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Lebanese army kills Islamic State leader at Syrian border -security source 28 Apr 2016 - 10:00 am

BEIRUT: Lebanese forces killed an Islamic State leader on Thursday in an army operation in the mountainous border region with Syria, Lebanon’s National...

Twelve people detained over suicide bomb attack in Turkey’s Bursa - NTV 28 Apr 2016 - 09:40 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have detained twelve people over a suicide bomb attack in the northwestern city of Bursa that wounded eight, broadcaster NTV...

Yemen suicide bomber targets Aden police chief 28 Apr 2016 - 09:34 am

Aden: A suicide bomber targeted the police chief of Yemen's second city Aden on Thursday in the latest attack against senior officials in...

Israel imposes full closure on West Bank 28 Apr 2016 - 09:22 am

A Palestinian man sits atop the rubble of a house which was destroyed by Israeli troops during an Israeli raid in the West...

Australia data shows gun controls a huge success 20 years after mass shooting 28 Apr 2016 - 09:09 am

Guns that have just had their barrels crushed in Sydney are stacked after they were handed over on the last day of the...

China won't allow chaos or war on Korean peninsula: Xi 28 Apr 2016 - 08:56 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with guests after delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the fifth regular foreign ministers' meeting...

Russia launches first rocket from new spaceport at second attempt 28 Apr 2016 - 08:55 am

A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218 satellites leaves a trail of smoke as it lifts off from the new...

U.N. envoy urges Obama, Putin to save Syria truce, peace process 28 Apr 2016 - 08:45 am

U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference after the conclusion of a round of meetings during the Syria Peace talks at...

Poland courts and cities rebel over government reforms 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on March 10, 2016 shows parts of Constitutional Court verdict against the new law displayed on the wall of...

Greece returns 12 Syrians to Turkey; will build 4 more camps 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Children play inside a cargo train at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni...

Constitutional change gives Jordan king more powers 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Amman: Jordan's parliament passed a constitutional amendment Wednesday granting King Abdullah II the power to appoint or dismiss senior officials without consulting the...

Bulgarian town bans Islamic face veil in public 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Sofia: A Bulgarian town that is home to a Roma minority practising an ultraconservative form of Islam on Wednesday banned Islamic face veils...

Iraqi army makes modest advance south of Mosul 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

MAKHMOUR, Iraq: Iraqis armed forces backed by U.S.-led coalition air power captured a village in Nineveh province from Islamic State on Wednesday, the...

Olympics: Brazil takes Rio flame on 100-day countdown 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Carlos Nuzman, President of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee, holds the Olympic Torch during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame in the...

Former US House Speaker Hastert gets 15 months in prison 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Former US House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves federal court in Chicago Illinois June 9, 2015. REUTERS / Jim Young By Fiona...

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam extradited to France, under formal investigation 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Suspected militant to be held in high-security jail November attacks by Islamic State killed 130 people Lawyer says Abdeslam “wants to talk” By...

US proposes restoring UN Western Sahara’s mission’s functionality 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A USA Flag hoisted in Miami. Photo courtesy: commons.wikimedia.org By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS: The United States has proposed that the U.N. Security...

Cruz expected to announce Carly Fiorina as his running mate 28 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

INDIANAPOLIS: Ted Cruz, in an apparent act of desperation, plans to announce Wednesday that Carly Fiorina will be his vice presidential running mate...