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Unaccompanied minors greet pope at Greek camp 16 Apr 2016 - 12:38 pm

A little girl stands next to a placard reading "We are Yazidi people, Need Help Help Help" on April 16, 2016 at the...

Pope 'wants to take back refugees' from his Lesbos visit 16 Apr 2016 - 12:30 pm

Pope Francis (C) welcomed by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) and Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomeos (L) upon his arrival at Mytilene International...

Top EU officials visit Iran in bid for closer ties 16 Apr 2016 - 12:12 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif (right) and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (left) in Iran, 28 July 2015. Mogherini led a...

Pakistan army takes over operation to flush gang from island stronghold 16 Apr 2016 - 11:58 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's army on Saturday took over an operation to dislodge a criminal gang holding 24 hostages on its island hideout in the...

Japan quake breaches the historic walls of 400-year old Kumamoto Castle 16 Apr 2016 - 11:41 am

Damaged Kumamoto Castle caused by earthquakes is seen in Kumamoto, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kyodo By...

Iraq parliament cancels session as MPs challenge speaker 16 Apr 2016 - 11:35 am

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri speaks during a news conference at the parliament building, in Baghdad, Iraq April 14, 2016. REUTERS/SAIF...

Sanders goes Hollywood: Aiming for a California upset 16 Apr 2016 - 11:17 am

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD LOS ANGELES: If Bernie Sanders can pull off an upset in California, it will be a story that got...

Italy insists 'no invasion' after spike in migrant arrivals 16 Apr 2016 - 11:15 am

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi answers questions during a press conference at the Chigi Palace in Rome, on April 7, 2016. AFP Photo/Alberto...

Violence erupts at protests over French labour reforms 16 Apr 2016 - 11:09 am

People listen to a speech during a gathering by the "Nuit Debout" (Up All Night) movement on Place de la Republique in Paris ...

A burning mountain of trash in Mumbai fuels middle-class outcry 16 Apr 2016 - 11:08 am

MUMBAI, India: The curtains in Vandana Trivedi's 10th-floor apartment gently sway in the evening breeze as she sips tea after returning from work,...

Bangladesh police arrest elderly editor for sedition 16 Apr 2016 - 10:24 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested a well-known magazine editor for sedition, officials said, the latest in a series of detentions of pro-opposition...

Poor policies blamed as India reels from drought, hardship 16 Apr 2016 - 10:17 am

Farmers from the different drought affected districts of Maharashtra collects water from the water tank near a temperory refugee camp in Mumbai, India,...

EU foreign policy chief visits Iran 16 Apr 2016 - 09:41 am

European Union's diplomat Federica Mogherini Tehran: The European Union's top diplomat Federica Mogherini arrived in Tehran on Saturday on her first visit since...

Death toll from latest Japan quake jumps to 18: officials 16 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

A handout photograph taken on April 16, 2016 shows earthquake-affected residents under the care of Japanese Red Cross medical staff at a hospital...

Will and Kate end India trip with historic Taj Mahal visit 16 Apr 2016 - 09:23 am

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine are schedule to visit Taj Mahal later in the day, the last leg of their India-Bhutan...

Overwhelming stench of corruption in Brazil; As the accusers are also accused 16 Apr 2016 - 09:02 am

President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha (R) reacts during a session to review the request for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment...

Refugee convicted for attempted suicide on Nauru 16 Apr 2016 - 08:57 am

Aerial view of Pacific island of Nauru. Sydney: A refugee has been convicted of attempted suicide after being moved from an Australian-funded detention...

In Venezuela, no toilet paper and now lousy phone service 16 Apr 2016 - 08:48 am

Drugstore worker Beatriz Gorostiza arranges medicine boxes on almost empty shelves at a store in Caracas, Venezuela, 14 April 2016. EPA/MIGUEL GUTIERREZ Caracas:...