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France to extend state of emergency to cover Euro 2016 soccer tournament 20 Apr 2016 - 10:18 am

The sign announcing the UEFA Euro 2106 tournament is seen at the Allianz Riviera stadium, one of the 10 venues of the upcoming...

Myanmar Rohingya boat dead 'forced' to travel by sea: witnesses 20 Apr 2016 - 10:13 am

A handout photo taken on April 19, 2016 and released to AFP from anonymous Rohingya Muslim minority residents shows people carrying a dead...

India accused of flipflop on Koh-i-Noor diamond 20 Apr 2016 - 09:53 am

The Kohinoor diamond, embedded in the crown of the British monarch. Reuters New Delhi: India's government was accused Wednesday of reversing its stance...

Trump, Clinton score huge wins in New York primary 20 Apr 2016 - 09:40 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump following victory in the New York state primary on April 19, 2016 in New York City. AFP...

Anger erupts as 1,700 still missing in Ecuador quake 20 Apr 2016 - 09:18 am

Survived earthquake victims line up for fresh water at the streets as search and rescue operations continue over the collapsed buildings in Portoviejo,...

Houston schools to reopen Wednesday but flood warnings not yet lifted 20 Apr 2016 - 09:09 am

Flood waters cover the area of FM 1463 at IH-10 in Fort Bend County, Texas, US April 19, 2016. Texas DOT-Houston/Handout via REUTERS ...

EU citizens fear Brexit more than the Brits: survey 20 Apr 2016 - 09:00 am

A woman with a child looks towards the financial district of the City of London, London, Britain, 18 April 2016. The debate continues...

China spurs ships to use Arctic shipping route: report 20 Apr 2016 - 08:32 am

The moon rises behind a fake North Pole marker near the Applied Physics Lab Ice Station in the Arctic north of Prudhoe Bay,...

Three-day ban on assembly of people in violence-hit Bengaluru 20 Apr 2016 - 08:28 am

Policemen stand next to a damaged vehicle after a protest by garment workers in Bengaluru, India, April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa Bengaluru:...

Tensions high as migrants block roads to Calais port 20 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Calais port Lille, France: Migrants from the Jungle camp in Calais used branches to block roads into the northern French port early Tuesday...

Turkey kills 32 IS fighters in Iraq after attack on tank 20 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Istanbul: The Turkish army killed 32 suspected fighters from the Islamic State group in northern Iraq on Tuesday following an attack on one...

Clinton, Trump tipped to win as New York votes 20 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman casts vote at a polling station in Brooklyn, New York during the New York presidential primary April 19, 2016. / AFP...

21 die in boat capsize off Myanmar: UN 20 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

People board ferries to cross a river to go to the Kyaik Mhaw Wynn pagoda following the Myanmar New Year on the outskirts...

Last month was hottest March in modern times 20 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A man takes a bath from a leaking water pipe on a hot summer morning in Allahabad, India, April 18, 2016. (Reuters/Jitendra Prakash) ...

Rocket attack kills three Egypt policemen in Sinai 19 Apr 2016 - 06:59 pm

Cairo: Three Egyptian riot policemen were killed Tuesday in a rocket attack on their convoy in the Sinai Peninsula, where authorities are fighting...

Syria opposition says delegation leaders leaving Geneva 19 Apr 2016 - 06:31 pm

Riad Hijab, head of the Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee and former Prime Minister of Syria, speaks to the press during his press...

Turkey wants coalition help at Syrian border as IS rockets pummel town 19 Apr 2016 - 05:47 pm

A man carries an injured child on April 18,2016 in Kilis, after four rockets fired from Syria, slammed into the southern Turkish town...

Air strikes in opposition-held northwest Syria kill at least 40 19 Apr 2016 - 05:30 pm

Picture source: mmc Maarat al-Numan news center BEIRUT: Air strikes in opposition-held northwest Syria killed at least 40 people and wounded around 80 ...