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Belgium struggles to win back tourists after attacks 07 Apr 2016 - 01:52 pm

File picture of police on the Belgium streets Brussels: Gone are the usual snap-happy crowds on Brussels' famed Grand Place, visits to the...

Denmark arrests four suspected IS fighters returned from Syria 07 Apr 2016 - 01:50 pm

File picture of Danish police used for representation. COPENHAGEN: Danish police said on Thursday they had arrested four people near Copenhagen who they ...

Pressure grows on Dutch security minister over Brussels attacks 07 Apr 2016 - 01:45 pm

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch security minister battled to keep his job on Thursday as he faced criticism from across the political spectrum over his...

South Sudan's opposition leader Machar to return to Juba on April 18 07 Apr 2016 - 01:09 pm

Members of the SPLM/A-In Opposition (IO) forces allied with South Sudan's former rebel leader Riek Machar parade outside the capital Juba, April 7,...

UK's Cameron urges young Britons to vote against Brexit 07 Apr 2016 - 01:00 pm

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Birmingham, Britain, April...

Macedonia opposition to boycott polls as parliament dissolves 07 Apr 2016 - 12:51 pm

Skopje: Macedonia's main opposition party said it will boycott a "sham" election in June, as parliament dissolved ahead of the vote which is...

Indonesia to resume executions as it steps up 'war on drugs' 07 Apr 2016 - 12:48 pm

Indonesia's Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo speaks to journalists about the upcoming executions at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia April 28, 2015. REUTERS/DARREN...

Five charged over deadly Taiwan quake building collapse 07 Apr 2016 - 12:36 pm

Rescue personnel work at the site where a 17-storey apartment building collapsed after an earthquake hit Tainan, southern Taiwan February 7, 2016. Reuters/Tyrone...

Dutch voters overwhelmingly reject Ukraine-EU treaty 07 Apr 2016 - 12:31 pm

People walk past a billboard with posters about the consultative referendum on the association between Ukraine and the European Union in a park...

German president urges swift refugee integration to counter extremism risk 07 Apr 2016 - 12:28 pm

Syrian refugees arrive at the camp for refugees and migrants in Friedland, Germany April 4, 2016. REUTERS/KAI PFAFFENBACH Germany must take care to...

U.S., Turkey in talks on ways Syrian opposition can push Islamic State east 07 Apr 2016 - 12:26 pm

AFP/ File U.S. officials are discussing with the Turkish military and government how the moderate Syrian opposition can push Islamic State farther east...

New Iceland government to take over, protests continue 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 pm

Iceland's new prime mninster Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson (L) of the Progressive Party's and Bjarni Benediktsson (R)finance minister of the Independence Party address members...

Clashes in Indian Kashmir after two militants killed 07 Apr 2016 - 11:56 am

AFP/ File photo Srinagar: Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Indian Kashmir Thursday after two militants were killed in a gun battle...

South Korea to welcome Muslims with new halal system 07 Apr 2016 - 10:54 am

AFP/ File photo By Alex Jensen SEOUL: South Korea is encouraging local restaurants to serve up halal food by introducing a new certification...

Rocket fire from Syria wounds three people in Turkish border town 07 Apr 2016 - 10:46 am

DIYARBAKIR: As many as three people were wounded when rocket fire from an Islamic State-controlled area in northern Syria entered Turkish territory, striking...

250 Syrians missing after IS attack east of Damascus: Residents 07 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

Damascus: Around 250 Syrian civilians are feared kidnapped after an attack by the Islamic State jihadist group on a cement factory east of...

Indonesia launches fresh crackdown on child exploitation 07 Apr 2016 - 10:13 am

By Angie Teo and Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA: Authorities in the sprawling Indonesian capital are cracking down on the exploitation of children after a...

Iran’s Rouhani backs moderate interaction with neighbours, world - state TV 07 Apr 2016 - 09:48 am

File photo of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. ANKARA: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday his country was not a threat to any...