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Japan's only working nuclear reactors can stay online 06 Apr 2016 - 08:41 am

Lawyers hold banners reading 'Unjust Decision' (L) and 'We Won't Give Up', after a court judgment in Miyazaki, western Japan on April 6,...

Amitabh Bachchan denies links with 'Panama Papers' firms 06 Apr 2016 - 08:38 am

This file photo taken on November 14, 2015 shows Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan speaking during the start of the 21st Kolkata International...

EU executive to present steps to tighten external border controls 06 Apr 2016 - 08:32 am

A family walks through a field at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni,...

Fiji residents ordered to stay inside as cyclone looms 06 Apr 2016 - 08:28 am

This handout photograph taken by Naziah Ali of Mai Life Magazine shows flooded streets in Fiji's western division of Ba on April 6,...

Niira Radia now surfaces in 'Panama Papers' 06 Apr 2016 - 08:26 am

File picture of Niira Radia. Reuters New Delhi: Niira Radia, the founder of Vaishnavi Communications whose taped telephone chats with some prominent people...

Dutch voters head to polls on key EU-Ukraine deal 06 Apr 2016 - 08:09 am

The Hague: Dutch voters go to the polls Wednesday to decide whether to support a key EU deal with Ukraine in a referendum...

'Panama Papers' law firm says 'hacked by servers abroad' 06 Apr 2016 - 08:00 am

Ramon Fonseca, founding partner of law firm Mossack Fonseca, listens to questions during an interview with Reuters at his office in Panama City...

Iceland premier resigns as Panama Papers scandal widens 06 Apr 2016 - 07:55 am

Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson speaks to media outside Iceland president's residence in Reykjavik, Iceland, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Sigtryggur Johannsson Reykjavik: Iceland's...

Hong Kong student leader says HSBC blocked new accounts 06 Apr 2016 - 07:50 am

Joshua Wong. AFP/ File photo Hong Kong: Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong said Wednesday that the city's HSBC branches had refused to...

Industry threatens nearly half of natural heritage sites: WWF 06 Apr 2016 - 07:35 am

Paris: Almost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities such...

Republican Cruz crushes Trump in Wisconsin, says party will unite 06 Apr 2016 - 07:05 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks with rival Ted Cruz during a commercial break in the midst of the Republican presidential candidates debate...

Record-breaking levels of harvest-time hunger in South Sudan 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

People walk through the UN base outside Bentiu, South Sudan, September 17, 2015. AFP, Tristan McConnell By Katy Migiro NAIROBI: A record 5.8...

Iceland PM to step down after Panama disclosures 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on October 27, 2014 shows the Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson during a press conference ahead of...

South African President Zuma survives impeachment vote 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at a Human Rights Day rally in Durban, March 21, 2016. REUTERS, Rogan Ward Cape Town: South...

Six arrested for attack on tourists in India 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A hot air balloon carrying tourists flies over camels for sale at Pushkar Fair in the Indian state of Rajasthan, on November 22,...

Obama dismisses Trump plan to force Mexico to pay for wall 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: President Barack Obama on Tuesday dismissed as "half-baked" a reported plan by Donald Trump to force Mexico to pay for a giant...

Italy ups pressure over student murder as Egypt sends probe team to Rome 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Giulio Regeni Rome: Italy has upped its pressure on Egypt over slain student Giulio Regeni, warning it would not accept a "fabricated" account...

Rousseff says biding time on Brazil cabinet reshuffle 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazil's embattled President Dilma Rousseff said she would not reshuffle her cabinet before the lower house vote, which is expected in mid-April. Reuters...