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New Canada law would allow assisted suicide for seriously ill 14 Apr 2016 - 06:37 pm

The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Reuters / Blair Gable OTTAWA: Canada’s Liberal government on Thursday unveiled draft legislation on...

IMF's Lagarde urges Britain, EU to save 'long marriage' 14 Apr 2016 - 06:32 pm

Christine Lagarde Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund speaks during the Women In The World conference in the Manhattan borough of New...

New strong 6.4 magnitude quake hits southwestern Japan 14 Apr 2016 - 06:29 pm

Residents stand on the street following an earthquake in Kumamoto city on April 14, 2016. The strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck at 9:26 pm...

North Korea prepares one or two intermediate-range missiles: Yonhap 14 Apr 2016 - 06:25 pm

A new multiple launch rocket system is test fired in this photo released by Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang, March 4, 2016....

Erdogan urges Muslims to overcome splits, fight terror 14 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

(Front L to R) The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Turkish President Recep...

Former Saddam aide seeks to reshape Iraq insurgency 14 Apr 2016 - 05:48 pm

Ezzat al-Douri, an aide of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is seen with Saddam in this undated file photo. REUTERS/Files By Maher Chmaytelli...

Trump aides meet with congressional backers as protests loom 14 Apr 2016 - 05:41 pm

Corey Lewandowski, campaign manager for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, attends a rally in West Allis, Wisconsin, United States, in this April...

Ukraine turns to young pro-EU premier to battle crises 14 Apr 2016 - 05:38 pm

Volodymyr Groysman attends a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, April 13, 2016. REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko Kiev, Ukraine: Ukraine's parliament on Thursday appointed...

Syrian opposition says will join with government in transitional body, but not with Assad himself 14 Apr 2016 - 05:29 pm

Head of Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Esad el Zubi delivers a speech during a press conference at the United Nations (UN)...

Turkish opposition backs immunity bill that Kurdish MPs say targets them 14 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) accompanied by Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) attends a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko...

Syria regime blocking crucial aid deliveries: UN 14 Apr 2016 - 05:07 pm

Staffan de Mistura Geneva: Restrictions on humanitarian convoys imposed by Syria's government have frustrated efforts to deliver life-saving aid to besieged people in...

Philippines rejects claims of ISIS inroads 14 Apr 2016 - 04:57 pm

Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (R) talks to US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (L) during his visit at the Malacanang Presidential Palace...

Turkey failing on rights, press freedoms, European Parliament says 14 Apr 2016 - 04:50 pm

Members of the European Parliament take part in a voting session in Strasbourg, France, April 14, 2016. MEPs voted on Thursday on the...

Iraq MPs vote to sack parliament speaker, deepening crisis 14 Apr 2016 - 04:46 pm

Members of parliament who held a sit-in, shout slogans during a news conference at the parliament building in Baghdad Iraq April 14, 2016....

Russian security service searches office of tycoon Prokhorov: Sources 14 Apr 2016 - 04:39 pm

Mikhail Prokhorov. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia By Polina Devitt and Kira Zavyalova MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service and tax inspectors on Thursday searched the...

6.0 earthquake hits off Vanuatu coast 14 Apr 2016 - 04:13 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the Pacific Ocean island of Vanuatu late Thursday, the United States...

Syrian army, allies launch new assault north of Aleppo -rebels 14 Apr 2016 - 03:17 pm

Syrian government forces' tanks patrol the town of Khan Tuman, south of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on April 11, 2016, following...

Putin believes there will be no military action in east Ukraine 14 Apr 2016 - 03:09 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while answering a question during his annual televised call-in show in central Moscow on April 14, 2016. /...