaza after mortar fire across border 06 May 2016 - 01:46 pm

A picture made available on 06 May 2016 shows four-year-old Omar Al-Moghani looking out from his family house, damaged during the Israel war...

Playwright wrestles with past in changing Cuba 06 May 2016 - 01:42 pm

A tourist walks on the main touristic road in Old Havana, Cuba, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Havana: Scene: 1970s Cuba. A boy...

Canadian wildfire edges south, leaves thousands stranded 06 May 2016 - 01:32 pm

A handout picture made available by the Government of Alberta, Canada, on 06 May 2016 shows a massive plume of smoke from a...

Scottish isle a world away from fireworks of native son Trump 06 May 2016 - 01:26 pm

The house where Donald Trump's mother grew up is seen in Tong on the Isle of Lewis and Harris, an island off the...

Activists: Insurgents seize village south of Aleppo 06 May 2016 - 01:19 pm

A rebel fighter from the Jaish al-Fatah (or Army of Conquest) brigades fires artillery during clashes with Syrian pro-government forces near the village...

Scottish nationalists win but lose ground on UK's 'Super Thursday' 06 May 2016 - 01:15 pm

Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon (C) reacts after a positive result for her party at the Emirates Arena in...

SpaceX successfully lands rockets first stage after space launch 06 May 2016 - 01:11 pm

A handout picture made available by SpaceX shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral...

China, Kazakhstan sign $2 bln in deals as Xinjiang party boss visits 06 May 2016 - 01:00 pm

Folk artists play traditional music for tourists at Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING: China and Kazakhstan signed...

Singapore, Australia expand military cooperation in $1.7 bln deal 06 May 2016 - 12:56 pm

Troops from the Singapore Guards Formation of the Singapore Armed Forces and troops from the Seventh Australian Regiment of the Australian Defence Force...