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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...

Two tigers escape from Dutch refuge 14 May 2016 - 01:46 pm

The Hague: Two tigers escaped early Saturday from a big cat shelter in the north of the Netherlands, police said, triggering an urgent...

Rebels seize Syrian village, killing 19, dozens missing 14 May 2016 - 01:28 pm

BEIRUT: A group monitoring the Syrian civil war said insurgents killed at least 19 civilians after capturing an Alawite village from government control...

45 Islamic State terrorists killed in Syria 14 May 2016 - 01:22 pm

ANKARA: A total of 45 Islamic State terrorists were killed in Syria's Aleppo province during an operation carried out by Turkish Armed Forces...

Lufthansa plane blocks Mumbai airport runway, flights hit 14 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

(file photo / Reuters) Mumbai: The main runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here was closed for operations after a Lufthansa flight suffered...

Moscow demands North Korea's explanation on detenion of Russian yacht 14 May 2016 - 01:03 pm

MOSCOW: A North Korean coast guard ship has detained a Russian yacht with a crew of five people on board, Russia's Foreign Ministry...

Policeman in Telangana killed as gun goes off accidentally 14 May 2016 - 12:56 pm

Hyderabad: A police constable was killed when his gun accidentally went off in Telangana's Adilabad district on Saturday, police said. B. Gangadhar was...

Turkey president's daughter to marry in Istanbul 14 May 2016 - 12:50 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is greeted by students upon his arrival at Kocaeli University in the western city of Izmit, Turkey. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential...