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Why the Philippines’ South China Sea legal case matters 11 Jul 2016 - 06:53 pm

Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest over the South China Sea disputes outside the Chinese Consulate by members of "Bayan" (Nationalist) activist group...

Protesters try to storm airbase in Kashmir 11 Jul 2016 - 06:30 pm

Indian police clash with Kashmiri protestors in Srinagar on July 11, 2016. Police said 30 people had now died in three days of...

UK candidate Leadsom drops out of PM race, leaving only May 11 Jul 2016 - 05:41 pm

Andrea Leadsom, a candidate to become the next Conservative Party leader and British prime minister, rules herself out of the leadership battle during...

U.S. to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul offensive 11 Jul 2016 - 05:02 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (R) meeting with US Pentagon chief Ashton Carter in Baghdad on July 11, 2016. (Iraq Prime Minister's Press...

In Thatcher's footsteps: Theresa May, Britain's Brexit PM 11 Jul 2016 - 04:41 pm

This file photo taken on June 27, 2016 shows British Home Secretary Theresa May walking through the door of 10 Downing Street after...

Philippine troops kill 40 rebels as new government goes after Abu Sayyaf 11 Jul 2016 - 03:45 pm

A Philippine national flag flutters as a resident fishes in bad weather due to Typhoon Nepartak in Manila Bay,Philippines July 8, 2016. (REUTERS/Erik...

Iran indicts three dual-nationals, Lebanese man: Judiciary 11 Jul 2016 - 03:18 pm

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the United Nations headquarters. (Reuters) By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA: Iran's judiciary has indicted three detained Iranian...

Verdict on dissolving Bahrain opposition due next week 11 Jul 2016 - 12:07 pm

Anti-government protesters shout slogans while holding Bahraini flags during a protest outside Bahrain's leading opposition party Al Wefaq's headquarters in Manama in this...

Solar plane leaves Spain for penultimate leg of world tour 11 Jul 2016 - 11:26 am

Solar Impulse2, a solar powered plane piloted by Swiss aviator Andre Boschberg, flies over the GemasolarThermosolar Plant in Seville, Spain after taking off...

Egypt foreign minister meets Israel PM in rare visit 10 Jul 2016 - 06:12 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry after giving a joint statement prior to their meeting...

IS territory shrinks 12 percent since start of 2016: IHS 10 Jul 2016 - 05:50 pm

Beirut: The Islamic State group lost 12 percent of the territory it holds in Iraq and Syria in the first half of 2016,...

Japan's ruling bloc wins landslide in upper house election 10 Jul 2016 - 05:41 pm

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L), who is also leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), smiles with LDP policy chief...

Yemen's Hadi threatens to boycott peace talks 10 Jul 2016 - 05:36 pm

Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is escorted by special forces during a visit to the country's northern province of Marib July 10, 2016....

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson arrested by Baton Rouge police 10 Jul 2016 - 05:25 pm

The AP tweet about the arrest. DeRay McKesson, one of the most prominent activists associated with the police reform protest movement, was arrested...

Seven killed in two PKK attacks in Turkey: Army 10 Jul 2016 - 05:07 pm

Istanbul, Turkey: Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed six Turkish soldiers and a village guardsman in two separate attacks on...

Bangladesh bans Zakir Naik's Peace TV 10 Jul 2016 - 03:35 pm

Zakir Naik Dhaka: Bangladesh moved to counter a deadly wave of Islamist attacks Sunday, ordering an Islamic television station to stop broadcasting and...