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2016-04-05 13:26
Hundreds of people on Monday started boarding boats back to Turkey from Greece as part of an EU agreement with Ankara aimed at stopping the flow of refugees to Europe. As part of the deal, f… Read More
2016-04-05 12:24
Azerbaijan and Armenian-backed separatists clash over territory in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Read More
2016-04-04 14:30
West Indies players celebrate with the trophy after winning the final of the World Twenty20 cricket tournament final in Kolkata, India Read More
2016-04-04 14:09
A family walks through a field at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece. Read More
2016-04-04 14:02
Boats carrying the first migrants to be deported from Greece to Turkey under an EU deal with Ankara have arrived in the Turkish port of Dikili. Read More
2016-04-04 13:31
Competitors run down the Champs Elysees below the Arc de Triomphe at the start of the 40th Paris Marathon in France Read More
2016-04-03 10:19
On June 10, 2014, Mosul was occupied by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Troop shortages and infighting among top officers and Iraqi political leaders played into Islamic State's… Read More
2016-04-02 13:39
The striking patterns that are formed when groups perform tasks in the world's most populous nation Read More
2016-04-02 08:26
Firefighters and rescue workers search for victims at the site of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India Read More
2016-04-02 08:16
The Republic of China Armed Forces also known as the ROC Armed Forces or Taiwan Armed Forces, encompass the Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps), Air Force and Military Police Force. It i… Read More
2016-03-30 10:37
A look inside the Zaventem airport after the bombings in the Belgian capital. Read More
2016-03-30 06:21
Contestants ride during a camel race at "Temeenii bayar", the Camel Festival, in Dalanzadgad, Umnugobi aimag, Mongolia Read More
2016-03-29 14:01
Syrian government forces fight to recapture the historic city of Palmyra from Islamic State militants Read More
2016-03-29 13:49
The Chernobyl disaster (also referred to as the Chernobyl accident or simply Chernobyl) was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plan… Read More
2016-03-28 12:22
At least 70 people - mostly women and children - have been killed at a crowded park in Pakistan in a suicide blast that also wounded more than 300 people, officials said. A faction of… Read More
2016-03-27 12:51
Despite the tough new UN sanctions, North Korea has been conducting several long- and short-range missile tests. North Korea seems to have antagonised even its close allies like China throug… Read More
2016-03-26 14:14
The term Bosnian Genocide refers to either genocide at Srebrenica and Žepa committed by Bosnian Serb forces in 1995 or the wider ethnic cleansing campaign throughout areas controlled by… Read More
2016-03-26 13:53
The Cuban Thaw (Spanish: deshielo cubano) is a warming of Cuba–United States relations that began in December 2014, ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the nations. In… Read More
2016-03-26 13:33
Aftermath of Brussels attacks Read More
2016-03-26 13:33
The Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić was a case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands, concerning crimes allegedly committed… Read More
2016-03-23 11:25
Migrants attempt to set themselves on fire as conditions grow dire on the Greece-Macedonia border Read More
2016-03-23 10:18
On the morning of 22 March 2016, three coordinated bombings occurred in Belgium: two at Brussels Airport in Zaventem and one at Maalbeek metro station in Brussels. In these attacks, at… Read More
2016-03-22 10:25
According to media reports, Russia has decided to withdraw large numbers of its troops from Syria. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the forces have achieved their main goal in… Read More
2016-03-22 10:14
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held worldwide annually encouraging individuals, communities, households and… Read More
2016-03-22 10:03
Tempers flare and punches are thrown over Donald Trump's presidential campaign Read More
2016-03-21 13:51
President Barack Obama makes a historic trip to Cuba, the first visit by a sitting U.S. president since 1928 Read More
2016-03-20 06:19
Women carry jerry cans of water from shallow wells dug from the sand along the Shabelle River bed, which is dry due to drought in Somalia's Shabelle region.People collect water from shallow… Read More
2016-03-20 06:14
A bicycle taxi rides past a building painted with a Cuban flag and an image of Che Guevara, along with the Spanish slogan "Always toward victory!" in Havana, Cuba. U.S. President Barack Obam… Read More
2016-03-19 08:20
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea involve both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states within the region, namely Brunei, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, M… Read More
2016-03-17 08:30
A Turkish flag flies at the refugee camp for Syrian refugees in Islahiye, Gaziantep province, southeastern Turkey. The European Union and Turkey hope to reach a comprehensive deal this week… Read More
2016-03-17 08:27
Burundi is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to… Read More
2016-03-16 10:54
On 14 March 2016, after five and a half months since the start of the military operation in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the mission which he set for the Russian mi… Read More
2016-03-16 06:50
The refugee camp at the Greek village of Idomeni near the Greek border with Macedonia is slowly turning into a humanitarian catastrophe as more than 12,000 people have been stranded here by… Read More
2016-03-15 10:16
Desperate migrants and refugees cross river to Macedonia Read More
2016-03-12 11:19
Up to 70,000 migrants 'may soon be stranded in Greece Read More
2016-03-12 11:04
Thousands lost their lives in Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami five years ago that turned towns to matchwood and triggered a nuclear disaster Read More
2016-03-10 09:12
