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Parliamentary polls open in regime-controlled parts of Syria 13 Apr 2016 - 08:39 am

A Syrian man casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Damascus on April 13, 2016. AFP/LOUAI BESHARA Damascus: Polls...

Syrian actors board 'Love Boat' for Europe 13 Apr 2016 - 08:33 am

Syrian refugee actors perform the tragicomedy play "Love Boat" at a theatre in the Jordanian capital Amman on April 3, 2016. AFP /...

Sean Parker sets up $250 million cancer immunotherapy collaboration 13 Apr 2016 - 08:21 am

Entrepreneur Sean Parker, founder of Napster, takes part in a panel during the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting in New York, September 29,...

British academic killed in China: Hong Kong police 13 Apr 2016 - 08:14 am

Hong Kong: A 60-year-old British man who went missing for several weeks in late March, was confirmed to have been killed in China,...

Republican Kasich says Trump, Cruz lead to ‘path of darkness’ 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Republican presidential candidate John Kasich’s “two paths” speech in New York City was an effort to distinguish himself from both Trump and Trump’s...

Bulgarian man arrested for vigilante action on migrants 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borisov initially praised the “boys” by declaring that protecting the country’s borders was a joint effort. Reuters SOFIA: Bulgarian...

Rousseff's presidency enters impeachment countdown 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff delivers a speech during the event Women in Defense of Democracy at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on April...

Police arrest seven over India temple disaster 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Ganesh P, father of 20-year-old Vishal, who died in the The Puttingal Devi Temple fire trajedy, is consoled by a relative as he...

Israel gives blessing to Egypt’s return of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A picture taken on January 14, 2014 through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background)...

Italy passes Renzi flagship reform, opening way for referendum 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Italian Reforms Minister Maria Elena Boschi attends a session in the Lower House in Rome, Italy, 12 April 2016. The Lower House on...

France gives jail terms to 12 in Syria jihadist network 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The Eiffel Tower is seen with the black yellow and red colours of the Belgian flag in tribute to the victims of Brussels...

EU Commission buys time to decide on visas for US, Canada 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters BRUSSELS: The European Commission effectively delayed by three months on Tuesday any decision on whether to...

Indian court bans use of high-decibel crackers after temple fireworks blaze kills 110 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A general view of the spot where a fire triggered by fireworks resulted in an explosion and a roof collapse at a temple...

Canada sounds alarm over aboriginal teenage suicide epidemic 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A tattered Canadian flag flies over a teepee in Attawapiskat, Ontario, in this file photo taken December 17, 2011. The Canadian aboriginal community...

Racially charged joke causes controversy for Clinton 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters New York: They were shooting for funny. Instead, the racially charged comedy routine between Hillary Clinton and New York Mayor...

Uber reveals US law enforcement data queries 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

"Uber receives law enforcement requests for information related to criminal investigations, and may provide information about specific trips, riders or drivers in response,"...

Painting found in French attic is $137 mln Caravaggio, say experts 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A detail of a painting entitled "Judith Beheading Holofernes" is pictured during its presentation in Paris, France, April 12, 2016, that might have...