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Spy chiefs tell US lawmakers plan to share raw data protects privacy 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

In a letter sent on Monday to two members of Congress and reviewed by Reuters, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said the...

Seven dead in Canada small plane crash: officials 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: The scene of a cargo airplane that crashed after take-off near Juba Airport in South Sudan November 4, 2015. Reuters Montreal:...

Families of US personnel ordered to leave parts of Turkey amid security concerns 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

People carry their belongings as they return back to their home after clashes ended in the Sur district of Diyarbakir on March 13,...

Pakistan extends deadline for Islamabad protesters to end sit-in 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Irfan Jamil, the bishop of Lahore, gestures during an interview with Reuters at his office in Lahore, Pakistan, March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza ...

Iran missile tests were ‘in defiance of’ UN resolution: US, allies 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

An Iranian precision guided ballistic missile is launched as it is tested at an undisclosed location October 11 2015 REUTERS, farsnews.com Handout UNITED...

Pentagon leaders ready proposal for US presence in Afghanistan 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: The US military's top general said Tuesday he has drawn up recommendations for the US troop presence in Afghanistan next year and...

Sleep tight and don’t let the sharks bite at Paris aquarium 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

People look at sharks from an underwater room structure installed in the Aquarium of Paris France, March 14, 2016. REUTERS, Charles Platiau PARIS:...

Spanish judge says US 'not cooperating' with jihadists probe 29 Mar 2016 - 06:58 pm

A statue of Christopher Columbus with an extended hand is seen in front of a Spanish flag in central Madrid June 11, 2012....

Scott Walker endorses Ted Cruz for US president 29 Mar 2016 - 06:57 pm

US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a campaign rally in Rothschild, Wisconsin March 28, 2016. (Reuters/Mark Kauzlarich) Washington: Wisconsin Governor Scott...

Pele sues Samsung over improper use of image in newspaper ad 29 Mar 2016 - 06:54 pm

CHICAGO: Brazilian football legend Pele is suing Samsung in Chicago federal court, claiming the electronics company improperly used his identity in The New...

Jailed Niger opposition granted provisional release after election 29 Mar 2016 - 06:53 pm

A man gets a haircut and a shave in front of a campaign poster of incarcerated opposition candidate Hama Amadou in Niamey, Niger,...

Mobile phone service cut as Pakistan blasphemy killer’s supporters protest 29 Mar 2016 - 06:47 pm

Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri, a police guard who was executed last month for killing former Governor of Punjab province over a blasphemy row,...

Newly displaced feel joy and fear as Iraqi army returns ahead of Mosul campaign 29 Mar 2016 - 06:40 pm

Archbishop of Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schonborn (L) greets Iraqis who fled the violence in the northern city of Mosul after Islamic State (IS)...

UN seeks to resettle one-tenth of 4.8 mln Syrian refugees by 2018 29 Mar 2016 - 06:29 pm

Migrants argue for a box of supplies donated by Greek people on March 11, 2016 in a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border...

South Africa’s top court to rule on Zuma home revamp 29 Mar 2016 - 06:04 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town in this picture taken March 17, 2016. REUTERS, Mike Hutchings JOHANNESBURG:...

Clashes in northeast Ivory Coast kill 20, displace 1,300 29 Mar 2016 - 06:00 pm

This file photo taken on March 15, 2016 shows police officers of the Research and Assistance Police (FRAP) standing on the beach in...

Obama announces new steps to fight painkiller epidemic 29 Mar 2016 - 06:00 pm

Washington: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced new plans to combat the epidemic of heroin and prescription painkiller abuse which kills tens...