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PNG leader O'Neill tackles corruption, unrest 09 Jun 2016 - 07:53 am

File photo of Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill addressing the Lowy Institute in Sydney November 29, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/File Photo Sydney:...

6.2 undersea quake strikes central Indonesia 09 Jun 2016 - 07:52 am

Jakarta: A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Indonesia on Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued...

Modi wants deeper U.S.-India security relationship 09 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledges applause after addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on June...

U.N. says 90,000 civilians could be trapped in Iraq's Fallujah 09 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Displaced Iraqi families, who fled their homes in and around Fallujah due to fighting between Iraqi government forces and the Islamic State (IS)...

Civilian deaths undermining US military missions 09 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A civil defense member carries an injured girl at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in...

Italy policeman 'shoots dead migrant who stabbed him' 09 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Rome: A policeman in Italy has shot dead a mentally unstable migrant who stabbed him during a brawl in an area renowned for...

2,000 Chad troops head to Niger after Boko Haram attack 08 Jun 2016 - 04:54 pm

N'Djamena: Some 2,000 troops from regional military powerhouse Chad headed to neighbouring Niger on Wednesday, where Boko Haram insurgents inflicted heavy losses in...

Taliban kill 12 Afghans, abduct 40 others 08 Jun 2016 - 04:47 pm

Ghazni City Ghazni, Afghanistan: Afghan authorities Wednesday recovered bullet-ridden bodies of 12 security officials recently captured by the Taliban in eastern Ghazni province,...

Regime barrel bombs kill 15 in NW Syria 08 Jun 2016 - 03:43 pm

A man sits on the rubble of a destroyed building following reported air strikes by government forces in the rebel-held Shaar neighbourhood of...

UK: Muslim model describes his first Ramadan 08 Jun 2016 - 03:32 pm

(C) Yeohan Kim. photo: facebook.com/DJYEO86 By Busra Akin Dincer LONDON: Muslims all around world are celebrating the start of the holy month of...

Berlusconi in good condition after hospitalisation for heart problem 08 Jun 2016 - 02:49 pm

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi leaves the stage flanked by his girlfriend Francesca Pascale at the end of a rally to protest...

Denmark strips man of citizenship after terrorism conviction 08 Jun 2016 - 02:43 pm

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's Supreme Court on Wednesday stripped the citizenship from a Danish-Moroccan bookseller jailed for inciting terrorism, upholding the verdict of a lower...

Afghanistan orders curbs on media's use of drones 08 Jun 2016 - 02:32 pm

KABUL: In a country known for the widespread use of military unmanned aircraft, the Afghan government on Wednesday moved to restrict the use...

Pharaohs' shadow an omen in Egypt gold search 08 Jun 2016 - 02:17 pm

EASTERN DESERT, Egypt: Careering around Egypt's rocky Eastern Desert, Alexander Nubia CEO Mark Campbell peers from his jeep and sees hills so rich...

Syrian rebels re-open key northern supply route after ousting Islamic State 08 Jun 2016 - 02:06 pm

Beirut: Syrian rebels ousted the Islamic State group from two villages near the Turkish border on Wednesday, re-opening a key supply route for...

Rubbish piles up in Paris as pre-Euro 2016 protests go on 08 Jun 2016 - 02:00 pm

Pedestrians walk past rubbish piling up on the pavement of rue des petits champs in central Paris on June 8, 2016. Two days...

189 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan 08 Jun 2016 - 01:45 pm

Amman: A total of 189 new Syrian refugees from various age groups, crossed into the Kingdom during the last 24 hours, a military...

Clinton claims nomination as primaries near end 08 Jun 2016 - 01:32 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets Californian voters at Sacramento City College at a rally last weekend. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by...