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Clashes, arrests as protesters seek to disrupt German right-wing congress 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

German police detain a protesters who tried to block off access to the exhibition center where the Alternaitve for Germany (AfD) is holding...

Prospects for Syria political solution 'in danger': opposition chief 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Anas Al Abdeh (C) attend the 28th general meeting of Syrian Opposition...

Germany says to host fresh Ukraine talks 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

"That is why I have sent out an invitation for a meeting of foreign ministers... on May 11 in Berlin," said German Foreign...

Turkey detains pro-Kurdish news editor over tweets 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The news editor of IMC TV, Hamza Aktan, was detained at dawn Saturday by masked and armed police in a raid on his...

Rescued lions roar into South Africa after flight from Peru 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Workers transport cages with African lions, that were born in captivity and held in circuses in South America, upon arrival at the OR...

Iraq forces in major offensive on Islamic State-held town 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi pro-government forces and Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units hold position on April 30, 2016 as they launch an operation to...

Comoros court orders partial re-run of presidential poll 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

People and Comorian security forces walk by the entrance of the Constitutional Court on April 30, 2016 in Moroni. Comoros Constitutional Court ordered...

First woman tapped for dean at West Point 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Cadet color guard on parade at United States Military Academy. Wikimedia Commons Washington: US President Barack Obama has nominated a woman to become...

Five killed in Texas floods as severe weather lashes central US 30 Apr 2016 - 06:57 pm

Representative image. People talk with a police officer along a heavily flooded street in downtown Funchal, Madeira, on February 14, 2016. Reuters /...

Baghdad in state of emergency 30 Apr 2016 - 06:53 pm

Followers of Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr storm Baghdad's Green Zone after lawmakers failed to convene for a vote on overhauling the government,...

Kenya burns vast piles of elephant tusks as it seeks ban on trade 30 Apr 2016 - 06:51 pm

Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) rangers stand guard around illegal stockpiles of burning elephant tusks, ivory figurines and rhinoceros horns at the Nairobi National...

Al Qaeda in Yemen confirms retreat from port city of Mukalla 30 Apr 2016 - 06:43 pm

Yemeni loyalist forces and onlookers gather at the scene of a suicide attack targeting the police chief in the base of the Saudi-backed...

France to increase troop numbers in Ivory Coast after beach attack 30 Apr 2016 - 06:37 pm

Ivorian boys sit outside the Etoile du Sud hotel in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, 14 March 2016. EPA GRAND BASSAM, Ivory Coast: France...

Kerry to Geneva for new Syria ceasefire deal 30 Apr 2016 - 06:34 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during an event to celebrate "Take Your Child to Work Day" at the US Department of...

Sudan plane crashes, all five crew killed 30 Apr 2016 - 06:08 pm

Khartoum: A Sudanese military plane crashed on Saturday in the state of North Kordofan, killing all five crew members on board, the army...

We will not ask Syrian govt to Stop Aleppo raids: Russia 30 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

People walk on the street in cloud of dust after regime helicopters target a medical center at opposition controlled Bustan el Kasr region...

One killed in grenade attack in Istanbul 30 Apr 2016 - 05:23 pm

Istanbul: One person was killed on Saturday when an armed group attacked a car dealership in Istanbul with grenades, the Dogan news agency...

Malaysia deports 32 Taiwanese fraud suspects to China 30 Apr 2016 - 04:42 pm

Taipei: Malaysia deported 32 Taiwanese fraud suspects to China Saturday, Taiwan authorities said, leaving the island's government furious once more in the latest...