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EU’s Tusk warns Macedonia not to risk its EU, NATO ties 15 Apr 2016 - 02:43 pm

EU Council president Donald Tusk attends a press briefing at the European Union summit in Brussels on August 30, 2014. AFP / Alain...

US defense secretary visits carrier in disputed South China Sea 15 Apr 2016 - 02:33 pm

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter walks down from the plane upon his arrival at the tarmac of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...

Taliban launch major push to retake northern Afghan city 15 Apr 2016 - 02:24 pm

This file photograph taken on November 3, 2015 shows Afghan Taliban fighters as they listen to an unseen Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund, the...

Mugabe's party defends Zimbabwe leader after mass rally 15 Apr 2016 - 02:18 pm

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe speaks during the burial of two national heroines, Victoria Chitepo and Vivian Mwashita, at the National Heroes Acre on...

More than 200 killed in fighting near Syria's Aleppo this week: monitor 15 Apr 2016 - 02:09 pm

Opposition forces members prepare to attack against Syrian regime forces in Melah region of Aleppo on April 14, 2016. Anadolu Agency / Ahmed...

Ukraine seeks 15 years in jail for suspected Russian troops 15 Apr 2016 - 02:03 pm

Alexander Alexandrov as identified by Ukranian officials lies on a bed at the Kiev Millitary hospital on May 19, 2015. AFP / Genya...

China to discus controversial foreign NGO law again 15 Apr 2016 - 01:58 pm

Demonstrator with mask of Xi Jinping mask and a banner reading release Bei Feng and Chang Pings relatives during the protest against his...

India's smog-choked capital imposes driving restrictions 15 Apr 2016 - 01:50 pm

Indian civil defense volunteers hold placards reading: 'I will make Delhi pollution free', at a traffic light during the second phase of the...

Sanders heads to Vatican, says trip not political 15 Apr 2016 - 01:47 pm

Democratic US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders holds a town hall event at the Navajo Nation casino in Flagstaff Arizona, March 17, 2016. REUTERS...

Education gains not enough to bring women equal jobs, pay: research 15 Apr 2016 - 12:45 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Egyptian-American community activist Rana Abdelhamid demonstrates how to hold ones fist for an attack punch during a self-defense workshopfor Muslim women...

Tired of watching the grass grow? Norwegians watch the tide change 15 Apr 2016 - 12:36 pm

The shows have been hits with viewers in Norway, so its latest idea is to live broadcast the world’s strongest tidal current, called...

Farm technology helps clean up Nairobi’s drinking water 15 Apr 2016 - 12:31 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A chlorinated water bucket to help curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus is placed on a street corner in...

Commodity slump pushes Africa back into IMF’s embrace 15 Apr 2016 - 12:24 pm

Top of the list is Angola, Africa’s second biggest crude producer and third largest economy, which has not borrowed from the IMF since...

Greek PM blames IMF for bailout delay 15 Apr 2016 - 11:58 am

"Greece fails to understand why the IMF insists in changing the design of the reforms in a way that leaves their yield and...

Erdogan wraps up Istanbul summit promoting Islamic unity 15 Apr 2016 - 11:52 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes Emir of Qatar, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (R) prior to a dinner...

Baby rescued after strong quakes hit Japan 15 Apr 2016 - 11:44 am

Tokyo: Rescuers dramatically pulled a baby girl from a collapsed house early Friday more than six hours after a swarm of powerful earthquakes...

In health warning showdown, tobacco industry turns to India’s top court 15 Apr 2016 - 11:36 am

A man lights a cigarette in front of a kiosk in Kolkata, India, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri Indian government locked in...

Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey 15 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am

Photo courtesy: Sputnik Alexey Filippov ISTANBUL/MOSCOW: The website of Russian state news agency Sputnik has been blocked in Turkey, its Turkish editor-in-chief said...