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Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ chair sells for bewitching $394,000 07 Apr 2016 - 04:58 pm

A chair used by British author JK Rowling is shown in the window of Heritage Auctions in New York, April 4, 2016. REUTERS...

Pakistan says it's willing to wait for talks with India 07 Apr 2016 - 04:37 pm

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's ambassador to India says his country would like to have a comprehensive dialogue with New Delhi to resolve their outstanding...

Disappointed Ukrainians turn fire on leaders after Dutch vote 07 Apr 2016 - 04:23 pm

Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands. KIEV: Ukrainians blamed their political leaders on Thursday for not doing enough to tackle corruption and...

Kerry urges Iran to help end wars in Yemen, Syria 07 Apr 2016 - 04:07 pm

United States Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa hold a joint...

UN disappointed at Syria aid slowdown, hopes to evacuate wounded 07 Apr 2016 - 03:19 pm

Jan Egeland, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, speaks about the International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force...

Serbia defends decision to honour Sudan's Bashir 07 Apr 2016 - 03:01 pm

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (C) delivers a speech to the crowd during a visit to El Daein in Eastern Darfur on April 5,...

Israeli war planes violate Lebanese skies 07 Apr 2016 - 03:00 pm

Beirut: Israeli war planes carried out on Thursday flights over Lebanon's Jezzine and Iklim Al-Touffah regions, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. The...

Over 55,000 S.Sudanese flee to Sudan in 3 months: UN 07 Apr 2016 - 02:44 pm

Khartoum: As many as 55,000 South Sudanese have fled to neighbouring Sudan since January, escaping conflict and food shortages at a rate of...

Putin says Russia's operation has reinforced Syria's statehood 07 Apr 2016 - 02:42 pm

ST PETERSBURG, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia's military operation in Syria had reinforced the statehood of that country...

Four bodies found in search for missing Japan military jet 07 Apr 2016 - 02:32 pm

Tokyo: The bodies of four people believed to be crew members of a Japanese airforce jet that went missing in mountainous terrain were...

Lebanon detains Australian TV crew over child custody row 07 Apr 2016 - 02:14 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese police have detained an Australian film crew and accused them of involvement in a kidnapping of two children from their Lebanese...

Transfer of Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam to France 'will take weeks' 07 Apr 2016 - 02:02 pm

Belgian lawyer Sven Mary, representing Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks, speaks to the press as he...

Belgium struggles to win back tourists after attacks 07 Apr 2016 - 01:52 pm

File picture of police on the Belgium streets Brussels: Gone are the usual snap-happy crowds on Brussels' famed Grand Place, visits to the...

Denmark arrests four suspected IS fighters returned from Syria 07 Apr 2016 - 01:50 pm

File picture of Danish police used for representation. COPENHAGEN: Danish police said on Thursday they had arrested four people near Copenhagen who they ...

Pressure grows on Dutch security minister over Brussels attacks 07 Apr 2016 - 01:45 pm

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch security minister battled to keep his job on Thursday as he faced criticism from across the political spectrum over his...

South Sudan's opposition leader Machar to return to Juba on April 18 07 Apr 2016 - 01:09 pm

Members of the SPLM/A-In Opposition (IO) forces allied with South Sudan's former rebel leader Riek Machar parade outside the capital Juba, April 7,...

UK's Cameron urges young Britons to vote against Brexit 07 Apr 2016 - 01:00 pm

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Birmingham, Britain, April...