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Canada sounds alarm over aboriginal teenage suicide epidemic 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A tattered Canadian flag flies over a teepee in Attawapiskat, Ontario, in this file photo taken December 17, 2011. The Canadian aboriginal community...

Racially charged joke causes controversy for Clinton 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters New York: They were shooting for funny. Instead, the racially charged comedy routine between Hillary Clinton and New York Mayor...

Uber reveals US law enforcement data queries 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

"Uber receives law enforcement requests for information related to criminal investigations, and may provide information about specific trips, riders or drivers in response,"...

Painting found in French attic is $137 mln Caravaggio, say experts 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A detail of a painting entitled "Judith Beheading Holofernes" is pictured during its presentation in Paris, France, April 12, 2016, that might have...

Kerry defends US trade deals against domestic critics 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry. REUTERS Mohammad Ismail Los Angeles: The United States' top diplomat took a break from negotiations with foreign...

What British Muslims really think: poll sparks controversy 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The survey was conducted by the ICM polling institute for a Channel 4 documentary airing on Wednesday entitled "What British Muslims Really Think"...

Israel received Saudi pledge over strategic Red Sea strait: media 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2014. Reuters / Nir Elias Jerusalem: Israel received pledges that Egypt's move to...

EU privacy watchdogs could seek US data pact review in two years 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

European data protection authorities are assessing whether to endorse the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a framework agreed in February that will allow companies to...

Germs, not true love, make humans mate for life: study 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A couple look on the Street performers during a sunny day on April 5, 2016 on the Old Town Square in Prague. AFP...

Turkey submits draft proposal to strip MPs of immunity: AKP officials 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

President Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly called for deputies of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) to face prosecution, accusing them of being an...

Mass burial after army-Shiite clash in northern Nigeria 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Soldiers of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army stand by the road in Damboa Borno State northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016....

Brazil's Rousseff brands VP a traitor, denounces 'coup' 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff talks to Vice President Michel Temer at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia in this file photo. Reuters Brasília: Brazilian...

Italian PM in Iran in push to win back economic clout 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

When Rouhani visited Rome, the two countries agreed initial terms on long-term contracts that could be valued as high as $19.4 billion, including...

Italy rescues 4,000 migrants in two days 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

This handout picture released by the Italian Coast Guards (Guardia Costiera) on April 12, 2016 shows a rescue operation of migrants and refugees...

Rio's Zika outbreak matches Asian virus: study 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Zika virus is strongly suspected to be behind a surge in microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with unusually small...

Pakistan army chief accuses India of undermining China investment corridor 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Pakistan army chief general Raheel Sharif. Photo: Reuters By Kay Johnson GWADAR, Pakistan: Pakistan’s army chief on Tuesday accused longtime...