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Brazil's ex-president Lula named chief of staff 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

File picture of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaking during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 4,...

Zika-hit Cape Verde identifies first case of microcephaly 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. A supporter of Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) party speaks to citizen during a campaign event for the legislative...

Widow says kept in dark over Palestinian's mystery death in Sofia 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Sofia: The widow of a Palestinian militant who died under mysterious circumstances in Bulgaria last month accused authorities on Wednesday of keeping her...

Western Sahara referendum key to peace: pro-independence group 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Moroccan protesters hold the national flag and pictures of the King of Morocco Mohammed VI during a rally against the United National Secretary...

The eight Supreme Court justices awaiting a ninth 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House after being nominated by President Barack Obama (not pictured)...

Pigeon patrol deployed to measure London air pollution 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

An undated handout photo released in London on March 16, 2016, shows a GPS device and pollution sensor strapped to a pigeon, to...

Trudeau defends focus on gender equality at UN women summit 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Global Progress luncheon sponsored by the Center for American Progress March 11 2016 in Washington...

Obama picks moderate for Supreme Court as Senate battle looms 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama (R) announces his nominee to the United States Supreme Court, beside US Vice President Joe Biden in the Rose...

Plants won't boost global warming as much as feared: study 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A laborer ties a bundle of rice saplings as others plant them in another field in Karjat, India, March 1, 2016. Reuters, Danish...

How would a brokered US Republican convention work? 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump addresses a press conference following his victory in the Florida state primary on March 15, 2016 in West Palm Beach, Florida....

Book signed by Anne Frank up for auction in New York 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Marcho Tomaschett of Swann Auction Galleries shows Anne and Margot Frank's copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales, at their gallery in New York on...

South Africa jolted by claim Zuma’s friends behind sacking of finance minister 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

South Africa's Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas (R) arrives with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan for Gordhan's 2016 Budget address in Cape Town in...

CBSE promises softer evaluation for Class 12 maths after complaints of question leak 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. AFP The Central Board of Secondary Education promised remedial measures on Wednesday after an unusually tough and lengthy Class 12 mathematics...

US says would not recognize Kurdish region in Syria 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters in the town of Tal Hamis on February 26, 2015, following six days of clashes with Islamic...

Obama moves to implement US sanctions on North Korea 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

The White House said President Barack Obama had signed an executive order targeting the volatile hermit state's energy, financial and shipping assets. Reuters...

NATO chief vows to ramp up support as Afghan forces struggle 16 Mar 2016 - 06:34 pm

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on during a joint press conference with Afghan president Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul...

Obama nominates moderate, veteran judge for US Supreme Court 16 Mar 2016 - 06:27 pm

US President Barack Obama (L) announces his nominee to the United States Supreme Court, Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit Merrick...

Brazil’s Lula takes Cabinet post in bid to save Rousseff 16 Mar 2016 - 06:20 pm

Former Brazilian president Lula celebrating his 70th birthday with grandson, wife Marisa Leticia, Brazilian President Rousseff and Sao Paulo's mayor Haddad in Sao...