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Pakistan asks Iran to investigate suspected Indian spy's Iran links 01 Apr 2016 - 05:40 pm

In this handout photograph released by the Pakistan Press Information Department (PID) on March 25, 2016, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz (R) is seen...

North Korea to pursue nuclear and missile programmes: envoy 01 Apr 2016 - 05:38 pm

So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, speaks to members of the media during a news conference in...

U.S. April Fools’ pranks include football robots, black eye for Google 01 Apr 2016 - 05:36 pm

By Gina Cherelus NEW YORK: Bogus ad campaigns, a failed prank by Google, Ivy League football robots and an attempt at humor on...

Sympathizers urge Trump to get more serious in White House bid 01 Apr 2016 - 05:32 pm

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON: Republican front-runner Donald Trump is facing pressure from supporters and other admirers to take a more serious approach to...

Liberia suffers new Ebola death, months after outbreak declared over 01 Apr 2016 - 05:30 pm

A woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the West African nation was declared free of the virus and weeks after...

Belgium largest source of European fighters in Syria per head: study 01 Apr 2016 - 05:27 pm

Islamic State flag is seen in front of a Belgian flag in this illustration taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION BY THOMAS ESCRITT...

Indian police file homicide case after flyover collapse kills 23 01 Apr 2016 - 05:25 pm

Cranes clear some wreckage in all-night rescue effort. Construction project plagued by delays and safety fears. Rescuers struggle to reach victims in crowded...

Rival of Libyan unity govt says won’t cling to power in Tripoli 01 Apr 2016 - 02:43 pm

Abdulrahman Taweel, head of security arrangements for Libya’s Government of National Accord, speaks during an interview with Reuters Tripoli, Libya, March 31, 2016....

S.Africa's Zuma faces torrent of calls to go after court rebuke 01 Apr 2016 - 02:34 pm

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

Myanmar’s ruling party, military clash over Suu Kyi role 01 Apr 2016 - 01:26 pm

It would help Suu Kyi circumvent a constitution written under the former junta that prevents her leading the country because her two sons...

Modi’s Saudi visit part of push to “de-hyphenate” India from Pakistan 01 Apr 2016 - 01:18 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to sign trade agreements, including contracts to secure investment for infrastructure projects, and offer security and...

Egypt blocked Facebook Internet service over surveillance: sources 01 Apr 2016 - 01:15 pm

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO: Egypt blocked Facebook Inc’s Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year after...

Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits off Japan coast; no tsunami 01 Apr 2016 - 11:41 am

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

Obama meets Erdogan amid talk of 'snub' 01 Apr 2016 - 11:03 am

WASHINGTON, USA - MARCH 31: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with President of the United States Barack Obama, at Nuclear Security...

Libya unity government looks to assert authority in Tripoli 01 Apr 2016 - 10:55 am

Libya's unity government's Prime Minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj chairs a meeting of the presidential council with Tripoli municipal council in Tripoli, Libya, 31 March...

US offers Ukraine $335 mn in security aid 01 Apr 2016 - 10:50 am

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Ukraininan President Petro Poroshenko (R) before their meeting on March 31, 2016 in Washington,...