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Macron warned he must play role in government as his behaviour fuels speculation his interest in running for president

Firearms kill around 30,000 people in the United States each year

Merkel expected to discuss the TTIP deal with Obama when he visits a trade show in Hanover

North Korea launched a projectile which is believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile

Obama 'When I speak to young people, I implore them, and I implore you, to reject those calls to pull back

15,000 people live within five kilometres of the blast site, close to drinking water and ecological protection areas

Despite his eagerness to work towards more freedom for women, the prince says the process will take time

Packed prisons and long sentences are counter-productive to economy as well as the people involved, report says

PM Viktor Orban says 'The security of the European Union cannot be in the hands of a power outside the EU'

The death toll is expected to rise

The project has been aimed at showing how such small inside craft could become an essential part of modern daily life

The EU member countries will also launch talks next week on rules for big companies making public what they earn

Machar was to return to Juba on April 18 to take up the post of first vice president alongside President Salva Kiir

Forces loyal to President Hadi in Abyan province advance towards Zinjibar and the neighbouring town of Jaa

The tycoon was trying to make a point

Prime minister promises to spend A$15 million on boosting the capability of anti-graft agents to track down money

As part of a growing online campaign, Iranian women are risking punishment by taking pictures without their hijabs

Police fired teargas to disperse a group of around 100 people who tried to break through police lines

Initial blast recalled huge explosions caused by improper storage of chemicals in Tianjin last August

Rodrigo Duterte renews his vow to kill criminals as the tough-talking favourite hits the stump in the capital

The verdict was postponed to May 7 to continue consultations, says head judge of the criminal court

The goal of the event is 'to create spaces for people who were not involved in politics. It's a movement of citizens'

US president's comments drew a furious reaction from those campaigning to leave the 28-country bloc

Rezaul Karim Siddique, 58, hacked from behind with machetes as he walked to the bus station from his home

It is the second leak from within the military acquisition project

Humza Yousuf, 17, said Gryskiewicz's comments on the Facebook page which was taken down, offended him

Hopes to boost a month-old, six-billion-euro deal to return migrants arriving on Greek shores to Turkey

Obama's trip intended to lend momentum to flagging efforts to see the world's biggest trade pact finalised this year

The victims are 'all adults except for a male juvenile' who was 16 years old

Obama says 'I think that the laws that have been passed there are wrong. And should be overturned'

Opposition groups call for protests due to government's deal to hand two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia

This is the second raid in as many weeks on Mossack Fonseca in Panama

A total of 15 countries or parties formally presented the completed ratification to the UN

Brussels has charged Google with abusing the dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier gave a toll of 19 dead but said this was likely to rise

The trip also marks what is likely to be Obama's last presidential visit to Britain and meeting with the queen

A strong gale and heavy rain struck the fruit market in Foshan city, Guangdong province

A separate bomb went off on Friday in the district of Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, killing two and wounding nine

The military has banned political gatherings, censored media and tried dissenters in military courts

Maelbeek will resume service Monday from 6 am until 10 pm, like the rest of the network

The patient was fighting for his life and without a special lung and heart procedure he would have died

UN hopes negotiations will put a stop to fighting across Yemen that has killed more than 6,800 people

Chinese want to orbit Mars, land, and deploy the rover in one mission

Over the last four weeks, Earth shook more than usual as tremors ranged from 4.5 to 8 on the Richter scale

China has rattled nerves with its military and construction activities on islands it occupies in South China Sea

Amnesty says more than 350 people were believed to have been unlawfully killed by the military between December 12-14

Charge sheet shows Yeo Jiawei was charged under act that covers corruption, drug trafficking and other serious crimes

Transport minister advises against over-speculation of the incident

The latest quake hit about 100 km north-northwest of Portoviejo and at a depth of 10 km

Cafe was closed after the cooped-up kitties bred rapidly and began showing signs of illness