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Duterte snubs his proclamation as Philippine president 30 May 2016 - 11:50 am

File photo of Rodrigo Duterte. AFP Manila: The Philippine parliament on Monday proclaimed Rodrigo Duterte the nation's next president following his landslide election...

Iraqi army storms to edge of Islamic State-held Falluja as fresh bombings hit Baghdad 30 May 2016 - 11:45 am

Smoke rises from clashes near Falluja, Iraq, May 25, 2016. Reuters/Thaier Al Sudani By Saif Hameed and Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army...

Endangered tigers under threat in Indian forest that inspired 'Jungle Book' 30 May 2016 - 11:34 am

A tiger snarls at Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Sanjay Shukla) By Annie Gowen PENCH TIGER RESERVE, India: The tigress...

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...

Two Tunisians killed in landmine blast near Algerian border: Ministry 30 May 2016 - 11:12 am

Tunisian soldiers patrol near the border with Algeria. Reuters TUNIS: Two Tunisian civilians were killed and one other injured on Monday by a...

For many Chinese migrants, the lure of the city is fading 30 May 2016 - 10:58 am

Residential buildings in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Brenda Goh By Brenda Goh and Clare Jim WENZHOU, China/HONG KONG: After two ...

Bahrain appeal ramps up opposition head jail term to 9 years 30 May 2016 - 10:49 am

Dubai: A Bahraini appeals court on Monday ramped up Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman's jail sentence on charges of inciting violence to...

Mexican authorities rescue kidnapped football star Alan Pulido 30 May 2016 - 10:44 am

This file photo taken on April 26, 2014 shows Tigre's Alan Pulido celebrating after scoring against Atlas during their 2014 Mexican Clausura tournament...

Five things you need to know about Fallujah 30 May 2016 - 10:41 am

Iraq's CTS reach al-Sejar in Iraq's Anbar province, on Fallujah boundaries, May 28, 2016. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Baghdad: Forces led by Iraq's...

Uganda switches sides, dumping North Korea for South 30 May 2016 - 10:29 am

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (C), first lady Janet Museveni (R) and South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye (L) drink a toast after a meeting...

Japan rescuers expand forest search for missing boy 30 May 2016 - 10:26 am

Tokyo: Japanese rescuers on Monday expanded the search for a seven-year-old boy missing for three days after his parents left him in a...

Starving Iraqis risk all to flee IS's crumbling rule 30 May 2016 - 10:07 am

Displaced Iraqi children stand outside a tent at a newly-opened camp in Amriyat al-Fallujah. AFP / Ahmad MOUSA Amriyat al-Fallujah, Iraq: Eight hands...

Kuwaiti parents accused of beating child to death 30 May 2016 - 10:02 am

Kuwait City: Kuwaiti police have arrested a father and a mother on suspicion of beating to death their three-year-old daughter and hiding her...

India police arrest two after gang-rape, hanging of teenager 30 May 2016 - 10:00 am

Lucknow, India: India police have arrested two men over the gang-rape of a teenage girl whose body was found hanging from a tree,...

Car bomb blew up in Shaab Shi'ite district of Baghdad: Police 30 May 2016 - 09:58 am

BAGHDAD: Eleven people were killed and 18 injured on Monday when a car bomb blew up in Baghdad's northern Shaab Shi'ite district, police...

Crocodile takes woman during night swim in Australia 30 May 2016 - 09:43 am

A male freshwater crocodile is seen at Sydney Wildlife World. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Sydney: A woman is feared dead after being seized by a...

Three people killed in flooding in southwestern Germany 30 May 2016 - 09:33 am

BERLIN: Three people have been killed in floods in the southwestern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, a spokesman for the region’s interior ministry said...

"Tourists go home": Spain tourism surge brings backlash 30 May 2016 - 09:31 am

Dressed up tourists walk at Punta Ballena street in Magaluf, on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain, June 13, 2015. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo/File...