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China, Kazakhstan sign $2 bln in deals as Xinjiang party boss visits 06 May 2016 - 01:00 pm

Folk artists play traditional music for tourists at Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING: China and Kazakhstan signed...

Singapore, Australia expand military cooperation in $1.7 bln deal 06 May 2016 - 12:56 pm

Troops from the Singapore Guards Formation of the Singapore Armed Forces and troops from the Seventh Australian Regiment of the Australian Defence Force...

US seeks to approve attack aircraft for Nigeria in Boko Haram fight 06 May 2016 - 12:51 pm

Soldiers of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army stand by the road in Damboa Borno State, northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016....

India, Iran agree to clear $6.4 bln in oil payments via European banks: minister 06 May 2016 - 12:45 pm

India's Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks on phone during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, May 5, 2016. To match Interview...

First body found after Malaysia copter crash 06 May 2016 - 12:39 pm

Members of the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department carry the body of a of victim from a Eurocopter AS350 that crashed near the...

Spain gets first case of Zika-related brain defect in a foetus 06 May 2016 - 12:36 pm

Representative image. Reuters. MADRID: Spain has recorded its first case of a foetus developing the microcephaly birth defect after a pregnant woman became...

Secretive North Korea hails nuclear programme as it opens party congress 06 May 2016 - 12:28 pm

South Koreans watch television news about the North Korean government at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, 06 May 2016. North Korea...

Britain and Brexit: what the rest of the world says 06 May 2016 - 12:24 pm

LONDON: It will be up to British voters on June 23 to decide whether the country stays in the European Union, but international...

India’s Congress rallies in show of defiance against Modi 06 May 2016 - 12:18 pm

India's Congress party president Sonia Gandhi (2-R) and Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi (R) are received by former Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan...

4 dead in Saudi raid on 'terror' cell near Mecca: ministry 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Saudi police shot dead two suspected militants and two others blew themselves up during a raid near the holy city of Makkah...

Brazil Supreme Court suspends Rousseff impeachment architect 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Eduardo Cunha reacts during a seminar in Brasilia, Brazil, August 18, 2015. REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino Brasília: A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on...

Prince secretly donated thousands to Afghan orphans, says charity 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The pop icon, who died suddenly last month at the age of 57, gave tens of thousands of dollars to Physiotherapy and Rehabilitative...

Evacuees find safe haven as wildfires engulf Canada oil region 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A picture provided by Twitter user @SlimCat_23 on 05 May 2016 shows residents of Fort McMurray taking shelter at an evacuation center set...

Turkey PM’s departure will not affect cooperation on Islamic State: White House 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Ahmet Davutoglu celebrates National Sovereignty and Childrens Day during his visit to Ataturk Mausoleum Anitkabir to in Ankara Turkey on April 23, 2016. ...

Trump hires finance chief as campaign goes national 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Steven Mnuchin, chairman and chief executive of private investment firm Dune Capital Management LP, "brings unprecedented experience and expertise to a fundraising operation...

After jokey start, Canadian PM Trudeau promises wildfire help 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau(L) and Britain's Prince Harry(R) leave a Sledge Hockey scrimmage at Ryerson University in Toronto on May 2, 2016,...