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Turkey PM says draft constitution will guarantee secularism 27 Apr 2016 - 12:26 pm

Turkish Prime Minister and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Ahmet Davutoglu waves as he delivers a speech during...

2 Palestinians, one with knife, shot dead at Israeli checkpoint: police 27 Apr 2016 - 12:15 pm

Incident occurred at Israeli checkpoint in West Bank. Police say Palestinian woman, man ignored orders to halt. Palestinian government condemns “brutal daylight crime.” ...

Philippines' Aquino vows to 'neutralise' Abu Sayyaf kidnappers 27 Apr 2016 - 11:53 am

Filipino policemen stand guard on the spot where the head of a person with 'Caucasian features' was dropped off, in the town of...

Iran’s Supreme Leader says U.S. lifted sanctions only on paper 27 Apr 2016 - 11:50 am

File photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. DUBAI: The United States has only lifted Iranian sanctions on paper and in practice...

Satellite data latest tool in Indonesia's fight against illegal fishing 27 Apr 2016 - 11:36 am

Jakarta: Indonesia will use data from miniature satellites around the globe to pinpoint the location of illegal fishing vessels trawling its vast waters,...

Thailand files first charge under draconian anti-campaigning law 27 Apr 2016 - 11:33 am

The skyline of central Bangkok and the Chao Phraya river are seen during sunrise in Bangkok April 22, 2015. REUTERS/ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA Bangkok: Thai...

Dutch FM warns no safety 'guarantees' for visitors to Turkey 27 Apr 2016 - 11:16 am

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders. Reuters The Hague: Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has warned the Netherlands cannot guarantee the safety of citizens...

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam transferred to France 27 Apr 2016 - 11:12 am

Brussels: Top Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been transferred from Belgium to France where he is expected to be charged in court...

Chinese rights activist Harry Wu dies at 79 27 Apr 2016 - 11:04 am

Former Chinese political prisoner and leading human rights activist Harry Wu (C) makes a statement alongside U.S. Congressmen and fellow human rights groups...

Hollande's camp goes on offensive a year ahead of French polls 27 Apr 2016 - 10:48 am

French President Francois Hollande poses holding a submarine scale model during a visit at naval shipbuilder DCNS heaquarters in Paris, France. REUTERS/Christophe Petit-Tesson/Pool ...

Brexit would lead to loss of income for Britons: OECD 27 Apr 2016 - 10:43 am

London: Britons would be less well off if they voted to leave the European Union than if they stayed, the head of the...

Taiwan's president-elect says democracy at heart of China ties 27 Apr 2016 - 10:21 am

File photo of Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen. REUTERS Taipei: Taiwan's president-elect said Wednesday that democracy would be at the heart of future relations...

Australian police charge four over terror killing 27 Apr 2016 - 10:21 am

?Sydney: Australian authorities on Wednesday charged four men over a 2015 attack in which a teenage boy shot dead a police employee, alleging...

Korean dog meat farmers seek fresh start 27 Apr 2016 - 10:10 am

File photo of Snowball, who was rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea, and settled into the Animal Welfare League of...

Iran parliament in the balance in election run-offs 27 Apr 2016 - 10:00 am

An Iranian woman casts her ballot to vote for both parliamentary elections and Assembly of Experts at a polling station at Massoumeh shrine...

Australia rules out settling 800 asylum seekers from PNG whose fate uncertain 27 Apr 2016 - 09:59 am

A police officer watches a group of around twenty protesters occupy Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's electoral office, as they demand the end...