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Militias may move in to Fallujah if fight drags on: Commander 05 Jun 2016 - 04:06 pm

Iraqi pro-government forces and Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units fire rockets from the village of al-Azraqiyah towards Islamic State (IS) group...

bodies found on Libyan coast rises to 133 migrants 05 Jun 2016 - 03:54 pm

Security guards from the nearby Mellitah Oil and Gas terminal, on the outskirts of the northwestern Libyan port city of Zuwarah, retrieve the...

Thousands of anti-Abe protesters rally in Tokyo as election nears 05 Jun 2016 - 02:43 pm

People rally during a protest denouncing the policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2016. The banner at...

Russia says U.S. refuses talks on missile defence system 05 Jun 2016 - 02:24 pm

MOSCOW: The United States has refused Russian offers to discuss Washington's missile defence programme, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov was quoted as...

Philippines: Policeman killed by suspected communists 05 Jun 2016 - 02:13 pm

By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: Communist insurgents killed a policeman and wounded two others in an ambush Sunday morning, seemingly ignoring...

Syrian and Russian war jets step up bombing of Aleppo city: Monitor 05 Jun 2016 - 02:06 pm

Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, walk amidst the debris following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces in...

Two dead, 46 injured in Spain bus crash: police 05 Jun 2016 - 01:12 pm

Madrid: Two people died and 46 others were injured Sunday after a bus carrying mostly foreigners rammed into a broken down truck in...

Money for nothing? Swiss vote on basic income for all 05 Jun 2016 - 01:07 pm

People cast their ballots during a vote on whether to give every adult citizen a basic guaranteed monthly income of 2,500 Swiss francs...

Seven killed as Taliban gunmen raid Afghan courthouse 05 Jun 2016 - 12:55 pm

FILE PHOTO/ FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY Puli Alam: Taliban gunmen stormed a court complex in a city south of Kabul Sunday, killing at least...

Turkish warplanes target Kurdish militants, at least 27 killed - army 05 Jun 2016 - 12:48 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey and the army killed 27 fighters near its borders with...

Woman killed by shark 'bigger than boat' in Australia 05 Jun 2016 - 12:18 pm

File photo/ For representation only Sydney: A woman was fatally mauled by a huge shark -- described by witnesses as larger than their...

Brexit won’t end European project: European Parliament vice-chief 05 Jun 2016 - 12:13 pm

Illustration picture of postal ballot papers June 1, 2016 ahead of the June 23 BREXIT referendum when voters will decide whether Britain will...

Muhammad Ali's funeral 'open to everybody' 05 Jun 2016 - 11:52 am

Prior to the WBC super featherweight championship between Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido, fans hold up cell phones to memorialize Muhammad Ali at...

Value of environmental crimes reaches $258 bn: UNEP report 05 Jun 2016 - 11:50 am

Indian students carry placards during a rally on World Environment Day in Hyderabad on June 5, 2016. AFP / NOAH SEELAM Nairobi: Criminal...

Atleast 17 killed in Maharashtra Expressway accident 05 Jun 2016 - 11:45 am

Accident image shared on twitter Raigad (Maharashtra): At least 17 persons were killed and 21 others injured in a ghastly road accident involving...

US-backed Syrian rebels advance on IS bastion 05 Jun 2016 - 11:29 am

Beirut: US-backed Syrian rebels advancing on Islamic State group fighters in the strategic northern town of Manbij have progressed to within five kilometres...

Clinton's challenge: convert tepid support into enthusiasm 05 Jun 2016 - 11:25 am

Oxnard, United States: Hillary Clinton, about to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, rallied with supporters Saturday in this California farmtown. But the real...