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Outrage mounts over gorilla killing in boy’s rescue at Ohio zoo 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Harambe a 17-year-old gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo is pictured in this undated handout photo REUTERS By Ginny McCabe CINCINNATI: Animal lovers mobilized...

Leading French jihadist ‘falsely announced death to receive surgery’: media 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Omar Diaby, believed to be a leading French recruiter of jihadists in Syria, has declared himself alive after falsely announcing his death to...

Oceans delay warming of Antarctic waters: study 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This January 14 2014 picture taken through the window of an airplane shows the Red Seas Tiran-foreground-and the Sanafir-background- islands in the Straits...

Brazil’s Temer pressed to drop anti-corruption minister 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Fabiano Silveira Photo courtesy Pedro Ladeira Folhapress By Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA: Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer was under pressure on...

Hitler’s older brother was in fact younger and died early, historian says 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Hitler is widely thought to have been the fourth of six siblings, but records from Braunau am Inn, the northern Austrian town where...

LATAM Airlines joins Venezuela airline exodus 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A LATAM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner having arrived from Chile on its very first revenue flight is being towed from Terminal 8 to Cargo...

British PM, London mayor jointly back 'Remain' campaign 30 May 2016 - 04:14 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (L) greet supporters during the launch of the battle bus for...

Migrant crossings to Italy -- what do we know? 30 May 2016 - 04:05 pm

Migrants rescued at sea arrive aboard the Italian Navy ship "Vega" on May 29, 2016 in the port of Reggio Calabria, southern Italy....

Chad's ex-president sentenced to life for war crimes 30 May 2016 - 03:53 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on June 3, 2015 shows former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre gesturing as he leaves a Dakar courthouse after...

For Sanders supporters still packing rallies, it's about the experience, not the math 30 May 2016 - 03:33 pm

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders greets supporters after a campaign rally in Santa Maria, California, U.S. May 28, 2016. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson) By...

UK police charge two after migrant boat rescue operation 30 May 2016 - 03:07 pm

London: British police on Monday charged two men after 20 people, most of them migrants, were rescued from the English Channel when their...

Human rights monitor blasts new Greek migrant centres 30 May 2016 - 02:46 pm

A woman stands inside a new camp for refugees and migrants set in an abandoned factory in Sindos, a west suburb of Thessaloniki...

At least six dead in Texas floods 30 May 2016 - 02:17 pm

Photo: twitter Washington: Six people were killed in Texas flooding as rivers burst their banks, sweeping into homes and cars, state officials said...

Sentencing of South African baby kidnapper postponed 30 May 2016 - 01:04 pm

Cape Town: woman convicted in a high-profile trial of kidnapping a newborn baby 19 years ago will remain in custody until sentencing on...

Bernie Sanders did something special for this California farm town. He showed up. 30 May 2016 - 12:41 pm

Bernie Sanders, left center, talked with Federico Chavez, right center, during a visit to The Forty Acres in Delano, Calif., on Sunday. Sanders's...

White House race: Who is most presidential? (Washington Diary) 30 May 2016 - 12:20 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally on May 26, 2016 in Billings, Montana. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP By Arun Kumar Washington: Mirror,...

Man charged over racist post to Aboriginal senator 30 May 2016 - 11:24 am

Nova Peris. Photo credit: David Moir/AAP Sydney: A man will face court next month after allegedly sending a racist and expletive-laden social media...