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Pentagon acknowledges US killed 20 civilians in Iraq, Syria in five months 23 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: US air strikes against Islamic State targets between September and February resulted in the deaths of 20 civilians and injured 11 others,...

Pakistan PM says to resign if found guilty in Panama Papers probe 23 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looks on during a lecture on Sri Lanka-Pakistan Relations in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 5, 2016. REUTERS/DINUKA LIYANAWATTE ...

Pakistan arrests al Qaeda operative named in U.N. sanctions list - police 23 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI: Police in the Pakistani city of Karachi have arrested an al Qaeda operative who is on the United...

175 states signing landmark Paris deal on climate change 23 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio walks away from the podium after delivering his remarks during the Paris Agreement on climate change held at the United...

Anger as London mayor tells 'part-Kenyan' Obama to butt out 23 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

EPA/ File photo By JILL LAWLESS LONDON: London Mayor Boris Johnson (pictured), a leader of the campaign for Britain to leave the European...

Obama says European unity under strain from migration, could hurt U.S. 23 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama (L) and British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) during a press conference at the Foreign Office in London, Britain,...

Obama hits back at London mayor in Churchill statue row 23 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 22: The President of the United States Barack Obama (R) greeted by British Prime Minister David Cameron (L)...

Life sentences for two men who plotted IS-inspired shootings in UK 22 Apr 2016 - 06:55 pm

Ringleader Tarik Hassane (left) and Suhaib Majeed received life sentences. London: Two men inspired by the Islamic State (IS) group who plotted drive-by...

Regime officials meet Kurds in bid to quell Syria clashes 22 Apr 2016 - 06:10 pm

Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) take cover behind a military vehicle as they advance in the southeast of Qamishli city,...

'No one loses' from main Syria opposition group leaving talks: Russia 22 Apr 2016 - 06:04 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov (C) arrive in a hall to address newly appointed foreign ambassadors of...

Mexico explores regulating opium to fight drug violence 22 Apr 2016 - 06:02 pm

Poppy plants used to make heroin are seen at a clandestine plantation during a military operation in Sierra de Culiacan in the state...

UAE earmarks $4 billion to help Egypt's economy 22 Apr 2016 - 05:31 pm

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 21, 2016 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C-R) meets with Sheikh Mohammed...

South Sudan agrees deal on arms to let rebel Machar return: mediator 22 Apr 2016 - 05:27 pm

South Sudan government soldiers parade in a camp in Juba on April 21, 2016. This unit is part of a tightly controlled number...

Islamic State bomber kills nine at Baghdad mosque 22 Apr 2016 - 04:41 pm

Iraqi soldiers stand guard as supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric and head of the Sadr movement Muqtada Al-sadr protest next to the building...

Slovak PM in stable condition after heart surgery 22 Apr 2016 - 04:29 pm

Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico. REUTERS / David W Cerny Bratislava: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was is stable condition in hospital Friday...

UN rights chief urges Thailand to roll back military’s powers 22 Apr 2016 - 04:27 pm

High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein attends a press conference on October 16, 2014 in Geneva AFP...

Mad, beautiful and cosmic: Minneapolis celebrates Prince 22 Apr 2016 - 04:20 pm

This file photo taken on November 22, 2015 shows musician Prince speaking onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater in...

Israeli officials denied entry to religious compound at Passover: police 22 Apr 2016 - 04:15 pm

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn leaven in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar...