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Thai pilot jokes about crashing plane carrying ousted PM 13 Jun 2016 - 11:28 am

A Nok Air staff walks past a commercial for the airlines at Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok June 20, 2013. REUTERS/CHAIWAT SUBPRASOM ...

Pistorius in court for murder sentencing 13 Jun 2016 - 11:21 am

Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius attends the sentencing for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp at the Pretoria High Court, South Africa June 13, 2016....

IS suicide attack kills five in Iraq's Ramadi: officers 13 Jun 2016 - 11:19 am

Baghdad: A suicide attack carried out by Islamic State group fighters killed at least five members of the Iraqi security forces on Monday...

Record number of refugees need to be resettled: UN 13 Jun 2016 - 11:04 am

Syrian refugees sit inside a housing compound in Sidon, southern Lebanon June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho Geneva: The United Nations said Monday it...

Gunmen kill two, wound six at Mexico baseball game 13 Jun 2016 - 10:53 am

Puebla, Mexico: Two people were killed and at least six others seriously wounded in Mexico when armed men opened fire on players and...

Greek police move migrants from Macedonia border camp 13 Jun 2016 - 10:44 am

In this file photo, two men eat on the ground at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees in Polykastro on June 8,...

Striking Swedish pilots ground majority of SAS flights 13 Jun 2016 - 10:42 am

Passengers wait for flight information at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden June 11, 2016. TT News Agency/Mikael Fritzon/via REUTERS Stockholm: Scandinavian airline SAS...

City releases names, ages of 18 Orlando nightclub shooting victims 13 Jun 2016 - 10:35 am

People place candles by a statue of Abraham Lincoln during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando attack against a gay...

Iranian forces kill five Kurdish separatists, Revolutionary Guards say 13 Jun 2016 - 10:35 am

DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed five members of a Kurdish separatist group involved in assaults last month in the northwest of the country,...

Pakistan, Afghan soldiers clash at Khyber Pass border - officials 13 Jun 2016 - 10:26 am

File photo of a Pakistani soldier at the Khyber Pass near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Reuters By Ahmad Sultan TORKHAM, Pakistan: Pakistani and Afghan...

Grief mixes with defiance as a shaken Orlando deals with attack 13 Jun 2016 - 10:20 am

People march down Market Street during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando attack against a gay night club, held in...

Israel reopens Palestinian crossings after attack 13 Jun 2016 - 09:50 am

Israeli security forces lay down a spiked road-blocker on the border between the Hebron and the Yattamunicipalities to prevent vehicles from entering or...

Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of launching border attack 13 Jun 2016 - 09:34 am

Nairobi: Eritrea on Monday accused arch-rival Ethiopia of attacking its heavily militarised border, but officials in Addis Ababa said they had no knowledge...

Ramadan raid on frail Indonesian food seller sparks anger 13 Jun 2016 - 09:10 am

Jakarta: Indonesian netizens have reacted with fury and a flurry of donations after footage emerged of a frail food seller breaking down as...

Malaysia shuts down first sharia-compliant airline 13 Jun 2016 - 08:56 am

Photo Credit: Channel News Asia Kuala Lumpur: Rayani Air, Malaysia's first Islamic-compliant airline, has been shut down, regulators said Monday, months after it...

Top human rights activist rearrested in Bahrain: family 13 Jun 2016 - 08:54 am

Dubai: Leading Bahraini human rights activist Nabil Rajab was rearrested on Monday by security forces in the Gulf island state, his family said...

Father of Orlando shooter hosted political show on Afghan-Pakistan issues 13 Jun 2016 - 08:41 am

An undated photo from a social media account of Omar Mateen, who Orlando Police have identified as the suspect in the mass shooting...

ICSS condemns violent behaviour of fans 13 Jun 2016 - 12:32 am

DOHA: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) yesterday condemned the violent behaviour of fans during the UEFA European Football Championships. In a...