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Paris police shoot dead knife-wielding man on Charlie Hebdo anniversary 07 Jan 2016 - 04:40 pm

French police check a pedestrian as they secure the area after a man was shot dead at a police station in the 18th...

Iran bans imports from Saudi Arabia, faces Saudi boycotts 07 Jan 2016 - 04:33 pm

An Iranian riot police stands guard as protesters hold street signs with the name of Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr during a demonstration...

In besieged Syrian town, peace talks seen as pointless 07 Jan 2016 - 01:45 pm

Syrian children carry placards as they call for the lifting of the siege off Madaya and Zabadani towns in Syria, in front of...

British ex-soldier regrets trying to take young migrant girl to UK 07 Jan 2016 - 01:40 pm

Former British soldier Rob Lawrie poses during an interview with Reuters at his home in Guiseley, Britain January 6, 2016. Reuters LONDON: A...

Suspected Rwandan rebels kill 14 in east DR Congo 07 Jan 2016 - 01:32 pm

The attack on Miriki today is suspected from the rebels from neighbouring Rwanda.Reuters Goma, DR Congo: Fourteen people were killed in eastern Democratic...

Dozens killed, wounded in bombing at Libya police school: Reports 07 Jan 2016 - 01:29 pm

File picture for representation only Tripoli: A truck bomb attack on a police training centre in Libya's western city of Zliten has killed...

Gunmen open fire on tourist bus at Cairo hotel, no casualties: Security sources 07 Jan 2016 - 01:22 pm

CAIRO: Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on tourists as they boarded a bus in Cairo on Thursday but there were no casualties,...

Pakistan expels Bangladeshi diplomat amid worsening 'spy' row 07 Jan 2016 - 12:56 pm

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi diplomat will leave the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Thursday, officials said, amid a deepening row between the two countries...

Guantanamo detainees transferred to Ghana 07 Jan 2016 - 11:07 am

Washington: Two Yemeni detainees held at the controversial US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been transferred to Ghana. The Pentagon said...

Japan detects no radiation following N. Korea nuclear test 07 Jan 2016 - 10:01 am

Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa speaks at the U.N. headquarters in New York, January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Tokyo: Japan...

France to mark anniversary of attacks on defiant Charlie Hebdo 07 Jan 2016 - 09:44 am

A man walks past a paper mural by an unknown artist of British actor Charlie Chaplin with the lettering 'We are Charlie' (Nous...

Indian American entrepreneur Frank Islam receives UP Ratna award 07 Jan 2016 - 09:28 am

Azamgarh born American entrepreneur Frank Islam. frankislam.com By Arun Kumar Washington: Azamgarh-born Indian American entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Islam has been awarded the...

Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Sayeed dies 07 Jan 2016 - 09:25 am

A file photo of J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. AFP Srinagar: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, chief minister of India's restive Kashmir region and...

Snow makes migrants' journey through Europe even harder 07 Jan 2016 - 09:13 am

Migrants and refugees queue to board a train at a train station in the southern Serbian town of Presevo on January 6, 2016. ...

UN sanctions threat over N. Korea nuclear test 07 Jan 2016 - 08:39 am

In this photograph released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 6, 2016, North Korean people celebrate the success...

Cuban migrants to fly out of Costa Rica next week 07 Jan 2016 - 08:17 am

Cubans rest at a Methodist church sheltering 35 Cuban refugees in Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on December 29, 2015 (AFP Photo/Carlos Gonzalez) San...

Guatemala arrests 17 ex-military over civil war abuses 07 Jan 2016 - 08:09 am

Former army commander Benedicto Lucas Garcia arrives for a court hearing in Guatemala City on January 6, 2016 (AFP Photo/Orlando Estrada) Guatemala City: ...