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Russia says one of its attack helicopters crashes in Syria - agencies 12 Apr 2016 - 11:00 am

A Russian Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter crashed in Syria in the early hours of Tuesday morning killing both pilots, Russia's Defence Ministry...

Danylyuk to be Ukraine finance minister in possible government: Lawmaker 12 Apr 2016 - 10:39 am

KIEV: Under a possible government headed by Volodymyr Groysman, the post of Ukrainian finance minister would be given to Oleksandr Danylyuk, an official...

Two further suspects charged in Brussels bombing case 12 Apr 2016 - 10:13 am

BRUSSELS: Belgium has charged a further two men with terrorist offences over alleged links with the rental of a property thought to have...

Cross-border fire from Syria hits Turkish border town, agency says 12 Apr 2016 - 09:59 am

ISTANBUL: Shelling from Syria hit a Turkish border town on Tuesday for the second day in a row, Dogan News Agency said. There...

Loyalist and rebels clash in Yemen, jeopardising truce 12 Apr 2016 - 09:58 am

Children stand in their house during the first day of a ceasefire in Yemen's capital Sanaa April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Marib, Yemen:...

One killed, 47 injured in Turkey car bombing: military source 12 Apr 2016 - 09:54 am

Diyarbakir, Turkey: A car bomb exploded at a military post in Turkey's restive Kurdish-dominated southeast, killing a soldier and wounding nearly 50 people,...

Taiwan says Kenyan police used force to put Taiwanese on plane to China 12 Apr 2016 - 09:29 am

Chen Ting-fei, a lawmaker from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), speaks to the press at Parliament in Taipei on April 12, 2016. Taiwan...

Chance of La Nina at 50 percent in 2016: Australia's weather bureau 12 Apr 2016 - 09:23 am

A lake with low levels of water can be seen in a drought affected farming land on the outskirts of Canberra in Australia...

Police say 7 connected to India temple surrender after fire 12 Apr 2016 - 09:16 am

School children in Agartala pray for the victims of the fire at a Puttingal temple in Kerala, April 11, 2016. Reuters/Jayanta Dey PARAVOOR,...

Brazil congressional committee recommends impeaching Rousseff 12 Apr 2016 - 08:56 am

Members of the impeachment committee react after voting on the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil ...

Up to four killed in suicide blast in Yemen's Aden: witnesses 12 Apr 2016 - 08:53 am

ADEN: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt near a football stadium in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Tuesday, killing...

South Korea reveals defection last year of two North Korea officials 12 Apr 2016 - 08:29 am

North Korea's surveillance cameras on top of a steel tower to overlook the south. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji By Jack Kim and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING: ...

Afghan Taliban announce start of 'spring offensive' 12 Apr 2016 - 08:23 am

File photo of a Taliban member as he stands at the site of an execution in Afghanistan. Reuters Kabul: The Afghan Taliban announced...

Insight: As Islamic State is pushed back in Iraq, worries about what's next 12 Apr 2016 - 08:01 am

Iraqi security forces stand with an Islamic State flag which they pulled down in the town of Hit in Anbar province, April 2,...

Kirchner expected in Buenos Aires to face fraud accusations 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner gestures during the inauguration of the 133th period of ordinary sessions at the Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on...

Italy rescues 1,850 migrants in Strait of Sicily 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Drowning migrants being rescued on their way to Greece. Representative image. Reuters Rome: The Italian coastguard Monday rescued 1,850 migrants in eight operations...

Greece blasts Macedonia over migrant border violence 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused neighbouring Macedonia on Monday of "shaming" Europe by firing tear gas and rubber bullets at migrants desperately...