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Burundi talks resume without opposition 21 May 2016 - 04:17 pm

Arusha, Tanzania: Peace talks aimed at solving Burundi's year-long crisis resumed on Saturday in Tanzania, but with the opposition barred from the meeting,...

Filipino Muslims ask Duterte to pardon wrongly accused 21 May 2016 - 04:07 pm

By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Human rights advocates have called on Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to grant amnesty to hundreds of Moro...

Three troops killed by roadside bomb in Egypt’s Sinai 21 May 2016 - 03:56 pm

(R) the Egyptian army officer Rifaat Karim.Photo: Facebook By Mahmoud Gharib CAIRO: An Egyptian army officer and two soldiers were killed Saturday when...

Europe's neutral anomaly fetes 200 years beyond borders 21 May 2016 - 03:48 pm

By Alastair Macdonald KELMIS, Belgium:A small town in Belgium that spent a century living outside the map of Europe's great power system celebrates...

Kazakh police break up anti-government demonstrations 21 May 2016 - 03:12 pm

Riot police officers detain demonstrators during a protest against President Nursultan Nazarbayev's government and the land reform it has proposed, in Almaty, Kazakhstan,...

Iraq forces killed at least 2 protesters in Baghdad 21 May 2016 - 03:03 pm

Members of the Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades), a group formed by Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, sit on the back of a...

Malaysian police nab 14 terror suspects for Islamic State links 21 May 2016 - 02:54 pm

By P Prem Kumar KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian security forces have detained 14 people suspected of links to Islamic State in a counter-terrorism operation,...

Lebanese charity says unfairly hit by U.S. anti-Hezbollah law 21 May 2016 - 02:30 pm

Women smoke Shisha's in Assaha restaurant, which is owned by the Mabarrat foundation, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon May 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi...

Foreign aid reaches flooded Sri Lankan capital, 71 dead 21 May 2016 - 02:28 pm

Sri Lankan navy medical staff attend to flood victims at a refugee camp in the Kolonnawa suburb of Colombo on May 21, 2016....

Brother of Brussels suicide bomber set for Rio Olympics 21 May 2016 - 02:16 pm

A picture made available on 20 May 2016 of Belgium's Mourad Laachraoui (C) during his men's -54kg category final against Spain's Jesus Tortosa...

Myanmar votes down ‘Rohingya’ citizenship verification 21 May 2016 - 02:06 pm

Photo: AFP By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar’s parliament has voted down a powerful nationalist ethnic party’s proposal for an urgent citizenship...

After crash, Egypt slams CNN’s ‘suicidal pilot’ theory 21 May 2016 - 02:04 pm

A picture uploaded on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian military spokesperson on May 21, 2016 and taken from an undisclosed location...

Bolivian actress Carla Ortiz tour the old city of Damascus 21 May 2016 - 01:52 pm

A picture made available on 20 May 2016 shows Bolivian actress Carla Ortiz while touring the old city of Damascus, Syria, 19 May...

Malaysia set to take in 100 Syrian refugees next week 21 May 2016 - 01:45 pm

By P Prem Kumar KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is due to take in 100 Syrian refugees next week as part of its commitment to...

Regime barrel bombs kill 7 in Syria’s Aleppo 21 May 2016 - 01:40 pm

By Halit Suleyman ALEPPO, Syria: Seven people were killed and another 32 injured on Friday by barrel bombs dropped by Syrian regime aircraft...

France to test air passenger data sharing 21 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

File picture of passengers walking in Nice Cote D'Azur International airport Terminal 1 in Nice, France. Reuters Paris: France will test an EU-wide...

Amid water shortage, Agra observes 'Water tragedy Day' 21 May 2016 - 01:00 pm

Agra: Twenty-three years after Agra was struck by a 'water tragedy' that claimed 21 lives, nothing seems to have changed. Even in summer...

Nigeria beefs up security after oil installation attacks 21 May 2016 - 12:32 pm

Niger Delta Avengers are demanding fairer share of oil revenue for local people. Reuters Abuja: President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security to be...