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Australia parliament debates make-or-break labour reform 18 Apr 2016 - 09:58 am

By Colin Packham SYDNEY: Australia's parliament returned for a special sitting on Monday to debate crucial labour reform bills which are likely to...

U.S. defense chief arrives in Iraq on surprise visit 18 Apr 2016 - 09:47 am

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (C) at Puerto Princesa in Palawan on 15 April 2016. Stringer / Anadolu Agency BAGHDAD: U.S. Defense...

Cheers, tears and samba in Brazil impeachment fight 18 Apr 2016 - 09:36 am

A supporter of President Dilma Rousseff reacts while watching the televised voting of the Lower House of Congress voting over her impeachment in...

Turkish police detain nearly 100 people over links to cleric Gulen - Anadolu 18 Apr 2016 - 09:13 am

File picture of supporters of Gulen movement. Reuters ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained nearly 100 people in an investigation of their alleged financial links...

IS income drops 30 percent on lower oil, tax revenue: IHS 18 Apr 2016 - 09:02 am

An Islamic State flag after Iraqi security forces took control of Saadiya in Diyala province from Islamist State militants, November 24, 2014. REUTERS/STRINGER ...

Syrian rebels declare new "battle" against government forces after truce violations 18 Apr 2016 - 08:50 am

A file picture of a Syrian rebel training in Aleppo. Reuters BEIRUT: Syrian rebel groups on Monday announced a new "battle" against against...

Shaken Ecuador hunts for survivors amid 7.8 quake debris 18 Apr 2016 - 08:29 am

Civilians gather their belongings from the debris of the collapsed buildings in Pedernales, Manabi Province of Ecuador on April 17, 2016. Josep Vecino/Anadolu...

Heavy rains in central Chile affect millions, hit copper output 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

View of the overflowing of the Mapocho river during heavy rains in Santiago on April 17, 2016. AFP / VLADIMIR RODAS SANTIAGO: Heavy...

Syria opposition threatens to quit peace talks amid Aleppo carnage 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Smoke rises after an airstrike on the rebel-held Old Aleppo, Syria April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: Fighting in Aleppo killed at least...

Cruz adviser says Trump campaign taking 'banana republic' approach 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks on stage during a campaign event in Rochester, New York April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri WASHINGTON:...

Algeria says 14 Islamists killed near Tunisia last month 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Algiers: The Algerian army killed 14 Islamist fighters last month in the El-Oued region near the border with Tunisia, the government said on...

In Cairo, Hollande says rights important in 'terror' fight 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (R) welcomes French President Francois Hollande upon his arrival in Cairo on April 17, 2016. AFP / STEPHANE DE...

'No compromise' on Assad ouster, says Syria opposition negotiator 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Mohammed Alloush, Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition body and rebel group Army of Islam, listens during a briefing after a round...

One Neapolitan to go: Pizza delivery cops nab mafia boss 18 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Rome: A mafia chief in southern Italy has been arrested by detectives disguised as pizza boys who delivered food to his home as...

Local Zika outbreaks in United States "likely" 17 Apr 2016 - 06:44 pm

Test tubes with blood samples from patients who have been tested for Zika are seen at the maternity ward of the Hospital Escuela...

Ecuador quake toll rises to 233 dead 17 Apr 2016 - 06:26 pm

View of a fallen building after a 7.8-magnitude quake in Portoviejo, Ecuador on April 17, 2016. At least 77 people were killed when...

Aleppo clashes kill 22 civilians, threatening Syria truce 17 Apr 2016 - 05:54 pm

Ruined building is seen after the Russian airstrikes targeted residential areas at opposition controlled Meshed neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on April 16, 2016. ...

Three more refugee camps in southeast Turkey coming up 17 Apr 2016 - 05:37 pm

ANKARA: Turkey's Housing Development Administration is building three container cities for Syrian refugees in southeastern Hatay and Kahramanmaras provinces, head of the organization...