The first solar eclipse of 2016 has delighted crowds across Asia and Australasia. People ran out onto the streets to see the spectacle, using eclipse glasses, or anything else they could fin… Read More
2016-03-08 11:35
In an open field that stops abruptly at a barbed wire fence, a contemporary tragedy is unfolding. The majestic landscape on the Greece-Macedonia border presents a sharp contrast to the heart… Read More
2016-03-08 06:26
Some 30,000 migrants are now trapped in Greece, waiting for Macedonia to reopen its border so they can head to Germany Read More
2016-03-07 11:40
Life amid the ruins in the Syrian capital of Damascus during a fragile truce Read More
2016-03-07 11:39
Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American actress and the wife of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. She was the… Read More
2016-03-05 10:41
The O. J. Simpson murder case (officially the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. T… Read More
2016-03-05 08:45
Major players in Syria's war have traded accusations over violations of the first major truce in the five-year conflict, but the conditional ceasefire remains largely intact. The main opposi… Read More
2016-03-02 11:01
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly is seen inside a Soyuz simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), in Star City, Russia.Scott Kelly corrals the supply of fresh fruit that arrived o… Read More
2016-03-02 07:15
A girl cries after becoming temporarily separated from her family after more than 1.000 people were ferried in to an already overcrowded shelter area at the Athens' port of Piraeus. Border r… Read More
2016-03-01 14:03
Google self-driving car is any in a range of autonomous cars, developed by Google X as part of its project to develop technology for mainly electric cars. The software installed in Google's… Read More
2016-03-01 13:47
The new Bugatti Chiron car is presented ahead of the 86th International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland.The main carryover piece will be the 8 litre W16 quad-turbocharged engine, though it… Read More
2016-03-01 08:59
The Calais jungle is the nickname given to a migrant encampment in the vicinity of Calais, France, where migrants live while they attempt to enter the United Kingdom. The migrants, who frequ… Read More
2016-03-01 08:28
Europe's crisis worsens: Migrants face razor wire, tear gas Read More
2016-02-29 11:01
Republican U.S. presidential candidates Marco Rubio (L) and Donald Trump discuss an issue during the debate sponsored by CNN for the 2016 Republican U.S. presidential candidates in Houston… Read More
2016-02-29 10:55
Argentine football star Lionel Messi has sent not one but two jerseys to the five-year-old Afghan boy who became an Internet sensation last month when he was pictured wearing a plastic bag w… Read More
2016-02-29 10:23
Time stands frozen for thousands of Syrian refugees running from war. They have fled Aleppo and are desperately trying to enter Turkey, which has shut its border, claiming it is unable to ab… Read More
2016-02-28 06:22
A boy shouts slogans as he holds a placard during a protest by refugees and migrants in front of the wire fence that separates the Greek side from the Macedonian one at the northern Greek bo… Read More
2016-02-27 10:25
Parliamentary election were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in all seats. It was the 10th parliamentary election in Islamic Republic er… Read More
2016-02-27 09:22
Gianni Infantino has been elected as the new president of FIFA, succeeding the banned Sepp Blatter on a term until 2019. Infantino, the UEFA general secretary, received 115 votes in Friday's… Read More
2016-02-26 14:39
A police officer argues with migrants during a protest on a highway at Tempe valley near the city of Larissa, in central Greece Tougher Balkan border controls have left thousands of people s… Read More
2016-02-25 10:47
The 2016 Daytona 500, the 58th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on February 21, 2016 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over… Read More
2016-02-25 10:22
1: Baghdad is at the bottom of cities offering the highest quality of life, according to the latest liveability list compiled by consulting firm Mercer. The survey of 230 cities helps compan… Read More
2016-02-24 14:11
Migrants stand behind a border fence at the Greek-Macedonian border, after additional passage restrictions imposed by Macedonian authorities left hundreds of them stranded near the village o… Read More
2016-02-23 13:20
Inside the Syrian capital's hospitals as the war's injured receive medical treatment Read More
2016-02-22 09:31
Demonstrators from the Jat community shout slogans next to police during a protest in New Delhi, India. India deployed thousands of troops in a northern state on Sunday to quell protests tha… Read More
2016-02-22 08:49
An Aymara Indian casts his ballot at a voting center during the constitution referendum in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia. Bolivians are voting in a referendum on whether to amend the constitutio… Read More
2016-02-21 11:30
Inside the Topo Chico prison in Mexico after a riot between the feared Zetas drug cartel and rivals left 49 people dead Read More
2016-02-21 11:30
US warplanes have carried out air strikes targeting fighters aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Libya, killing dozens of people, possibly including a senior lead… Read More
2016-02-20 14:19
Marseille also known as Marseilles in English, is a city in France. The capital of its department of Bouches-du-Rhône and region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Marseille is locat… Read More
2016-02-20 13:48
General elections will be held in Niger on 21 February 2016, with a possible presidential run-off on 20 March. Electoral systemThe President of Niger is elected using the two-round syst… Read More
2016-02-20 11:04
The Harmony of the Seas class ship is pictured at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, France. The Royal Caribbean ship is the biggest cruise liner in the wo… Read More
2016-02-18 18:39
Libyans celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Libyan revolution, at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli Read More
2016-02-18 08:25
