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Clinton takes lead over Trump, new polls show 27 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds on June 22, 2016 in Raleigh,...

Chinese ship inaugurates expanded Panama Canal 27 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Chinese-chartered merchant ship Cosco Shipping Panama crosses the new Agua Clara Locks during the inauguration of the expansion of the Panama Canal in...

Italy arrests second most wanted mafia boss 27 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

ErnestoFazzalari, one of Italy's most wanted mafia bosses who was arrested after two decades on the run, fleeing a life sentence for murder....

Iraq takes full control of Fallujah from IS 27 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Members of the Iraqi government forces sit on a tank in Fallujah, 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital Baghdad, after forces retook...

Iraq commander says Fallujah retaken with limited damage 26 Jun 2016 - 05:37 pm

Members of the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces walk outside a clinic at a deserted hospital in Fallujah used by the Iraqi forces for emergency...

Switzerland set to ask EU for limited migration curbs - president 26 Jun 2016 - 05:05 pm

VIENNA: Switzerland will propose in talks with Brussels that it should be allowed to protect economic sectors in specific regions against immigration from ...

Malaysian plane intercepted by Indonesian fighter jets: official 26 Jun 2016 - 04:51 pm

Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian military transport plane was intercepted by two Indonesian jet fighters while flying a regular route over Indonesia's Natuna Islands,...

Scottish parliament could block Brexit, SNP leader says 26 Jun 2016 - 04:50 pm

Scottish parliament LONDON: As Scotland faces the prospect of leaving the EU, its first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said on Sunday that the...

Nigerian army frees over 5,000 people from Boko Haram 26 Jun 2016 - 04:32 pm

By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS: The Nigerian army said on Sunday it had "liberated over 5,000 people" from several northeastern villages where they had...

Spain stages repeat election in shadow of Brexit crisis 26 Jun 2016 - 04:19 pm

A member of the clergy votes in Spain's general election at the Bernadette college polling station in Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid, on June 26, 2016....

Iraq forces take full control of Fallujah 26 Jun 2016 - 04:01 pm

Members of the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces stand next to an armed vehicle outside a hospital in Fallujah used by the Iraqi forces for...

Libya PM says only united military can defeat Islamic State 26 Jun 2016 - 03:25 pm

Fayez al-Sarraj, Libya Prime minister Tripoli: The head of Libya's unity government said Sunday that only a united military bringing together all the...

Ramadan soup kitchen offers brief respite to Gaza's hungry 26 Jun 2016 - 03:19 pm

Palestinian men prepare food at the tekiyya, Arabic name for the soup kitchen, during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in Gaza City...

Deadly California wildfire destroys at least 150 homes 26 Jun 2016 - 02:56 pm

The Kelso Creek subdivision is seen entirely demolished from the Erksine Fire in this mountainous Lake Isabella community, some 30 miles northeast of...

Key cities and towns retaken from IS in Iraq and Syria 26 Jun 2016 - 02:37 pm

A member of the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces drives an armed vehicle flying his national flag near a mosque in Fallujah on June 23,...

Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Iraq government to resign 26 Jun 2016 - 02:27 pm

By Ali Shikho BAGHDAD: Iraq’s firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has renewed calls for Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s government to resign. “I call...

Senior Merkel ally says London should be allowed Brexit rethink 26 Jun 2016 - 02:22 pm

German chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference in Potsdam, eastern Germany, on June 25, 2016. AFP / Ralf Hirschberger BERLIN: German Chancellor...