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US plans third patrol near disputed South China Sea islands: source 02 Apr 2016 - 10:20 am

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the South China Sea in this U.S. Navy picture taken October 29, 2015. REUTERS/U.S....

Former British colony Australia says it wants Britain to stay in EU 02 Apr 2016 - 10:18 am

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speaks before attendees during the 70th session of the UNGA at the UN Headquarters in New York, September...

Obama, Republicans urge Trump to soften tone 02 Apr 2016 - 10:12 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests during a campaign rally at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016 in...

Vietnam parliament swears in top policeman as president 02 Apr 2016 - 10:07 am

Tran Dai Quang (L) shakes hands with former Communist Party"s Chief Inspector Nguyen Van Chi (R) next to National"s Assembly delegate Duong Trung...

Renewed fighting in Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp kills one 02 Apr 2016 - 10:05 am

One person was killed and others injured late on Friday in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon after a dispute erupted into...

Australian rules-AFL slams anti-mosque banner at Melbourne game 02 Apr 2016 - 09:51 am

MELBOURNE: The Australian Football League (AFL) and the Collingwood club have condemned fans who hung up a banner reading "Go Pies! Stop the...

Between a rock and a hard place: safe from war, Yemenis struggle 02 Apr 2016 - 09:08 am

Over 2,000 Yemenis have made the Markazi camp their home, fleeing the Arabian Peninsula to Djibouti. AFP Obock, Djibouti: Under a scorching sun,...

China braces for 'severe' flooding on Yangtze River 02 Apr 2016 - 09:03 am

The junction of Yangtze River and Jialing River is pictured in Chongqing, China, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/SUE-LING WONG/FILES BEIJING: Severe floods are expected...

Half of candidates out of chaotic Peru election 02 Apr 2016 - 08:56 am

Peru's presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski of 'Peruanos Por El Cambio' party attends a meeting with retired policemen in Lima, Peru, March 31,...

Trump says US abortion laws 'set' for now 02 Apr 2016 - 08:44 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he departs after meetings at Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst Washington: US...

U.S. military training dozens of Syrian fighters in new program 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Col. Steve Warren, the new spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, speaks to reporters during a news conference at the U.S. Embassy...

Brussels airport restart delayed as police demand more security 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Belgian police officers and soldiers control the access to Belgian international airport of Zaventem airport, which is still not operating, more than a...

UNHCR warns against immediate refugee returns to Turkey 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Refugees and migrants wait to be transferred to the Moria registration centre after arriving at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island...

U.N. hopes parties to Yemen peace talks will engage constructively 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A Houthi follower carries Yemen's national flag as he attends a rally marking one year of Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen's capital Sanaa,...

Saudi-owned newspaper Beirut office attacked after cartoon 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT: Protesters attacked the Beirut office of Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on Friday in response to a cartoon published by the paper criticizing...

U.S., Japan finalize nuclear material transfer 01 Apr 2016 - 06:46 pm

The United States and Japan have completed the removal of all highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium fuels from Japan's Fast Critical Assembly...

CIA leaves explosives on school bus after training exercise 01 Apr 2016 - 06:38 pm

Washington: A Virginia school bus ferrying students to and from classes this week had explosives under the hood after the CIA accidentally left...

24 PKK terrorists killed in south-east: Turkish military 01 Apr 2016 - 06:01 pm

Turkish policemen secure the area after an explosion in Diyarbakir, Turkey, 31 March 2016. EPA ANKARA: Twenty-four PKK terrorists were killed on Thursday...