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Suspected militant arrested over Bangladesh activist murders 15 May 2016 - 09:11 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested a suspected Islamic militant over the hacking to death of two gay rights activists, one of a spate...

Incumbent favored in Dominican Republic presidential vote 15 May 2016 - 08:58 am

A poster of current President Danilo Medina, on a street in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 14 May 2016. EPA/ORLANDO BARRIA Santo Domingo: Voters...

Officials: 8 dead, 44 hurt, in South Texas bus crash 15 May 2016 - 08:55 am

LAREDO, Texas: A charter bus headed to a casino crashed in far South Texas on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring 44 others...

Protests loom as Venezuela enters state of emergency 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Handout picture released by the Venezuelan presidency showing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a meeting with ministers at the Miraflores presidential palace...

Fake 'Friday the 13th' terror attack on Cannes film stars' hotel 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Cast memberLucy Russell, director Maren Ade, cast members Ingrid Bisu, Trystan Putter, Sandra Huller, Peter Simonischek and Thomas Loibl (L to T) pose...

DR Congo denies getting pistols from North Korea 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

"It's an outright lie. There hasn't been any cooperation with North Korea since the death (in 2001) of (Laurent) Kabila," referring to the...

Swiss minimum income campaigners set 'Guinness' record with poster 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This photo taken on May 14, 2016 in Plainpalais place in Geneva shows a giant poster reading "What would you do if your...

Kitsch, glitz and politics as Russia slated to win Eurovision 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Swedish Eurovision fans Lycke Elinder (C) and Erika Lundmark (R) wait first in line to enter the Ericsson Globe Arena for the Grand...

Brazil's new government vows support for graft probe 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazilian acting President Michel Temer (L) and his new Minister of justice Alexandre de Moraes gesture during the inauguration ceremony of the new...

Gambia charges six women for protesting trial of opposition figures 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman and children walk through the Senegalese-Gambia border town of Karangon May 10, 2016. Senegal and the Gambia have agreed to hold...

Three killed in mass brawl at Moscow cemetery 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Russian riot policeman passes by an overturned car after a mass brawl at the Khovanskoye cemetery in Moscow, Russia, 14 May 2016. At...

Pfizer takes 'significant' move to restrict lethal injection drugs 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A file photo dated 04 December 2006 showing a pedestrian walking past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters building in New York, New York, USA....

UK’s Cameron struggles to make Britons believe his EU message: poll 15 May 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron European Council President Donald Tusk. AFP file photo LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron is struggling to convince voters...

Dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition blame AKP for legal limbo 14 May 2016 - 06:53 pm

The AK Paarty has increased its influence over the courts in recent years and its opponents say the legal chaos surrounding the congress...

Two escaped tigers returned to Dutch refuge: police 14 May 2016 - 06:40 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: White Bengal tiger at Pairi Daiza in Belgium. Courtesy: Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons The Hague: Two Bengal tigers that escaped...

Anti-Israel cartoon contest opens in Tehran 14 May 2016 - 06:19 pm

An Iranian cleric visits the Holocaust cartoon Exhibition at the Sureh culture hall in Tehran, Iran, 14 May 2016. Media reported that Iran...

Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack 14 May 2016 - 06:14 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on December 18, 2014. AFP / Hadi Mizban Political disputes undermine...