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European Union and Cuba sign agreement to normalize relations 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A Cuban flag flies over 'Almendares' bridge in Havana, Cuba February 26, 2016. REUTERS HAVANA: The European Union and Cuba signed an agreement...

Ex-rival Carson endorses U.S. Republican front-runner Trump 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Former Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ben Carson (L) endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Trump campaign event in Palm Beach, Florida...

American stabbed in Kuwait, US warns citizens 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image, by Reuters Kuwait City: An American has been stabbed and wounded in Kuwait and the assailant arrested, the US embassy said,...

Zimbabwe plans compensation for evicted white farmers: minister 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa, seen here in 2013. AFP Photo, Jekesai Njikizana Harare: Zimbabwe plans to compensate white farmers for land seized...

Nigerian Senate head facing graft charges hires 66-lawyer defence team 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Nigeria Senate President Bukola Saraki sits at the Code of Conduct Tribunal at Darki Biu, Jabi Abuja, Nigeria, in this file picture taken...

South African court to try misconduct cases against peacekeepers in Congo 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

The South Africa contingent of the UN peacekeepers in Congo erect a razor wire barrier around Goma airport in the Democratic Republic of...

Russian accused by US of spy ring role pleads guilty 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Evgeny Buryakov, 41, who worked at Russian state-owned Vnesheconombank, (VEB bank) had been arrested in January 2015 as U.S. authorities unveiled charges against...

Jailed Niger presidential candidate taken to hospital 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on November 6, 2013 shows Hama Amadou (C), then head of Nigers' parliament, delivering a speech at the Parliament...

Malware suspected in Bangladesh bank heist: officials 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8 2016. REUTERS, Ashikur Rahman By Serajul Quadir DHAKA:...

Japan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster with moment of silence 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A little girl looks at candle lanterns, during a memorial ceremony for tsunami victims at the tsunami-devastated city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Northern...

US labor powerhouse to launch anti-Trump ad campaign 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Richard Trumka, president of American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), speaks during the AFL-CIO 2013 Convention in Los Angeles, California, in...

Chad rocked by growing protest movement ahead of election 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Chadian President Idriss Deby waves as he leaves Khartoum airport where he arrived for an official one-day visit on March 8, 2016 in...

Saudi kills six wanted for shooting soldier dead 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: Saudi authorities on Friday killed six men who shot dead their relative, a Saudi soldier, in a video they posted online after...

Opinion: North Korea is a nuclear power. Here’s why the world just has to live with it. 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A North Korean long-range rocket is launched into the air at the Sohae rocket launch site in this photo released by Kyodo Feb...

Trudeau sees no flood of Americans to Canada if Trump wins 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A photograph made available on 11 March 2016 shows US President Barack Obama (R) and First Lady Michelle Obama (2-L) welcoming Prime Minister...

As anti-Islam tone rises in U.S., Muslim women learn self-defense 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian-American community activist Rana Abdelhamid demonstrates how to hold one's fist for an attack punch during a self-defense workshop designed for Muslim women...

Myanmar military chooses hardliner to work with Suu Kyi’s proxy president 11 Mar 2016 - 06:57 pm

A picture made available on 11 March 2016 shows Myint Swe, who was nominated as vice-president Myanmar military, delivers a speech during Union...

Syria opposition to go to peace talks, says Assad escalating war 11 Mar 2016 - 06:52 pm

Protesters carry a Free Syrian Army flags during an anti-government protest in the al-Sukari neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, March 11, 2016. The text...