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Eritrean president blames foreigners for refugee exodus 25 May 2016 - 12:06 pm

Nairobi: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has claimed the exodus of youth to Europe is a deliberate policy fomented by foreign powers to weaken...

Kenya says its troops kill 21 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia 25 May 2016 - 11:56 am

REUTERS/ FILE PHOTO MOGADISHU: Kenya’s military said on Wednesday it had killed 21 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia where its troops are trying...

Kyrgyzstan protests over Kazakh minister's toilet cleaning comment 25 May 2016 - 11:48 am

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on the world map. Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry has summoned a Kazakh diplomat after Kazakhstan's culture and sports minister said...

Greek police step up evacuation of squalid migrant camp 25 May 2016 - 11:42 am

Idomeni: Greek police on Wednesday restarted an operation to move migrants out of Idomeni, the squalid tent city where thousands fleeing war and...

Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ohio on fuel-free flight: organizers 25 May 2016 - 11:17 am

This handout file photo from Solar Impulse 2 taken on May 21, 2016 shows ground crew members towing the experimental solar-powered aircraft to...

Brazil congress approves deficit spending proposed by interim government 25 May 2016 - 11:08 am

Brazilian Interim President Michel Temer during the oath of office of the new Culture Minister Marcelo Calero at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia,...

Cringin’: British youth unimpressed with pro-EU campaign video 25 May 2016 - 11:06 am

By Estelle Shirbon LONDON: A campaign video urging young Britons to vote to stay in the European Union in a June 23 referendum...

Venezuela demos test of strength in political crisis 25 May 2016 - 10:26 am

A handout picture made available by the Miraflores Palace shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) leading a Government act in Caracas, Venezuela, 24...

Polish minister says looking for solutions to constitutional row 25 May 2016 - 10:11 am

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo (R) attends a meeting with European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans on May 24, 2016 in Warsaw. AFP /...

Strike-hit France smashes blockades as fuel runs dry 25 May 2016 - 09:55 am

Riot police prepare to intervene to disperse refinery worker holding a blockade of the oil depot of Douchy-Les-Mines to protest against the government's...

Anti-Trump protesters hurl rocks as Trump wins Washington primary 25 May 2016 - 09:09 am

Police remove protesters during a rally by Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump and his supporters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, May 24,...

Auctioneer Christie’s fined for putting undocumented ivory on sale 25 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters LONDON: Auctioneer Christie’s has been fined 3,250 pounds ($4,750) for selling elephant ivory without the correct documentation, London police said...

Cosby accuser was ‘paralyzed’ by pills during assault: detective 25 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse for a preliminary hearing, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Norristown, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Matt Rourke/POOL By Joseph...

New refugees arrive to Spain from Greece 25 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Children walk at the Moria detention camp for migrants and refugees at the island of Lesbos on May 24, 2016. AFP / STR...

Doping: Beijing medals at risk for Russia after positive re-tests 25 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A view through a fence, decorated with the Olympic rings, shows a building of the federal state budgetary institution "Federal scientific centre of...

Dutch and Belgium police raid major drug factories 25 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on December 14, 2012 shows Francois Thierry, head of the French Central Office for the Suppression of Illicit Drugs...

French strike hits refinery output in labour reform showdown 25 May 2016 - 12:00 am

French gendarmes take position after striking workers blockaded roads near the oil refinery at Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, France, May 24, 2016 as France's...

Haiti raises the minimum wage -- to $4.84 a day 25 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Haitian Provisional President Jocelerme Privert speaks during a press conference in the National Palace, in Port-au-Prince on February 19, 2016 (AFP Photo/Hector Retamal) ...