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"Reverse Greenland", anyone? Scots eye post-Brexit EU options 04 Jul 2016 - 09:57 am

A man waves a European Union flag outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain June 28, 2016. REUTERS/SCOTT HEPPELL By...

Ratings threat as political uncertainty weighs on Australia 04 Jul 2016 - 09:48 am

Sydney: A potential hung parliament is bad news for Australia's economy and investment markets, economists said Monday, with warnings that political paralysis threatens...

France's Juppe urges UK talks on EU freedom of movement, would shift border-FT 04 Jul 2016 - 09:35 am

Candidates for the 2017 French presidential elections Former French president and head of the right-wing opposition party "Les Republicains" (The Republicans) Nicolas Sarkozy...

Israel razes homes of 2 Palestinian assailants 04 Jul 2016 - 09:29 am

File photo of Israeli soldiers guarding bulldozers in West Bank. Reuters Qalandia, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces demolished the West Bank homes of two...

Bangladesh police trying to confirm ID of Dhaka attackers 04 Jul 2016 - 08:55 am

A relative mourns after receiving the body of a victim killed in the attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery and the O'Kitchen Restaurant,...

Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile from Yemen- SPA 04 Jul 2016 - 08:34 am

File photo of a missile used for representation only. DUBAI: The Saudi Arabian air force intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, Saudi...

PM Modi to fill cabinet vacancies Tuesday 04 Jul 2016 - 08:01 am

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will "expand" his cabinet on Tuesday, a government spokesman said, largely filling up vacancies caused by...

Jail looms as Pistorius to be sentenced for murder 04 Jul 2016 - 07:58 am

File photo of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius Johannesburg: Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius could return to jail on Wednesday, when a judge is set to...

Bomber killed, two police wounded in blast outside U.S. consulate in Jeddah 04 Jul 2016 - 07:53 am

RIYADH: A suicide bomber was killed and two other people wounded in a blast near the U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia's second city...

Kerry offers Bangladesh FBI help as police probe attackers' links 04 Jul 2016 - 07:48 am

File photo of US Secretary of State John Kerry. Reuters DHAKA: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has offered Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh...

UAE tells citizens to avoid national dress while abroad after man held in US 04 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Two men in UAE national dress. (File photo / UAE) Dubai: The United Arab Emirates has urged men to avoid wearing the white...

Trudeau says Canada exploring gender-neutral identity cards 04 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Win McNamee / Getty Images AFP TORONTO: Canada is exploring the use of gender-neutral options on identity...

Israel bars Hebron mayor over condolence visit 04 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on April 4, 2016 shows Palestinian governor of Hebron Kamal Humeid (C) speaking following the autopsy of 21-year-old Palestinian...

Iraq PM orders security changes after blast kills 119 04 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on December 18, 2014. AFP / Hadi Mizban Baghdad: Iraqi Prime...

13 charged over deadly Istanbul aiport bombings: report 04 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: Thirteen suspects, including 10 Turks, were charged Sunday over the Istanbul airport suicide bombings, the deadliest of several attacks to strike Turkey's...