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New Zealand men charged over bongo chilli assault 30 Mar 2016 - 12:18 pm

Wellington: Two men who allegedly forced a teenager to eat red-hot bongo chillies have been charged with assault in New Zealand. Police did...

New Rotterdam terror raid, no arrests 30 Mar 2016 - 12:16 pm

The raid came after a 32-year-old Frenchman was arrested in the Rotterdam-West district along with three other people, following a tip-off from French...

Washington nuclear summit: What's at stake 30 Mar 2016 - 12:03 pm

US President Barack Obama convened the first Nuclear Security Summit in 2010, followed by similar gatherings in Seoul (2012) and The Hague (2014)....

Islamic State threat raises stakes for US nuclear summit 30 Mar 2016 - 12:01 pm

US President Barack Obama will welcome several leaders from countries as diverse as China and Nigeria, as well as representatives from nearly 50...

Temer: the man who would be Brazil's next president 30 Mar 2016 - 11:53 am

This file photo taken on March 12, 2016 shows Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer waving during the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) national...

Argentine Senate votes on deal with holdout creditors 30 Mar 2016 - 11:44 am

Handout picture of the President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri (L) during the inauguration of a bridge on national route 8 at Exaltacion de...

Mexico says experts investigating 43 students will cease work in April 30 Mar 2016 - 11:41 am

Pictures of the 43 missing students and a sticker that reads ''We are missing 43'' seen over a Mexican flag during a march...

How selecting US presidential candidates became the people's choice 30 Mar 2016 - 11:35 am

Voters recite the Pledge of Allegiance at a Republican U.S. presidential caucus in Salt Lake City, Utah March 22, 2016. REUTERS/JIM URQUHART Republican...

Nicaragua army kills six suspected drug growers 30 Mar 2016 - 11:23 am

Managua: A Nicaraguan army patrol killed six people near the Honduran border suspected of links to marijuana growing and trafficking in the mountainous...

Elton John hits back at sexual harrassment claims 30 Mar 2016 - 11:20 am

This file photo taken on February 28, 2016 shows Elton John arriving at the 2016 Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party...

US sanctions an important tool, not to be used 'frivolously': Treasury's Lew 30 Mar 2016 - 11:16 am

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the FY2017 budget for the Treasury Department on Capitol Hill in...

Prison for US soldier who crushed Panama mistress to death 30 Mar 2016 - 11:12 am

Panama City: A US soldier who murdered his young Panamanian mistress while stationed in the country was sentenced to 30 years in prison...

Mississippi woman pleads guilty to trying to join Islamic State 30 Mar 2016 - 11:08 am

By Julia Harte WASHINGTON: A Mississippi woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to trying to join Islamic State in Syria, 2-1/2...

Russia police say blast kills officer, Islamic State claims responsibility 30 Mar 2016 - 11:01 am

MOSCOW: One police officer was killed and two injured late on Tuesday when two vehicles were blown up by an explosive device in...

Overhaul urged for scandal-hit U.N. assembly chief's office 30 Mar 2016 - 10:55 am

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New...

Bolivian president's ex ordered to present love child 30 Mar 2016 - 10:49 am

Bolivian President Evo Morales sings the national anthem next to a sign reading "The Silala is Bolivian" during a visit to the Silala...

'Dash' the 'terrorist' dog prompts security alert at US bank 30 Mar 2016 - 10:41 am

Bruce Francis's dog “Dash” was mistaken for the “Daesh” terrorist organization. Bruce Francis/nydailynews.com Los Angeles: A dog whose name "Dash" sounded too much...

Brazil's biggest party quits ruling coalition, Rousseff isolated 30 Mar 2016 - 10:32 am

Senator Romero Juca (R) and Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) celebrate after announcing that they are...