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South Sudan peace on hold again as rebel chief delays return 25 Apr 2016 - 11:37 am

Gambella: South Sudan rebels said their commander Riek Machar would yet again fail to return on Monday to Juba as part of a...

Crocodile attacks sleeping Australian camper 25 Apr 2016 - 11:29 am

Picture of freshwater crocodile at Australia Zoo for representation. Sydney: A 19-year-old on a family camping holiday in northern Australia had a lucky...

23 dead in Pakistan after eating poisoned sweets: officials 25 Apr 2016 - 11:18 am

Lahore, Pakistan: At least 23 people have died and dozens of others fell ill in central Pakistan after eating sweets which police suspect...

Afghan president calls on Pakistan to battle Taliban 25 Apr 2016 - 11:07 am

File photo of Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani. KABUL: Afghanistan's president has called on Pakistan to battle the Taliban rather than try to bring...

Philippine presidential candidate widens lead despite rape comment 25 Apr 2016 - 11:02 am

Philippine presidential candidate and Davao city mayor Rodrigo 'Digong' Duterte gestures during an interview with Reuters in Manila, Philippines, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Czar...

Car bomb explodes at Syrian army checkpoint near Damascus: Al Manar TV 25 Apr 2016 - 11:00 am

BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded near a Syrian army checkpoint in the Sayeda Zeinab area south of Damascus on Monday, Lebanese group Hezbollah's...

Turkey kills almost 900 IS members in Syria raids: report 25 Apr 2016 - 10:46 am

Ankara: Turkey has killed almost 900 alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) group since January through artillery fire and air raids, the...

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque 25 Apr 2016 - 10:41 am

Occupied Jerusalem: Groups of Israeli settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Mugrabi Gate, tightly guarded by Israeli police. In Hebron,...

PKK warns Turkey rebels will 'escalate the war': BBC 25 Apr 2016 - 10:27 am

File picture of PKK leader Cemil Bayik. Reuters Istanbul: The Kurdish rebel PKK movement is ready to step up its fight against Turkey...

China mulls tighter control of foreign charities: report 25 Apr 2016 - 10:26 am

Beijing: Chinese legislators are considering a new draft of a controversial law requiring foreign non-profit organisations to report activities to government agencies while...

Iran sentences French-Iranian who returned to visit her sick mother 25 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

DUBAI: A French-Iranian citizen who left Iran in 2009 after facing espionage charges has been sentenced to six years in jail following her...

One soldier killed, 3 injured in southeast Turkey: Sources 25 Apr 2016 - 10:06 am

Turkish soldiers patrol in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 26, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: One soldier was killed and three...

US volunteers seek adventure fighting Islamic State alongside Kurds 25 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

U.S. volunteer John Cole (C), 23, carries his assault rifle at a checkpoint in Makhmour, Iraq April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah By Stephen...

Government forces claim 800 Al-Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen 25 Apr 2016 - 09:12 am

Yemeni forces patrol a street in the southern city of Lahj on April 24, 2016, during an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out...

Haiti says election could drag on for months, protests grow 25 Apr 2016 - 08:56 am

Haiti's provisional president Jocelerme Privert speaks during an interview with Reuters in the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez...

Yemeni, UAE troops seize Qaeda-held seaport city: residents 25 Apr 2016 - 08:53 am

People inspect damage at a site hit by Saudi-led air strikes in the al Qaeda-held port of Mukalla city in southern Yemen April...

Indonesia to set up 'crisis center' after Philippine kidnappings: minister 25 Apr 2016 - 08:50 am

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia February 10, 2016. REUTERS/DARREN WHITESIDE Indonesia...