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Obama avoids term 'genocide' in Armenian massacre US President Barack Obama described the World War I massacre of Armenians as "terrible carnage" but avoided the term genocide.

24 April 2015

Russian hackers infiltrated Pentagon network: US Russian hackers were able to access an unclassified Pentagon computer network earlier this year, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said.

24 April 2015

EU leaders seek UN clearance for operation against migrant smugglers Britain and France agreed to seek UN approval for an EU military operation against people smugglers, in a bid to curb the soaring number of migrants dying.

24 April 2015

Clinton, Rubio lead in 2016 US election poll Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio are early frontrunners to become the next president of the United States.

23 April 2015

Brazil's Petrobras reveals graft cost $2.1 bn Petrobras lost $2.1 billion to the largest corruption scheme in Brazilian history.

23 April 2015

Pentagon seeking brains and ideas in Silicon Valley US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will head to Silicon Valley in a bid to recruit tech gurus for the Pentagon, even if just on a part-time basis.

23 April 2015

Turkey 'stops Bosnian Serb leader from travelling to Armenia' Turkey stopped Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's plane from flying over its territory, preventing him from attending a ceremony to mark the centenary of the Armenian genocideю

23 April 2015

Kazakhstanis urged to take active part in elections Chairman of the National Commission for Control over Elections Nurlan Yerimbetov urged Kazakhstanis to take an active part in the upcoming elections in Kazakhstan on April 26.

22 April 2015

British PM under fire over rise in food bank users Britain's opposition centre-left Labour urged Prime Minister David Cameron to address low pay after a charity revealed more than one million people were reliant on food banks.

22 April 2015

UN Security Council deplores Mediterranean boat tragedy The UN Security Council deplored the latest Mediterranean boat tragedy that left 800 dead.

22 April 2015

Iran, Afghanistan announce security cooperation against IS Afghanistan and Iran announced plans for enhanced security cooperation to combat threats from the Islamic State group, including possible joint military operations.

21 April 2015

Abe says he may omit apology from Japan WWII statement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he may not issue a direct apology for Japan's past aggression in an upcoming statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

21 April 2015

Hillary Clinton dodges questions about family foundation US Democrat Hillary Clinton faced unsettling new accusations of financial conflicts of interest involving her family's philanthropic foundation

21 April 2015

Jeb Bush to visit Germany, Poland, Estonia in June US Republican Jeb Bush will travel to Germany, Poland and Estonia in early June, in a sign he could be solidifying plans to enter the 2016 presidential race.

21 April 2015

EU to announce anti-trust charges against Gazprom: sources EU regulators will announce on Wednesday anti-trust charges against Russia energy giant Gazprom, sources close to the matter told AFP.

21 April 2015

EU Commission proposes 10-point migrant crisis action plan The EU unveiled a 10-point action plan Monday to stem the tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean after the latest disastrous loss of life.

21 April 2015

Merkel 'appalled' by migrant disaster, says Europe needs answers German Chancellor Angela Merkel is "appalled" by the latest migrant shipwreck disaster in the Mediterranean and wants Europe to find "answers".

20 April 2015

China's Xi in Pakistan to unveil $46 bn investment plan Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Islamabad to unveil a $46 billion investment plan that Pakistan hopes will end a chronic energy crisis.

20 April 2015

UN appeals for safe havens after Mediterranean tragedy UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appealed to world governments to share the burden of taking in refugees after more than 700 migrants were feared dead.

20 April 2015

Opposition Centre wins Finnish election, ousts PM Stubb Finland's opposition Centre Party won Sunday's general election, ousting Prime Minister Alexander Stubb's left-right coalition.

20 April 2015

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