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Homeless man in France abused, beheaded dozens of cats 25 Apr 2016 - 06:47 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: This file picture taken on February 23, 2012 shows Japanese youths fondling cats at a 'cat cafe' in Tokyo. A 'cat...

Turkey asks Geneva to remove picture linking Erdogan to slain teen 25 Apr 2016 - 06:39 pm

Geneva's Kurdish and Armenian photographer Demir Soenmez poses for the media next to his picture with caption "Tribute to Berkin Elvan, wounded by...

Philippines says severed head found as captives’ ransom deadline passes 25 Apr 2016 - 06:21 pm

File photo of Philippines flag. Reuters photo MANILA: The Philippine army said a severed head was found on a remote island on Monday,...

Kenya demonstrators try to storm election commission 25 Apr 2016 - 06:12 pm

A Kenya police officer load his teargas launcher to disperse supporters and leaders of the Kenyan Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD), led...

Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software, warning issued 25 Apr 2016 - 05:59 pm

Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. REUTERS / Ashikur Rahman By Jim Finkle...

NATO to close Libya migrant route to Europe 25 Apr 2016 - 05:51 pm

This file photo taken on April 18, 2016 shows Italian Defense minister Roberta Pinotti during a meeting with Kosovo President in Pristina on...

32 ISIS militants killed in Iraq 25 Apr 2016 - 04:40 pm

Baghdad: Baghdad Operations Command has announced that 49 ISIS militants were killed or injured and that explosive devices were dismantled in west Baghdad....

Saudi unveils far-reaching plan to move away from oil 25 Apr 2016 - 04:16 pm

(L-R) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown...

60 killed in Aleppo in past three days 25 Apr 2016 - 02:59 pm

ALEPPO, SYRIA - APRIL 24: A Syrian boy runs after Syrian Regime Forces airstrikes targeted residential areas at Sahur neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria...

Dubai wants 25 percent of all car trips driverless by 2030 25 Apr 2016 - 02:57 pm

A driverless vehicle on test run in Dubai. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai, already home to the world's tallest building, is looking to...

Saudi Arabia to introduce expat 'green card' within five years 25 Apr 2016 - 02:46 pm

RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will introduce a "green card" system within five years to allow resident expatriates in the kingdom to have more rights...

Obama to send 250 more special forces troops to Syria 25 Apr 2016 - 02:40 pm

Hanover, Germany: President Barack Obama on Monday said the US would send up to 250 more military personnel including special forces to Syria...

Malawi arrests 10 men for albino murder 25 Apr 2016 - 02:30 pm

Blantyre, Malawi: Ten Malawian men have been arrested for murdering a 21-year-old albino woman, police said Monday, as a United Nations team conducts...

Zika epidemic 'clearly' on the decline in Brazil: WHO 25 Apr 2016 - 02:22 pm

The Zika virus is mainly spread via the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito The Zika virus is mainly spread via the bite...

Kenya: Police fire teargas at opposition march 25 Apr 2016 - 02:15 pm

NAIROBI: Kenyan police fired teargas into a crowd of opposition leaders and their supporters who were marching on the office of the country's...

Turkey says it has deported 3,300 suspected Islamic State fighters 25 Apr 2016 - 02:14 pm

ANKARA, Turkey: A top official says Turkey has deported 3,300 foreigners suspected of links to jihadi groups, particularly the Islamic State militants, and...