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British police arrest teenage terror suspect at Manchester airport 16 Apr 2016 - 04:56 pm

London police AFP Photo Leon Neal British police arrested an 18-year-old man at Manchester airport on Saturday on suspicion of terrorism offences related...

Brazil president lashes out at 'corrupt' critics 16 Apr 2016 - 04:31 pm

Activists supporting the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff take part in a protest in an area separated by a fence from the Congress,...

Pope brings 12 Syrian Muslim refugees to Italy 16 Apr 2016 - 03:33 pm

A group of Syrian refugees arrive to board a plane with Pope Francis on April 16, 2016 at the airport of Mytilene, in...

Bernie Sanders meets privately with Pope Francis: reports 16 Apr 2016 - 02:25 pm

US Democrats presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (C) leaves the Vatican after the conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of 'Centesimus Annus', a high-level teaching...

London mayor accuses Barack Obama of hypocrisy 16 Apr 2016 - 01:53 pm

London Mayor and Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Boris Johnson (2R) poses for "selfie" photographs after addressing campaigners at a rally...

Brussels airport 'back to full capacity in June' 16 Apr 2016 - 01:34 pm

An empty tarmac is pictured at the Brussels Airport as air traffic controllers go on strike in Zaventem, Belgium, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Eric...

Powerful tornado kills 4, injures hundreds in Uruguay 16 Apr 2016 - 01:28 pm

Montevideo: A powerful tornado ripped through the southwestern city of Dolores in Uruguay, killing at least four people and leaving hundreds injured, government...

Death toll rises to 5 in Tenerife building collapse 16 Apr 2016 - 12:45 pm

Firefighters and rescue workers search for survivors after a building collapsed in Los Cristianos, in the Canary Island of Tenerife, April 15, 2016....

Unaccompanied minors greet pope at Greek camp 16 Apr 2016 - 12:38 pm

A little girl stands next to a placard reading "We are Yazidi people, Need Help Help Help" on April 16, 2016 at the...

Pope 'wants to take back refugees' from his Lesbos visit 16 Apr 2016 - 12:30 pm

Pope Francis (C) welcomed by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) and Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomeos (L) upon his arrival at Mytilene International...

Sanders goes Hollywood: Aiming for a California upset 16 Apr 2016 - 11:17 am

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD LOS ANGELES: If Bernie Sanders can pull off an upset in California, it will be a story that got...

Italy insists 'no invasion' after spike in migrant arrivals 16 Apr 2016 - 11:15 am

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi answers questions during a press conference at the Chigi Palace in Rome, on April 7, 2016. AFP Photo/Alberto...

Violence erupts at protests over French labour reforms 16 Apr 2016 - 11:09 am

People listen to a speech during a gathering by the "Nuit Debout" (Up All Night) movement on Place de la Republique in Paris ...

Overwhelming stench of corruption in Brazil; As the accusers are also accused 16 Apr 2016 - 09:02 am

President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha (R) reacts during a session to review the request for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment...

Refugee convicted for attempted suicide on Nauru 16 Apr 2016 - 08:57 am

Aerial view of Pacific island of Nauru. Sydney: A refugee has been convicted of attempted suicide after being moved from an Australian-funded detention...

In Venezuela, no toilet paper and now lousy phone service 16 Apr 2016 - 08:48 am

Drugstore worker Beatriz Gorostiza arranges medicine boxes on almost empty shelves at a store in Caracas, Venezuela, 14 April 2016. EPA/MIGUEL GUTIERREZ Caracas:...

Despite Obama, no revolution expected at Cuba party congress 16 Apr 2016 - 08:27 am

File picture of US President Barack Obama and his family with Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana watching an exhibition baseball game. Reuters ...

Canada police eavesdropped on BlackBerry messages: media 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A BlackBerry handset. (file photo / Reuters/ JONATHAN ERNST) Ottawa: Law enforcement officials in Canada using an encryption key have been able since...