The Singapore Airshow, formerly known as Changi International Airshow, is a biennial aerospace event held in Singapore starting from 2008. The event was launched as a partnership between Sin… Read More
2016-02-18 06:26
A FRONTEX vessel (R) directs refugees and migrants on a dinghy, as they arrive from Turkey to the coast of Mytilini, on the island of Lesvos, Greece. Around 1 million people, including many… Read More
2016-02-18 06:21
Rebel fighters escort a Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy heading toward the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya in Idlib province, Syria Read More
2016-02-17 13:40
Police clash with supporters of Uganda's leading opposition party Read More
2016-02-17 07:20
A Russian SU-34 destroys the town of Haritan with cluster bombs as air strikes hit five hospitals and two schools. The video emerges after activists say ballistic missiles, thought to… Read More
2016-02-17 07:17
At least 21 people have been killed and dozens others injured in air strikes and rocket attacks on a school and three hospitals in separate locations in northern Syria. In the deadliest inci… Read More
2016-02-14 07:50
The festival is named in honour of the UAE’s founding father, His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God have mercy on him, in recognition of his pivotal role in preservin… Read More
2016-02-14 07:16
United States' Jabari Parker dunks against the World team during the second half of the NBA Rising Stars Challenge basketball game in Toronto Read More
2016-02-14 06:54
Residents participate in a demonstration against the Rwandan government in Burundi's capital Bujumbura. In a sign of further strained relations, thousands of demonstrators drawn mainly from… Read More
2016-02-13 11:17
Supporters of Uganda's leading opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party hold their flag during a campaign in Jinja industrial town, in e… Read More
2016-02-13 10:24
Children in Syria face shelling, air strikes, barrel bombs and militant attacks as the civil war that has decimated the nation continues to rage Read More
2016-02-13 10:09
The Libyan uprising, that was sparked by clashes in Benghazi and escalated into a rebellion that spread across the country, marks its fifth anniversary Read More
2016-02-12 11:34
Last night, world powers agreed to get aid to towns under siege and a ceasefire between all groups except Al Qaeda and Isis. There’s just one, gaping, hole in the proposal. The ceasefi… Read More
2016-02-11 10:36
In five years of civil war, 400,000 Syrians have been killed and another 70,000 have perished due to a lack of basics such as clean water and healthcare, the Guardian newspaper reported. Wit… Read More
2016-02-11 09:12
A satellite put into orbit by North Korea does not appear to be transmitting, but the rocket used to get it there delivered twice the payload of a previous launch in 2012 Read More
2016-02-10 08:14
Turkey, already home to 2.5 million Syrian refugees, has kept its frontier mostly closed to the latest wave of fleeing Syrians Read More
2016-02-09 08:16
Soomaa National Park (Estonian: Soomaa rahvuspark) is national park in south-western Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km², and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The p… Read More
2016-02-09 07:42
Internally displaced people, covered with mud, wait as they are stuck in the town of Khirbet Al-Joz, in Latakia countryside, waiting to get permission to cross into Turkey near the Syrian-Tu… Read More
2016-02-09 07:21
The pack rides in the desert during the first stage of the 2016 Tour of Qatar, between Dukhan and Al Khor Corniche.The Tour of Qatar is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race… Read More
2016-02-08 13:27
The carcass of a cow lies in a field in Disaneng village outside Mafikeng, South Africa. About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated… Read More
2016-02-08 11:06
Greeks rally against government pension reforms needed to meet demands of international creditors Read More
2016-02-08 10:47
The Republican presidential candidates take to the stage just days out from the New Hampshire primary Read More
2016-02-08 10:16
Mount Bromo spews volcanic materials into the air as seen from Ngadisari, East Java, Indonesia. Bromo is one of about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, an archipelago prone to volcanic erup… Read More
2016-02-08 10:10
In the early morning, emergency rescuers continue to search for the missing in a collapsed building from an earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan. Rescuers found signs of live in the remains of the h… Read More
2016-02-08 07:46
Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver, left, and center Al Horford, right, strip the ball from Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo, center, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Read More
2016-02-06 08:25
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's three-and-a-half-year stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London amounts to 'unlawful detention', a United Nations panel examining his appeal ruled Read More
2016-02-06 08:01
At 03:57 local time (19:57 UTC) on 6 February 2016, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.4 struck 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Pingtung in southern Taiwan, in Meinong District of Kaohsi… Read More
2016-02-04 09:35
Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and the largest western European warship currently in commission. She is the tenth French aircraft carrier, the first… Read More
2016-02-04 09:07
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional football in the United States. The game culminates a season that begin… Read More
2016-02-04 08:49
People wait to enter Guangzhou Railway Station in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. More than 50,000 passengers were stranded at a railway station in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Tue… Read More
2016-02-04 07:38
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in action during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on in Dubai, United Arab Emir… Read More
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