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Blow to Libya unity govt as Tripoli rival refuses to cede power 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Contradicting an earlier announcement that his so-called National Salvation Government was ready to step aside, Tripoli's unrecognised prime minister Khalifa Ghweil, centre, urged...

Bruised in Wisconsin, Trump, Clinton eye friendlier New York 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners respectively were trounced Tuesday night in the Badger State, giving their respective rivals...

Obama calls new Myanmar president and Suu Kyi 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Barack Obama reacts to a question while delivering remarks on the economy in the White House press briefing room in Washington, April 5,...

Nigeria downgrades high-flying civil servants 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to stamp out endemic graft and curb wasteful spending in Africa's largest economy to help plug holes in...

Kerry in Gulf to discuss human rights, conflicts 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi King Salman meets US Secretary of State John Kerry in Riyadh Saudi Arabia March 11, 2016. Saudi Press Agency Handout via Reuters ...

Iceland's government turns deaf ear to calls to quit 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

People protest against Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson outside parliament in Reykjavik on April 4, 2016. AFP, HALLDOR KOLBEINS Reykjavik: Iceland's coalition...

UN envoy urges rapid Libya handover as fragile peace holds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Martin Kobler also called on Libya’s internationally recognised eastern parliament on Wednesday to hold a long-sought vote on whether to approve the U.N.-backed...

White House redirects money to fight Zika, urges Congress to act 06 Apr 2016 - 06:57 pm

File photo of the White House in Washington March 17, 2016 with the fountain being dyed green in honor of St Patrick's Day....

Head of Tripoli authority refuses to cede power to Libya unity govt 06 Apr 2016 - 06:49 pm

Khalifa Al-Ghweil, pictured centre in June 2015. AFP, Mahmud Turkia Tripoli: The head of Libya's unrecognised authority in charge of Tripoli said Wednesday...

Police raids target cyber-criminals in four countries: Germany 06 Apr 2016 - 06:45 pm

Representative image. AFP Photo, Michal Cizek Berlin: Police have launched raids against 170 suspected cyber-criminals across Germany and in the Netherlands, France and...

Anger over Israeli lawmaker's 'racist' hospital remarks 06 Apr 2016 - 06:36 pm

Bezalel Smotrich. Photo coutesy: Olivier Fitoussi via Haaretz Jerusalem: A far-right Israeli lawmaker sparked anger Wednesday after he said he would not want...

Syrian arrested in Germany on war crimes charges 06 Apr 2016 - 06:29 pm

A police vehicle patrols at the main square and in front of the central railway station in Cologne, Germany, January 5, 2016. REUTERS,...

Karadzic protests “19th century” jail conditions, demands release 06 Apr 2016 - 06:27 pm

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was found guilty on March 24 2016 of genocide and sentenced to 40 years in jail. AFP,...

Iraq puts northern offensive against Islamic State on hold 06 Apr 2016 - 05:59 pm

Assyrian artefacts originally from Mosul are displayed at Iraq's National Museum in Baghdad on April 4, 2016. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE ERBIL/BAGHDAD,...

Saudi authorities investigate the death of 8-year old boy left on school bus 06 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

Nawaf Al Salmi the eight-year-old Saudi student who died after being found unconscious on a school bus. Photo courtesy: Sabq Saudi authorities have...

Turkmenistan introduces mandatory pre-marital HIV tests 06 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan has passed a law making HIV tests mandatory prior to marriage, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sign the...

Al Nusra Front confirms senior Syrian figure killed in U.S. strike 06 Apr 2016 - 04:56 pm

Abu Firas al-Suri BEIRUT: Al Qaeda's Syrian offshoot Nusra Front confirmed on Wednesday that their spokesman and veteran jihadist fighter Abu Firas al-Suri...

Brussels attacks a 'failure' but Belgium not a 'failed state': PM 06 Apr 2016 - 04:41 pm

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (R) and Brussels region Minister-President Rudi Vervoort give a joint press conference on April 6, 2016 in Brussels,...