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Photos: Coffee art of Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte 14 May 2016 - 05:19 pm

Filipino graphic artist and barista Zach Yonzon, applies finishing touches to the face of Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on a coffee latte called...

Morocco music fest pays tribute to slaves' tribulations 14 May 2016 - 05:16 pm

By Mohamed al-Taheri ESSAOUIRA, Morocco: The 19th edition of the Gnaoua World Music Festival is now underway in the Moroccan city of Essaouira,...

3 Philippines soldiers killed, 2 injured in clash 14 May 2016 - 05:13 pm

(file photo) Phillippines soldiers By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Three soldiers died and two others were injured early Saturday in a shootout...

Modi reforms flicker in rural India, other big challenges remain 14 May 2016 - 04:58 pm

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an event on financial inclusion in Mumbai April 2, 2015. (Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/File photo) By Tommy Wilkes...

Macedonia: More than 11,000 migrants sent back to Greece 14 May 2016 - 04:55 pm

BELGRADE, Serbia: Macedonian authorities have sent more than 11,000 migrants back to Greece since it closed its borders to migrants in early March....

25 Palestinian children killed in 3 months: UNICEF 14 May 2016 - 04:41 pm

Jerusalem: Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained...

64 killed by lightning across Bangladesh 14 May 2016 - 04:15 pm

Photo: AFP DHAKA, Bangladesh: More than 60 people have been killed by lightning over the past two days during tropical storms across Bangladesh,...

Moscow: 2 killed in mass brawl at Khovanskoye cemetery 14 May 2016 - 04:11 pm

Khovanskoye cemetery Moscow: At least two people were killed Saturday after a mass brawl involving hundreds of men broke out at a Moscow...

Germany sees more arson fires at refugee centres 14 May 2016 - 03:57 pm

Berlin: German authorities on Saturday reported an increase in the number of arson fires at shelters for refugees who flooded Germany last year,...

Big rallies or quiet voters? Is Clinton low on enthusiasm? 14 May 2016 - 03:55 pm

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton speaks with a coalition of HIV/AIDS activists at her Brooklyn Campaign Headquarters on May 12, 2016 in New...

IS attacks Syrian hospital, killing 20 pro-regime forces: monitor 14 May 2016 - 03:43 pm

Beirut: Islamic State group jihadists on Saturday killed 20 members of pro-regime forces in an attack on a Syrian hospital in the eastern...

One Turkish soldier, two PKK militants killed in clashes 14 May 2016 - 02:31 pm

Ankara: One soldier and two Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes on Saturday in Turkey's restive southeast, the Turkish army said. Two soldiers...

Boko Haram 'still a threat' despite counter-insurgency gains: Hollande 14 May 2016 - 02:27 pm

French President Francois Hollande is welcomed by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, NIgeria May 14, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde Abuja: Boko Haram remain...

Venezuela's Maduro issues emergency decrees amid growing opposition 14 May 2016 - 02:01 pm

A handout picture made available by the Miraflores Press shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting with members of his government at...

Indonesia port city battles to save homes from floods 14 May 2016 - 01:57 pm

By Ainur Rohmah TUBAN, Indonesia: Parts of the Indonesian port city of Semarang remained underwater Saturday, after high seasonal tides flooded coastal areas...

Syrian regime shells Turkmen Mountain region, killing 2 14 May 2016 - 01:52 pm

By Erdal Turkoglu HATAY, Turkey: Two people were killed early Saturday when Assad regime forces shelled the Turkmen Mountain area of Syria’s northwestern...

Israel army arrest 2 Palestinians in West Bank 14 May 2016 - 01:48 pm

Ramallah: Israeli occupation authorities today arrested 2 Palestinians in West Bank. Palestinian sources said a student was arrested inside Al Aqsa Mosque and...