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Bangladesh failing to spare millions from arsenic poisoning 06 Apr 2016 - 02:26 pm

(FILES) In this photograph taken on March 19, 2015, a Bangladeshi woman collects contaminated water to be used on produce at a vegetable...

39 militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan 06 Apr 2016 - 02:04 pm

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand with weapons recovered as part of the country's Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) initiative in Kandahar,...

Cambodia approves plan to reintroduce tigers 06 Apr 2016 - 02:01 pm

This handout photo taken on November 29, 2007 by a camera trap and released by the World Wildlife Fund in Cambodia on April...

Germany eyes lifting border controls with Austria 06 Apr 2016 - 02:00 pm

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere arrives to a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN:...

Libya: ‘Salvation’ steps down, makes room for UN-backed govt 06 Apr 2016 - 01:57 pm

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler speak during a press...

In Pakistan, tackling extremism is a political minefield 06 Apr 2016 - 01:07 pm

Pakistani women soldiers. AFP/File BY KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD: Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of...

Rescuers search for 23 in Pakistani landslide; flood toll at 92 06 Apr 2016 - 01:05 pm

A man salvages his belongings from floodwaters in the Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, PakistanApril 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz By Asad...

Two Thai state employees killed in drive-by shooting in south 06 Apr 2016 - 12:58 pm

File/ EPA Narathiwat: Two state employees were killed in a drive-by shooting Wednesday in the kingdom's conflict-hit deep south, police said, as rebel...

Millions drinking arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh: HRW 06 Apr 2016 - 12:55 pm

In this photograph taken on March 19, 2015, a Bangladeshi woman collects contaminated water to be used on produce at a vegetable market...

Turkey to probe massive 'personal data leak' 06 Apr 2016 - 12:42 pm

Ankara: Turkey's authorities launched a probe Wednesday into an alleged leak of the personal data of some 50 million citizens which threatens to...

Fragile truce holds in Karabakh after 4 days of deadly clashes 06 Apr 2016 - 12:29 pm

David Babayan, the spokesman of the Armenia-backed separatist presidency in Karabakh, holds a press conference in Stepanakert on April 4, 2016. AFP /...

Israel says deal reached to halt rolling blackouts in West Bank 06 Apr 2016 - 12:06 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli and Palestinian officials reached an agreement on Wednesday to stop several days of rolling blackouts in the occupied West Bank over...

China says business spats with Myanmar can be resolved 06 Apr 2016 - 11:55 am

Handout photograph of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. AFP...

EU Commission to unveil asylum options as deportation plan stalls 06 Apr 2016 - 11:53 am

Brussels: The European Union's executive was to sketch plans Wednesday for overhauling the EU's asylum system in the next phase of its troubled...

Azeris, Armenians say truce holding after fighting kills dozens 06 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

Armenian volunteers are seen in the town of Askeran, near where clashes with Azeri forces are taking place, in Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is...

Fighting erupts near power lines to Afghan capital: Officials 06 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

Afghan security forces take their positions at the hilltop of Dand Ghori district of Baghlan province, Afghanistan March 15, 2016. REUTERS/OMAR SOBHANI KABUL:...

Executions hit highest level in 25 years in 2015: Amnesty 06 Apr 2016 - 11:34 am

BERLIN: There were more executions worldwide in 2015 than in any year since 1990 and almost 90 percent occurred in three countries -...

Illegal mining hits Congo gorilla population: Conservationists 06 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am

A Grauer's gorilla at the Kahuzi-Biega Park. Gorillafund.org By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG: The world's largest gorilla sub-species has seen its population fall 77...