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Russia warns U.S. over naval incident as NATO tensions laid bare 21 Apr 2016 - 11:25 am

An U.S. Navy picture shows what appears to be a Russian Sukhoi SU-24 attack aircraft flying over the USS Donald Cook in the...

Number of migrants crossing Aegean to Europe falling significantly: NATO's Stoltenberg 21 Apr 2016 - 11:14 am

A Turkish coast guard ship patrols on the Aegean Sea, off the Turkish coast 20 April 2016. EPA/JOHN MACDOUGALL / POOL ANKARA: The...

Ethiopian troops seek kidnapped children in South Sudan 21 Apr 2016 - 11:03 am

By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian troops have crossed into South Sudan in search of 125 children abducted by an armed group last...

Hundreds evacuated from besieged Syria towns 21 Apr 2016 - 10:50 am

A Syrian Red Crescent vehicle leads a convoy leaving the besieged town of Madaya, on April 20, 2016 during an operation in cooperation...

China ramps up espionage warnings in new security push 21 Apr 2016 - 10:37 am

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING: China is ramping up its warnings against espionage in a week of activities to mark the passing of a...

Indonesia fears piracy surge could turn regional waters into 'new Somalia' 21 Apr 2016 - 10:33 am

Indonesia's chief security affairs minister Luhut Pandjaitan speaks to of local government and security officials in Serang, Banten province west of Jakarta February...

Norway violated mass killer Breivik's human rights, court rules 21 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

his file photo taken on March 15, 2016 shows Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik making a Nazi salute as he arrives to...

'Attacked' Indian horse buried with police honours 21 Apr 2016 - 10:04 am

Police horse Shaktiman. Image: IPS Association Twitter Dehradun, India: A horse was buried with "police honours" after dying from injuries suffered in an...

French defence minister says Islamic State can be eradicated 21 Apr 2016 - 10:01 am

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian reacts during a news conference at the French Defence Ministry in Paris, France, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/CHARLES...

Three dead, dozens injured in blast at chemical plant in Mexico 21 Apr 2016 - 09:59 am

Smoke rises from the explosion site at Mexican national oil company Pemex's Pajaritos petrochemical complex in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz state, Mexico, April 20, 2016....

Ecuador's president announces economic measures in wake of killer quake 21 Apr 2016 - 09:42 am

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa looks on as he attends a press conference in Quito, Ecuador, 20 April 2016. EPA/FREDY CONSTANTE Quito: Ecuador's president...

Turkey has frozen assets of former Yemeni President Saleh: Official gazette 21 Apr 2016 - 09:33 am

Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh talks during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa May 21, 2014. REUTERS/ KHALED ABDULLAH ISTANBUL: Turkey has...

Malnutrition still major health concern in N. Korea: UN 21 Apr 2016 - 09:15 am

Malnutrition rates continue to be a concern, with significant gaps remaining in nutritional intake, particularly among women and children under-five. Reuters Seoul: Malnutrition...

Australian TV crew fly home after Beirut kidnap deal 21 Apr 2016 - 09:08 am

Australian TV presenter Tara Brown (back) and Sally Faulkner, an Australian woman accused of abducting her children from her ex husband, are released...

Three militants killed in Kashmir gunfight 21 Apr 2016 - 08:54 am

Srinagar: Security forces on Thursday killed three militants in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district which officials said was still...

Island states come to UN ready to move on climate deal 21 Apr 2016 - 08:50 am

Participants are seen in silhouette as they look at a screen showing a world map with climate anomalies during the World Climate Change...

Australia admits government hack attacks, boosts cyber security 21 Apr 2016 - 08:23 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces the federal government's Cyber Security Strategy at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney, Australia, 21 April 2016....

Ukraine warns it may take 'years' to end separatist war 21 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Stepan Poltorak, Ukraine's defence minister . Reuters Kiev: Ukraine's defence minister warned Wednesday it may take years to settle the ex-Soviet republic's pro-Russian...