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Brazil Senate committee advances Rousseff impeachment 07 May 2016 - 02:35 pm

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff attends a ceremony to launch a new phase of the state-funded housing program, at the Planalto Presidential Palace in...

Bangladesh Sufi Muslim killed in suspected Islamist attack 07 May 2016 - 02:11 pm

Dhaka: A local Sufi Muslim leader has been found hacked to death in Bangladesh in a suspected Islamist killing, police said Saturday, two...

Lebanese hope for change in first vote after trash crisis 07 May 2016 - 02:05 pm

A general view shows the municipality building in Beirut, Lebanon May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir BEIRUT: Lebanon's capital on Sunday will hold its...

3 more bodies found near Malaysia chopper crash site 07 May 2016 - 01:59 pm

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak ( ) looks on after a press conference about a missing helicopter believed to have crashed near the...

Syria group slams US reluctance to set up no-fly zone 07 May 2016 - 01:50 pm

An image grab taken from AFPTV shows destruction at a camp for displaced people near the town of Sarmada in Syria's Idblib province,...

Philippine president wants single front to beat Duterte 07 May 2016 - 01:47 pm

Filipino Liberal Party presidential candidate, Manuel 'Mar' Roxas III (C) signs a campaign poster during a meeting with farmers and students at a...

17 injured as Hong Kong Airlines flight hits turbulence 07 May 2016 - 01:42 pm

Passengers from a Hong kong airlines stand after an emergency landing at Ngurah Rai International airport in Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of...

Wildfire in Canada may burn 200,000 hectares 07 May 2016 - 01:37 pm

Aerial view of highway 63 south of Fort McMurray taken from a CH-146 Griffon helicopter on May 5, 2016. The Canadian Armed Forces...

Khan: immigrant son's rise from London housing estate to city hall 07 May 2016 - 01:35 pm

Britain's Labour Candidate for Mayor of London Sadiq Kahn (R) leaves polling station with his wife Saadiya after casting his vote, in south...

Thai police defend arresting anti-junta activist's mother 07 May 2016 - 01:34 pm

Prosecutions under Thailand's royal defamation law -- known as lese majeste -- have surged since the generals seized power two years ago (AFP/File)...

Hundreds of demonstrators to protest against plan to fence off Italian-Austrian border crossing 07 May 2016 - 12:57 pm

File picture of a border sign at Austria. Reuters ZURICH: Around 400 protesters are expected to gather at the Brenner Pass between Italy...

Pakistan celebrates Sadiq Khan's London mayor win 07 May 2016 - 12:49 pm

Labour Party mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan delivers a speech after being announced as the new mayor of London. Ray Tang / Anadolu Agency ...

US sends troops to Yemen, steps up anti-Qaeda strikes 07 May 2016 - 12:31 pm

Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president advance towards the entrance of Abyan province as part of an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters...

Mayor candidate shot dead in Philippine election violence 07 May 2016 - 12:18 pm

A Filipino man rides his traditional tricycle taxi displaying an election campaign posters of local politicians ahead of the presidential and vice presidential...

Opinion poll shows tight contest in Australian election race 07 May 2016 - 12:14 pm

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stands outside Australia's Parliament House in Canberra May 4, 2016 following the announcement Australia's 2016-17 Federal Budget. AAP/Sam...

Nepal recalls India envoy, cancels president's visit 07 May 2016 - 11:58 am

Nepal's relationship with India has been strained since a months-long border blockade last year. REUTERS/ADNAN ABIDI Kathmandu: Nepal has recalled its ambassador to...

Morocco jails brother of presumed Paris attacks ringleader 07 May 2016 - 11:24 am

Moroccan intelligence helped put French investigators on the trail of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a 28-year-old Belgian of Moroccan origin. AFP/Lionel Bonaventure Rabat: A Moroccan...