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April 3, 2017 6:17 AM

Rival Cypriot leaders fail to set date to restart stalled peace talks

Rival Cypriot leaders failed to set a date to restart stalled peace talks on reunifying the island after meeting for dinner in the UN-controlled buffer zone. <br/><br/>The dinner was hosted by UN envoy Espen Barth Eide for Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leade...

April 3, 2017 6:17 AM

Trump national security aides complete North Korea policy review

US President Donald Trump's top national security aides have completed a broad review of US options aimed at countering North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.<br/><br/>A senior US official said, the review, was accelerated to have it done before President Trump's summ...

April 3, 2017 6:16 AM

US ready to act alone if China won't help with North Korea: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that the United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a tougher stand against North Korea's nuclear program.<br/><br/>In an interview with the Financial Times, US President said he will discuss the growing threat from Kim Jong Un&#...

April 3, 2017 4:54 AM

Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic wins presidential election: projection

According to a result projection by the Ipsos polling group, Conservative Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic won Serbia's presidential election today in a landslide with 58 percent of votes. <br/><br/>Opposition candidate Sasa Jankovic came second with 14 per cent, Ipsos said based on ...

April 3, 2017 4:54 AM

British black power activist Darcus Howe dies at age 74

Darcus Howe, one of the most prominent black activists of his generation in Britain, has died. He was 74, and had been suffering from prostate cancer.<br/><br/>Howe was a leader of the UK's little-chronicled black power movement, which battled institutional racism and challenged the...

April 3, 2017 4:53 AM

Thousands join rallies for united Europe

Thousands of people have joined rallies across Germany and other European countries to show their support for the idea of a united Europe. <br/><br/>The weekly demonstrations organized by a grassroots group calling itself Pulse of Europe began at the end of 2016 to counter growing nation...

April 3, 2017 4:49 AM

Egypt military says top Islamist killed in air strike

Egypt's military said today a founder of a militant faction in North Sinai that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group was killed in an air strike. <br/><br/>It said that a total of 18 "extremely dangerous" insurgents were killed and others wounded in raids...

April 3, 2017 4:44 AM

9 civilians killed in southern Afghanistan

At least nine civilians have been killed after an Afghanistan army commando unit detonated a cache of ordinance found in southern Helmand province.<br/><br/>Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in Helmand, said today that soldiers conducted an operation in which they found ex...

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