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Dutch voters reject EU-Ukraine trade accord 07 Apr 2016 - 08:51 am

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the evening of the Dutch referendum about the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine, in his...

Poroshenko: Ukraine to continue moving towards EU despite Dutch vote 07 Apr 2016 - 08:47 am

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko on his visit to Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO: Ukraine...

In drought-hit central Nicaragua, water 'is like looking for gold' 07 Apr 2016 - 08:30 am

Horses try to find something to eat, where it used to be the Tisma lagoon, now completely dried in Tisma, Masaya some 40...

Iceland government seeks to avoid early vote after Panama leaks 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Iceland PM Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson exited on Tuesday after leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed his wife owned an off-shore company...

Zuma’s son alleges plot to remove South African president 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

South African President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town, March 17, 2016. REUTERS Mike Hutchings JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob...

Puerto Rico’s House passes emergency debt moratorium bill 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman walks at the headquarters of the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico in San Juan, May 10, 2012. REUTERS Ana Martinez ...

One of Brussels bombers had worked in EU Parliament 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

BRUSSELS: One of the Islamic State suicide bombers who killed 32 people in Brussels on March 22 had worked as a cleaner for...

Climate forecasts may be flawed, says study 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A scene from northern Engalnd last year. Reuters Paris: Predictions of unprecedented rainfall extremes in the 20th century driven by global warming turned...

US presidential hopefuls Cruz, Sanders look to New York contest 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Republican Ted Cruz’s emphatic victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday slowed Trump’s progress in amassing the needed convention delegates and increased the chances that...

Half of natural World Heritage sites at risk from industry: WWF 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A general view of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is seen in Cusco, Peru, in this December 2, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Enrique...

US security chief compares anti-Muslim remarks to Red Scare 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks during the Countering Violent Extremism Symposium on April 6, 2016 at the Ronald Reagan Building and...

EU executive wants stronger common asylum system, more relocation 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) welcomes UNESCO's general director Irina Bokova before a bilateral meeting at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on...

Two polls give Britain’s “In” campaign a slender lead ahead of EU referendum 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Support for Britain staying in the European Union has fallen slightly but still maintains the narrowest of leads over those wanting to...

UK’s Cameron not set to benefit from offshore funds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron at a European Union summit in Brussels. REUTERS By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON: Prime Minister David...

Mexico tax authority investigates 33 people in ‘Panama Papers’ leak 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Passengers leave a subway station during a free day of public transport at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, March 17, 2016. REUTERS Henry...

First female master tailor opens own shop in London’s historic Savile Row 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Master Tailor Kathryn Sargent poses outside her Bespoke Tailoring shop at Saville Row in central London, Britain, April 6, 2016 . REUTERS/Dylan Martinez ...