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'Leave Hitler out of it': UK's EU vote debate turns shrill 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The comments by Former London mayor Boris Johnson, a leading campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union, are also linked to securing...

Yemen bans qat on weekdays in Aden 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Catha edulis. Courtesy: Mit freundlicher Erlaubnis vom Botanischen Garten Ruhr-Universität Bochum/ Wikipedia Aden: Authorities in south Yemen have banned the sale of the...

Clinton stumps in Kentucky to charm white working man 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with campaign supporters during a campaign stop at the Union of Carpenters and Millwrights Training...

Azerbaijan and Armenia leaders meet on Karabakh crisis 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A soldier of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh carries weapons in Martakert region on April 4, 2016. AFP / PAN Photo / Vahan...

Former Trump girlfriend rebuts NY Times story on history with women 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Rowanne Brewer Lane. Twitter WASHINGTON: A woman at the center of a New York Times piece detailing Republican Donald Trump’s history with women...

UN panel says weedkiller 'unlikely' to cause cancer 17 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Glyphosate was first used in the 1970s as the active ingredient in the Monsanto herbicide Roundup and is now made generically around the...

German “godfathers” reunite Syrian families 16 May 2016 - 06:56 pm

“Godfathers” help Syrians bring relatives to Germany Charity founder inspired by rescue from Holocaust Syrian and newly arrived relatives give gifts to sponsor ...

Dominican Republic’s Medina heads for landslide victory 16 May 2016 - 06:51 pm

Dominican Republic's President Danilo Medina gives a speech at the national palace in Santo Domingo, November 18, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas/File Photo By Jorge...

US Supreme Court refers contraception coverage case to lower courts 16 May 2016 - 06:48 pm

The US Supreme Court is pictured in Washington June 8, 2015. Reuters / Gary Cameron Washington: The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that...

Exit polls see India’s Modi winning key new state in mid-term boost 16 May 2016 - 06:43 pm

Indian electoral volunteers manouver an elderly voter on a wheelchair at a polling station in Chennai on May 16, 2016, during voting in...

Divers find ancient Roman cargo from 1,600-yr old shipwreck in Israel 16 May 2016 - 06:25 pm

Artefacts from a merchant ship that sank off the ancient Mediterranean port of Caesarea 1,600 years ago are presented to the press by...

Democrats use Trump as bogeyman to get people to vote 16 May 2016 - 06:22 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests during a campaign stop at the La Crosse Center on April 4 ,2016 in La...

UN urges Greece to address migrant detention woes 16 May 2016 - 06:18 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Francois Crepeau as pictured in June 2015. AFP Photo / Fabrice Coffrini Athens: Greece...

Kenyan police fire tear gas at stone-throwing protesters over election body 16 May 2016 - 06:12 pm

A riot police officer runs in a hallway as the tear gas seeps inside the building after the supporters of the opposition Coalition...

Greek parliament to vote on bailout reforms on Sunday 16 May 2016 - 06:07 pm

The Greek national flag outside the Embassy of Greece on June 29 2015 in Berlin. AFP Photo / John MacDougall ATHENS: Greece’s parliament...

World must tackle ‘once-in-a-generation’ refugee crisis: Angelina Jolie 16 May 2016 - 06:01 pm

Angelina Jolie. AFP By Lin Taylor LONDON: Global leaders must come together to tackle a ‘once-in-a-generation’ migrant crisis, said U.N. special envoy Angelina...