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US Navy seizes Iranian weapons bound for Yemen rebels 05 Apr 2016 - 10:01 am

A handout photo of weapons assembled on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107)operating in the Arabian Sea. AFP PHOTO...

47 Indian police get life in prison for killing Sikh pilgrims 05 Apr 2016 - 09:57 am

Lucknow: A special court in India has sentenced 47 policemen to life in prison for killing a group of Sikh pilgrims in 1991...

U.S. firm to de-mine Iraqi city of Ramadi retaken from Islamic State 05 Apr 2016 - 09:45 am

U.S. army mine sweepers search for mines on the outskirts of Ramadi in this December 10, 2003 file photo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic By Stephen...

ICC to rule on bid to throw out Kenya Ruto case 05 Apr 2016 - 09:43 am

File picture of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto (R) in the courtroom before the trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The...

Wisconsin up for grabs as Trump, Clinton seek upsets 05 Apr 2016 - 09:31 am

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz greets patrons at the 2510 Restaurant on April 3, 2016 in Wausau, Wisconsin. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP Washington:...

India's Odisha readies pioneering plan to combat deadly heat 05 Apr 2016 - 09:25 am

By Manipadma Jena BHUBANESWAR: From stopping work at brick kilns on very hot days to issuing five-day advance warning of heat waves, the...

Hong Kong leader hits back at independence calls 05 Apr 2016 - 09:18 am

File picture of Hong kong leader Leung Chun-ying. Reuters Hong Kong: Hong Kong's leader hit back Tuesday at growing calls for independence from...

France PM warns extreme Islam winning the propaganda war 05 Apr 2016 - 09:15 am

File photo of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. Paris: Prime Minister Manuel Valls said extreme forms of Islam were winning the propaganda war...

Nepal risks fresh turmoil over flawed constitution - ICG 05 Apr 2016 - 09:12 am

Nepalese police personnel chase Madhesi protesters (unseen) demonstrating against the new constitution in Birgunj, Nepal November 5, 2015. REUTERS/NAVESH CHITRAKAR By Gopal Sharma...

Malaysian murder convict loses appeal against hanging in Singapore 05 Apr 2016 - 09:07 am

Singapore: Singapore's highest court on Tuesday quashed a final appeal by a Malaysian murder convict, setting the stage for his execution by hanging...

Azerbaijan lost 16 servicemen in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in past two days 05 Apr 2016 - 09:07 am

BAKU: Sixteen Azeri servicemen have been killed in renewed fighting with Armenian-backed separatists around the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region over the past two days,...

Melania Trump: Donald is a great leader 05 Apr 2016 - 08:55 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to his wife Melania Trump speak to supporters at a campaign stop on April 4, 2016 in...

India's central bank cuts key interest rate to 6.5 percent 05 Apr 2016 - 08:44 am

New Delhi: India's central bank on Tuesday cut its key interest rate to a five-year low of 6.5 percent citing a dip in...

Libyans regain hope with new unity government head in Tripoli 05 Apr 2016 - 08:26 am

Libya's Prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj chairs a Presidential Council of the Government of National Reconciliation meeting with local mayors inside the naval base...

Rights groups condemn junta police powers for Thai soldiers 05 Apr 2016 - 08:12 am

EPA/ File photo Bangkok: An order by Thailand's junta giving sweeping police powers to soldiers is part of the "steady erosion of human...

British farmer fears losing Brussels lifeline 05 Apr 2016 - 08:09 am

Thetford, United Kingdom: Toby Bulgin's face wrinkles worriedly as he surveys his farm and contemplates the looming vote on Britain's EU membership that...

Report notes lapses between UN, groups linked to bribery scandal 05 Apr 2016 - 08:03 am

File picture of the former United Nations General Assembly president John Ashe who was arrested for allegdly accepting bribe. Reuters United Nations, United...