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UAE shuts Mogadishu hospital amid tension with Somali government 18 Apr 2018 - 04:43 pm
Somali officials seized bags of money containing almost $10m from a plane that arrived at Mogadishu from Abu Dhabi. File Photo: Feisal Omar/Reuters
6 police, 10 suspects killed in shootouts in southern Mexico 18 Apr 2018 - 04:25 pm
Forensic personnel and Mexican soldiers carry the corpse of a murdered man, who was found in Caletilla Beach, Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on April 15, 2018.   AFP / Francisco Robles
Turkey's Erdogan declares early elections on June 24 18 Apr 2018 - 04:21 pm
President of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures during AK Party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara, Turkey on April 17, 2018. Hakan Gökte
Strike extended, Greek ferries stuck in port until Friday 18 Apr 2018 - 03:47 pm
Ferries remain anchored at Port of Piraeus during a 24-hour strike after the call of Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) against the proposed law which allows non-EU flagged ships to use opening domestic sea transport in Athens, Greece on April 18, 2018
'It smells like death:' Alabama endures NYC 'poop train' 18 Apr 2018 - 03:44 pm
Peninsula
Iraq sentences 212 to death in Mosul area since recapture from Islamic State 18 Apr 2018 - 03:17 pm
People drive under a bridge in the northern city of Mosul on April 14, 2018, bearing the campaign posters for candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections. / AFP / Zaid al-Obeidi
UN security team was shot at in Douma : UN Official 18 Apr 2018 - 02:54 pm
The United Nation vehicles carrying the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inspectors is seen in Damascus, Syria April 18, 2018. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho
First the chlorine, then chaos and death in Syria attack 18 Apr 2018 - 02:50 pm
A picture taken on April 17, 2018 in the Syrian town of Douma shows an entrance to a labyrinth of tunnels under Eastern Ghouta which was use by rebel fighters, after the Syrian army declared that all anti-regime forces have left the area, following a blis
Former US first lady Barbara Bush dead at 92: family 18 Apr 2018 - 11:54 am
File photo of (L-R) Former First Lady Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush looking on prior to the South Regional Final of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament between the Duke Blue Devils and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at NRG Stadium on Marc
'Angels' and training help former fighter pilot save Southwest flight 18 Apr 2018 - 07:59 am
Emergency personnel monitor the damaged engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, which diverted to the Philadelphia International Airport after the airline crew reported damage to one of the aircraft's engines, on a runway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U
Comey fends off attacks as book releases at #1 on Amazon 17 Apr 2018 - 09:48 pm
A copy of former FBI director James Comey's book
Trump, Abe to meet despite strain over North Korea, tariffs 17 Apr 2018 - 09:15 pm
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives to speak to reporters following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, November 17, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP)
Turkey says Greece flouts international law by not extraditing coup suspects 17 Apr 2018 - 09:15 pm
Peninsula
NYC-to-Dallas Southwest jet is forced to land with engine damage 17 Apr 2018 - 08:10 pm
Peninsula
Bangladeshi leader says more pressure needed on Myanmar over Rohingya 17 Apr 2018 - 07:53 pm
Sheikh Hasina
Italy president likely to ask mediator to tackle post-vote stalemate 17 Apr 2018 - 07:31 pm
Italian President Sergio Mattarella talks with journalists at the end of the second day of consultations with political parties at Quirinal palace in Rome on April 13, 2018. AFP / Tiziana Fabi
Report: China's Silk Road plan serves Beijing security goals 17 Apr 2018 - 07:18 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping poses for a group photo with other delegates and guests at the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 14, 2017. (AFP / Jason Lee)
Modi's reticence risks carrying stain of rape into India's election year 17 Apr 2018 - 07:12 pm
When Narendra Modi came to office in 2014, he coined the slogan