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Belgium launches appeal to find 'man in hat' bombing suspect
Belgian prosecutors appealed for help in finding a man suspected of leaving a bomb at Brussels Airport on March 22, saying they were eager to find a coat he had discarded and to speak to people who saw him on his hour-long walk back into the city.
UN Syria envoy delays peace talks to ensure players are serious
The start of a new round of peace talks on the Syrian war has been pushed back by two days so that UN mediator Staffan de Mistura can travel to Damascus and Tehran to sound out their position on a political transition, the envoy said on April 7.
Syrian rebels seize Islamic State stronghold: monitor, sources
Syrian rebel forces on April 7 took over a town near the Turkish border that had been the main stronghold of Islamic State in the northern Aleppo countryside, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and rebel sources said.
Swiss police raid UEFA as Panama Papers scandal spreads
Swiss police raided the European soccer body UEFA on April 6 to seize information about a contract disclosed in the Panama Papers that was signed by Gianni Infantino, now head of the global soccer body FIFA.
Zika mystery deepens with evidence of nerve cell infections
Top Zika investigators now believe that the birth defect microcephaly and the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome may be just the most obvious maladies caused by the mosquito-borne virus.
Islamic State attacks Syrian forces near Damascus
Islamic State fighters launched attacks on government-held areas near Damascus overnight in what a Syrian source said appeared to be a response to the group's loss of ground elsewhere.
Iceland's leader resigns, first casualty of Panama Papers
Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned on April 5, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm which have shone a spotlight on the offshore wealth of politicians and public figures worldwide.
Panama law firm says data hack was external, files complaint
The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders said on April 5 that his firm was a victim of a hack from outside his company, and has filed a complaint with state prosecutors.
US welcomes ceasefire between Azerbaijan, breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh
The United States applauded a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region on April 5 and said it was engaging with both sides to encourage them to strictly abide by the halt in fighting.
Turkey to readmit more migrants from Greece as EU deal faces protests
Turkey is ready to take in another 200 migrants deported from the Greek islands this week, a senior government official said, as it presses ahead with a disputed EU deal aimed at shutting down the main route for illegal migration into Europe.