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11 civilians dead in attacks in Syria's Aleppo: monitor 17 Apr 2016 - 12:30 pm

Residents look for survivors amidst the rubble after an airstrike on the rebel-held Old Aleppo, Syria April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: At...

India concerned as three injured in German gurudwara explosion 17 Apr 2016 - 12:01 pm

German police at the scene of an explosion at a Sikh temple in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 16 April 2016. EPA/MARCEL KUSCH New Delhi:...

Yemen police say foil two bomb attacks day before peace talks 17 Apr 2016 - 11:54 am

A Yemeni woman and her girl walk past a graffiti sprayed by an artist to support peace in the war-affected country, at a...

Armed men from South Sudan kill 140 in raid in Ethiopia 17 Apr 2016 - 11:48 am

Addis Ababa: Armed men from South Sudan have killed around 140 people and kidnapped a number of others in a cross-border raid into...

Heavy fighting continues in Afghan city Kunduz 17 Apr 2016 - 11:25 am

Afghan security forces arrive for battle with the Taliban in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer By Feroz Sultani KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: Afghan...

Kuwaiti oil exports unaffected by strike: KUNA 17 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

A general view taken on April 16, 2016 shows the Shuaiba oil refinery south of Kuwait City. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT DUBAI: Kuwait's...

Italians go to polls for drilling referendum Renzi did not want 17 Apr 2016 - 10:11 am

A demonstrator shows a banner to support the yes-vote on the next April 17 referendum on oil drilling in Italian waters, in downtown...

Preparations in 'final stages' for N. Korea nuclear test: report 17 Apr 2016 - 10:03 am

File picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he speaks during a ceremony to award party and state commendations to nuclear...

Powerful earthquake kills 77 in Ecuador 17 Apr 2016 - 09:49 am

People stand next to the debris of a building after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Manta,Ecuador, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Paul...

Five police injured in bomb explosion near Aden airport 17 Apr 2016 - 09:42 am

ADEN: At least five Yemeni policemen were injured on Sunday when they foiled a suicide car bomb attack on the airport in the...

Hollywood mogul blasts Obama, Google over piracy 17 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

Producer Avi Lerner attends A Gala To Honor Avi Lerner And Millennium Films in Beverly Hills, California, on April 16, 2016. AFP /...

Kuwaiti oil and gas workers begin strike 17 Apr 2016 - 09:24 am

A general view taken on April 16, 2016 shows the Shuaiba oil refinery south of Kuwait City. AFP/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT KUWAIT: Kuwaiti oil and...

Afghan child casualties soar as urban warfare intensifies - UN 17 Apr 2016 - 09:03 am

File picture of an Afghan woman wearing a burqa holds her child as she walks along a street on the outskirts of Kabul....

Brazil impeachment pits hardscrabble duo against backroom foes 17 Apr 2016 - 08:37 am

Two children wearing Brazilian flags in front of a barricade near the Esplanada dos ministerios 'Eixo Monumental' (Monumental Axis) in Brazil. EPA/FERNANDO BIZERRA...

Dozens killed in Ecuador earthquake 17 Apr 2016 - 08:34 am

People stand next to the debris of a building after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's northwest Pacific coast causing "considerable...

Myanmar president pardons at least 63 political prisoners: watchdog group 17 Apr 2016 - 08:24 am

File picture of Myanmar President Htin Kyaw. Reuters Yangon: Myanmar President Htin Kyaw pardoned at least 63 political prisoners on the country's traditional...

Hollande pledges aid to Lebanon at start of Mideast tour 17 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

French President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam (R) during a joint press conference after their meeting at...