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Sympathizers urge Trump to get more serious in White House bid 01 Apr 2016 - 05:32 pm

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON: Republican front-runner Donald Trump is facing pressure from supporters and other admirers to take a more serious approach to...

Liberia suffers new Ebola death, months after outbreak declared over 01 Apr 2016 - 05:30 pm

A woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the West African nation was declared free of the virus and weeks after...

Belgium largest source of European fighters in Syria per head: study 01 Apr 2016 - 05:27 pm

Islamic State flag is seen in front of a Belgian flag in this illustration taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION BY THOMAS ESCRITT...

S.Africa's Zuma faces torrent of calls to go after court rebuke 01 Apr 2016 - 02:34 pm

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

US offers Ukraine $335 mn in security aid 01 Apr 2016 - 10:50 am

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Ukraininan President Petro Poroshenko (R) before their meeting on March 31, 2016 in Washington,...

Georgia executes man for beating death over car keys 01 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

Death row inmate Joshua Bishop, 41, is seen in an undated picture from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Georgia is scheduled to execute...

Brazil’s Rousseff gets relief from Supreme Court, supporters 01 Apr 2016 - 09:49 am

Brazilian Local television showed tens of thousands of supporters clad in red marching for President Dilma Rousseff, who has faced growing calls for...

Brazil Supreme Court takes over probe into ex-president 01 Apr 2016 - 09:33 am

A doll of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pictured during a protest against impeachment proceedings against Brazil's President Dilma...

Honduras plans to build new, safer airport 01 Apr 2016 - 09:27 am

Soldiers chat as they keep watch before the arrival of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez to a ceremony to announce A new international...

Trump meets with Republican leadership; party unity discussed 01 Apr 2016 - 09:19 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests during a campaign rally at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016 in...

Rwandan politician’s death in Burundi jail fuels mutual suspicion 01 Apr 2016 - 09:14 am

This file photo taken on April 23, 1995 shows then Rwandan Minister for Social Integration and Rehabilitation Jacques Bihozagara speaking to journalists during...

Five San Francisco officers found exchanging racist, homophobic texts 01 Apr 2016 - 08:04 am

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon speaks at a news conference. Reuters, Beck Diefenbach By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO: Five more San Francisco...

Seas could rise higher than predicted, drenching coastal cities: study 01 Apr 2016 - 07:46 am

Sea levels could surge more than three feet (0.9 meter) by 2100 from melting Antarctic ice alone, on top of a three-foot rise...

Brazilians demonstrate against impeachment 01 Apr 2016 - 07:30 am

A supporter of Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) takes a picture in front of Brazilian flag during a demonstration in support of President Dilma...

Historic Texas Alamo to undergo first renovation in a century 01 Apr 2016 - 07:27 am

A woman walks past as men use a lift to repair and restore stonework along the curved facade of the Alamo in San...

US Republicans alarmed at talk US may ease Iran trade 01 Apr 2016 - 07:14 am

U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivers a speech on ''the state of American politics'' to interns on Capitol Hill in...

Trump struggles to contain abortion fallout as White House rivals pounce 01 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump addresses a press conference following his victory in the Florida state primary on March 15, 2016 in West Palm Beach, Florida...

German train operator: women-only compartments not reaction to New Year attacks 01 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn compartment. Photo Courtesy: Clic17, Wikimedia Commons LONDON: A German railway company which has introduced women-only compartments on one line said...