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Lavrov says 'no consensus' over polls in rebel east Ukraine 04 Mar 2016 - 02:21 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. AFP Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that "no consensus" has been reached over the timing...

Philippines boards North Korean freighter after UN sanctions 04 Mar 2016 - 02:19 pm

Representative image of a cargo ship. An inspection team with bomb-sniffing dogs boarded the cargo ship Jin Teng (no in this picture) at...

Turkey’s AKP forms plans for stronger presidency 04 Mar 2016 - 01:33 pm

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party, during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in...

Five years on, closure has yet to come to Fukushima parents 04 Mar 2016 - 01:25 pm

Takayuki Ueno, 43, who lost his parents, daughter and son in the March 11, 2011 tsunami, stands in front of his house that...

Israeli soldier hurt in car attack, Palestinian assailant killed: army 04 Mar 2016 - 01:15 pm

An Israeli soldier stands guard during the removal of the car which was used by a female Palestinian who rammed her vehicle into...

Honduran environmentalist murdered: family 04 Mar 2016 - 01:07 pm

Relatives and friends of murdered indigenous activist Berta Caceres protest, in La Esperanza, 200 km northwest of Tegucigalpa, on March 3, 2016. AFP, ...

Rivals rip Trump but promise support if he is the nominee 04 Mar 2016 - 12:54 pm

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump shows off the size of his hands as rivals Marco Rubio (L), Ted Cruz (2nd R) and...

Attacks escalate as Trump clashes with rivals 04 Mar 2016 - 12:49 pm

But despite escalated attacks against Donald (pictured) Trump by his rivals on the debate state, each one of them -- Senator Ted Cruz,...

Got a problem? Try Cambodia PM’s ministry of Facebook 04 Mar 2016 - 12:43 pm

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen looks up from his smartphone at a ceremony in Phnom Penh February 25, 2016. REUTERS, Samrang Pring By...

Jailed Anwar backs old foe Mahathir to bring down Malaysian PM 04 Mar 2016 - 12:35 pm

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's offer marked a seismic shift in Malaysia’s political landscape, as the vendetta between the two has seethed since...

South Sudan oil production pollution threatens thousands: monitors 04 Mar 2016 - 12:29 pm

Tests on hair samples from volunteers living around the Thar Jath oil processing plant in South Sudan's Unity region revealed they were "highly...

No Albania EU membership without justice reform: Mogherini 04 Mar 2016 - 12:00 pm

"A deep reform of the judicial system will open the way to the beginning of negotiations for Albania to become part of the...

UN rights chief warns FBI risks 'unlocking a Pandora's Box' in Apple case 04 Mar 2016 - 11:52 am

High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein. AFP, Fabrice Coffrini Geneva: An FBI bid to force Apple to...

Malaysia cross-party alliance demands removal of PM 04 Mar 2016 - 11:45 am

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. Reuters/Olivia Harris Kuala Lumpur: Leaders from across Malaysia's political spectrum joined Friday to call for a national movement...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe mocks new rival in TV interview 04 Mar 2016 - 11:40 am

In his first public reaction to the opposition party set up by former vice president Joice Mujuru, Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe (pictured)...

At least 25 died in South Sudan UN camp attack: UN 04 Mar 2016 - 11:31 am

Rwandese peacekeepers patrol in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) camp in Malakal, South Sudan in October 2014 (AFP/Ali Ngethi) Nairobi:...

Japan PM Abe halts US base construction in Okinawa for now 04 Mar 2016 - 11:26 am

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. AFP photo Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday he has agreed to suspend construction of a...