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Germany's Steinmeier says Syria talks to focus on ceasefire, aid 17 May 2016 - 10:19 am

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/FABRIZIO BENSCH Talks on Syria...

Top ranked Chinese official to 'listen' to HK demands as independence calls grow 17 May 2016 - 10:12 am

A local protester against mainland Chinese parallel traders carries a British Hong Kong colonial flag in Hong Kong, China, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby...

French president says won't back down on labour market reform 17 May 2016 - 09:49 am

France's President Francois Hollande (C) speaks during a morning radio show on France's Europe 1 station on May 17, 2016 in Paris. AFP...

Australian police raid properties connected to Islamic State sailing group 17 May 2016 - 09:26 am

Australian Federal Police officers walk towards a house as they carry out raids connected with five men who were accused of planning to...

Bangladesh arrests Islamist militant over killing of professor 17 May 2016 - 09:19 am

Bangladesh police have arrested an Islamist militant charged with the murder of a professor amid a surge in deadly attacks against liberal activists...

Australian opposition leader backs Clinton, slams Trump 17 May 2016 - 09:17 am

A combination photo shows U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (L) and Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) in Los Angeles, California...

Rebel Nagorno-Karabakh says its soldier killed by fire from Azerbaijan 17 May 2016 - 09:14 am

Armenian artillery is seen near Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 8, 2016. REUTERS/STAFF A soldier from the breakaway region of Nagorgo-Karabakh which is...

Taiwan begins review of Chinese Tsinghua's chip stake deals in island 17 May 2016 - 09:03 am

The logo of Tsinghua Unigroup is seen at its office in Beijing, China, November 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo BY J.R. WU TAIPEI: ...

Thailand bomb suspect breaks down, tells media, 'I'm not an animal' 17 May 2016 - 09:01 am

Suspects of last year's Bangkok blast Bilal Mohammed (front) (also known as Adem Karadag) and Yusufu Mieraili are escorted by prison officers as...

Moroccan ex-inmates demand probe into Casablanca blasts 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Moroccan rescuers inspect the rubble of a residential building that collapsed on July 11, 2014 in the city of Casablanca (AFP Photo) Rabat:...

US Coast Guard resumes probe of El Faro ship sinking 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The stern of the El Faro is shown on the ocean floor taken from an underwater video camera on November 1, 2015. Courtesy...

Pakistan PM proposes Panama Papers probe in parliament, opposition walks out 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani cricketer-turned-opposition leader Imran Khan (C) arrives at the Parliament building to attend a special session in Islamabad on May 16, 2016. Pakistan's...

Mass CAR rapes will scar generations, ICC told 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on March 21, 2016 shows former DR Congo leader Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo waiting at a court room of the...

'Leave Hitler out of it': UK's EU vote debate turns shrill 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The comments by Former London mayor Boris Johnson, a leading campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union, are also linked to securing...

Yemen bans qat on weekdays in Aden 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Catha edulis. Courtesy: Mit freundlicher Erlaubnis vom Botanischen Garten Ruhr-Universität Bochum/ Wikipedia Aden: Authorities in south Yemen have banned the sale of the...

Clinton stumps in Kentucky to charm white working man 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with campaign supporters during a campaign stop at the Union of Carpenters and Millwrights Training...