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Tense protests outside Trump speech in California 30 Apr 2016 - 11:54 am

Riot police officers stand guard in front of the entrance of the the California GOP Convention where US Republican Presidential candidate, businessman and...

Kenya torches world's biggest ivory bonfire to save elephants 30 Apr 2016 - 11:16 am

A traditional Maasai tribesman holds an elephant tusk, part of an estimated 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory to be set ablaze, at Nairobi...

Bomb in Baghdad suburb kills at least 13 - police sources 30 Apr 2016 - 11:03 am

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber driving a car killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 40 others on Saturday in an attack...

Survivors call for US troops to face trial over Afghan hospital air strike 30 Apr 2016 - 10:59 am

This US Army photo shows General Joseph L Votel, commander, US Central Command,as he briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing April 29,...

Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in southeast Turkey, northern Iraq-sources 30 Apr 2016 - 10:55 am

DIYARBAKIR: Turkish warplanes hit militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, security sources said on Saturday. Twenty jets...

GCC explores investment potential in Saudi eastern region of Al-Ahsa 30 Apr 2016 - 10:44 am

Jeddah: Al-Ahsa is expected to be a strategic location for several new development projects that would benefit all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

Cambodia to add 1 million hectares of protected forest 30 Apr 2016 - 10:35 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's prime minister has ordered a million hectares of forest be included in protected zones as the country faces one of...

Bomb attack on pilgrims kills 14 in Iraq: officials 30 Apr 2016 - 10:29 am

Baghdad: A car bomb targeted Shiite pilgrims in an area near Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least...

Death toll from collapse of Nairobi building hits 7 - Kenyan police 30 Apr 2016 - 10:19 am

Days of heavy rains have left several parts of Nairobi flooded. AFP / TONY KARUMBA NAIROBI: The death toll from the collapse of...

China denies Hong Kong visit request by US carrier group: Pentagon 30 Apr 2016 - 09:54 am

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Strait of Hormuz, in this file photo. REUTERS/US NAVY PHOTO BY...

Mauritania protesters denounce 'injustice' against ex-slaves 30 Apr 2016 - 09:42 am

File photo of a demonstration in 2015 where people hold banner reading "No to slavery" in Nouakchott. AFP Photo Nouakchott: Thousands of people...

Cambodian passenger train back on track after years-long hiatus 30 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

Cambodian passengers board a train at the Phnom Penh station on April 30, 2016, as the railway service resumes. AFP / TANG CHHIN...

Kuwait deports 14,400 expats this year: report 30 Apr 2016 - 09:09 am

Kuwait City: Kuwait has stepped up deportations of expatriate workers this year, a newspaper in the Gulf emirate reported Friday, with most expelled...

Rouhani allies set for Iran parliament second round win 30 Apr 2016 - 09:06 am

An Iranian woman casts her ballot during a second round of parliamentary elections at a polling station in Shahriar district of Tehran, Iran ...

The lonely struggle of missing Mexican students' parents 30 Apr 2016 - 08:47 am

Experts of the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), from left to right: Claudia Paz, Alejandro Valencia, Angela Buitrago, Carlos Beristain and...