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Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off coast of Ecuador: PTWC 20 Apr 2016 - 11:56 am

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Ana Isabel Martinez COJIMIES, Ecuador: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, just ...

China suspends G20 anti-corruption task force: Sources 20 Apr 2016 - 11:51 am

By Michelle Price HONG KONG: China suspended an international anti-corruption task force earlier this year after taking over the G20 presidency, according to...

Watchdog says press freedom in decline, warns of 'new era of propaganda' 20 Apr 2016 - 11:40 am

A woman poses with the final print edition of the Independent newspaper in London on March 2016. AFP Paris: World press freedom deteriorated...

Apple refused China request for source code in last two years: lawyer 20 Apr 2016 - 11:24 am

The logo of U.S. technology company Apple is seen in Zurich, Switzerland April 5, 2016. REUTERS/ARND WIEGMANN By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON: Apple Inc...

Thai police say 15 bomb suspects at large as two appear in court 20 Apr 2016 - 11:10 am

Suspects of last year's Bangkok blast Bilal Mohammed (L) (also known as Adem Karadag) and Yusufu Mieraili are escorted by prison officers as...

Agreement struck to let people out of Syrian towns, Al-Manar says 20 Apr 2016 - 10:59 am

File picture of a Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy heading towards the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya in Idlib province, Syria. Reuters ...

Serbia struggles to sell off communist-era companies 20 Apr 2016 - 10:48 am

A mechanic stands next to the Yugoslav flag used as a curtain in a factory in western Serbian town of Priboj on April...

Kuwait oil workers call off strike, return to work 20 Apr 2016 - 10:33 am

Kuwaiti oil workers sit at the union's headquarters in Al-Ahmadi on April 19, 2016, on the third day of the strike. AFP /...

Yemen rebels say to join delayed peace talks in Kuwait 20 Apr 2016 - 10:20 am

File picture used for representation. Reuters Sanaa: Yemen's Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies have agreed to join delayed UN-brokered peace talks in...

France to extend state of emergency to cover Euro 2016 soccer tournament 20 Apr 2016 - 10:18 am

The sign announcing the UEFA Euro 2106 tournament is seen at the Allianz Riviera stadium, one of the 10 venues of the upcoming...

Myanmar Rohingya boat dead 'forced' to travel by sea: witnesses 20 Apr 2016 - 10:13 am

A handout photo taken on April 19, 2016 and released to AFP from anonymous Rohingya Muslim minority residents shows people carrying a dead...

India accused of flipflop on Koh-i-Noor diamond 20 Apr 2016 - 09:53 am

The Kohinoor diamond, embedded in the crown of the British monarch. Reuters New Delhi: India's government was accused Wednesday of reversing its stance...

Trump, Clinton score huge wins in New York primary 20 Apr 2016 - 09:40 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump following victory in the New York state primary on April 19, 2016 in New York City. AFP...

Anger erupts as 1,700 still missing in Ecuador quake 20 Apr 2016 - 09:18 am

Survived earthquake victims line up for fresh water at the streets as search and rescue operations continue over the collapsed buildings in Portoviejo,...

Houston schools to reopen Wednesday but flood warnings not yet lifted 20 Apr 2016 - 09:09 am

Flood waters cover the area of FM 1463 at IH-10 in Fort Bend County, Texas, US April 19, 2016. Texas DOT-Houston/Handout via REUTERS ...

EU citizens fear Brexit more than the Brits: survey 20 Apr 2016 - 09:00 am

A woman with a child looks towards the financial district of the City of London, London, Britain, 18 April 2016. The debate continues...

China spurs ships to use Arctic shipping route: report 20 Apr 2016 - 08:32 am

The moon rises behind a fake North Pole marker near the Applied Physics Lab Ice Station in the Arctic north of Prudhoe Bay,...

Three-day ban on assembly of people in violence-hit Bengaluru 20 Apr 2016 - 08:28 am

Policemen stand next to a damaged vehicle after a protest by garment workers in Bengaluru, India, April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa Bengaluru:...