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Bangladesh police suspect Islamists for Hindu's murder 26 May 2016 - 09:21 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police said Thursday they suspect local Islamists may have murdered a one-legged Hindu shop owner who was hacked to death outside...

Australian police arrest man over alleged terror plot 26 May 2016 - 08:41 am

By Matt Siegel SYDNEY: Australian counter-terrorism police said they arrested a 24-year-old man in Sydney on Thursday on suspicion of planning a terrorist...

G7 needs 'clear and tough stance' on territorial disputes: Tusk 26 May 2016 - 08:31 am

(L to R) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime...

Strike cuts 4,000 MW in French nuclear power capacity - grid operator 26 May 2016 - 08:26 am

A placard which reads "closed, dried up" is seen at a petrol station in Savenay, France, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe PARIS: French...

Clinton faulted on emails by State Department audit 26 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Hillary Clinton, shown speaking at IBEW Local 11 in Commerce, Calif., on Tuesday May 24, and her campaign are looking at tactics to...

UN: Food aid reaches 41.9 percent of those besieged in Syria 26 May 2016 - 12:00 am

An aid truck of the UN World Food Programm (WFP) drives past destroyed buildings the town of Al-Houla, on the northern outskirts of...

France helps Syrian archeologists fill in the cracks 26 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Jacques Seigne, Emeritus Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, sits with architects as he points at some affected areas...

Muslim-American women try to succeed in politics in ways their fathers couldn't 26 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Rida Bukhari-Rizvi, left, jokes with Nadia Syahmalina during a gathering of the Muslim Democratic Club of Montgomery County. (Photo: Bonnie Jo Mount) By...

Syria regime offensive in Latakia kills 71 in 10 days 26 May 2016 - 12:00 am

source: Youtube HATAY, Turkey: Over the past ten days, 71 people -- including opposition fighters -- have been killed in attacks carried out...

Iraqi academy decries ‘collective punishment’ of Fallujah 26 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi pro-government fighters hold position in al-Shahabi village, east of Fallujah, on May 24, 2016, as part of a major assault to retake...

Army colonel shot dead in Burundi capital 25 May 2016 - 06:39 pm

The body of retired Burundian army colonel Rufyiri Lucien lies on the ground in Ngagara neighbourhood in Bujumbura, Burundi May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Evrard...

City of London lord mayor lauds growing Turkish economy 25 May 2016 - 06:38 pm

LONDON: Alderman Jeffrey Mountevans, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, lauded Turkey’s rapidly growing economy, saying it has created a host...

India to make panic buttons a must on all public buses 25 May 2016 - 06:07 pm

New Delhi: Panic buttons will have to be fitted on all India's public buses to curb sex attacks on women, the transport minister...

Freed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko arrives in Kiev to hero's welcome 25 May 2016 - 04:09 pm

Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko (R), who was freed from jail in Russia as part of a prisoner exchange, talks to the media upon...

Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's death 25 May 2016 - 03:55 pm

Taliban new leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada. (Reuters) By LYNNE O'DONNELL and MIRWAIS KHAN KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that their...

Azerbaijan frees top anti-corruption journalist Ismayilova: lawyer 25 May 2016 - 03:43 pm

This file photo taken on October 29, 2012 shows Honoree Khadija Ismayilova attending the 2012 Courage in Journalism Awards hosted by the International...

Ukrainian pilot swapped for two Russians; arrives in Kiev 25 May 2016 - 03:38 pm

Maria Savchenko, mother of detained Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko, and her daughter VeraSavchenko are seen at Boryspil International airport outside Kiev, Ukraine, May...