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Uber close to settling U.S. lawsuit over tips for drivers: filing 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Uber and attorneys for customers said in a joint filing that they intend to finalize a formal settlement in “approximately one week.” The...

US military says will not disclose details on injured service members 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

US soldiers serving in a led-peacekeeping mission in Kosovo during a command handover ceremony in the US military camp of Bondsteel near the...

Air France pilots call off strike plans for June 23-27: unions 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

An mage of Air France cabin crew taken from airlines' official website Paris: Air France pilots on Tuesday called off a strike planned...

Qurans to be displayed in first major US exhibition 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: More than 60 ornate Qurans will be part of the U.S.’s first major exhibit of the Muslim holy book when they go...

Suicide attacker kills six Jordanian troops at Syria border 21 Jun 2016 - 06:51 pm

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on June 20, 2016 shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) breaking the fast with...

Turkey's arrest of prominent activists stirs protest 21 Jun 2016 - 06:46 pm

Protesters hold pictures of jailed RSF representative Erol Onderoglu, journalist Ahmet Nesin and rights activist and academic Sebnem Korur Fincanci as they shout...

20 buses burnt, shops looted in South Africa protest 21 Jun 2016 - 05:02 pm

Locals walk past a shell of a burnt out truck used to barricade roads by protesters in Atteridgeville a township located to the...

Call for inquiry on Kenyan police use of live rounds 21 Jun 2016 - 04:22 pm

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya: A leading human rights group on Tuesday called for an investigation into the use of live ammunition by...

Five militiamen killed in N. Iraq: Police source 21 Jun 2016 - 04:17 pm

By Osman Shalash BAGHDAD (AA) - At least five Shia militiamen were killed and dozens injured Tuesday by a suicide bombing in northern...

Sudan frees six student activists: lawyer 21 Jun 2016 - 02:21 pm

Khartoum: Sudan's powerful security service has released six student activists detained without charge since a wave of campus protests in the capital in...

Palestinian teen 'mistakenly' shot dead in West Bank 21 Jun 2016 - 01:57 pm

Mahmoud Badran,15-year-old. By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM: A Palestinian teen was shot dead and four others were injured, the Palestinian health ministry confirmed in...

Egypt court quashes Saudi Red Sea island handover 21 Jun 2016 - 01:25 pm

Tiran Cairo: An Egyptian court on Tuesday quashed a government decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, judicial sources...

Firefighters killed tackling huge Cyprus forest blaze 21 Jun 2016 - 01:22 pm

A Cypriot volunteer cries next to a burnt truck in the Cypriot village of Evrychou in the Troodos mountain area on June 20,...

David Beckham voting for Britain to remain in European Union 21 Jun 2016 - 01:20 pm

Former British football player David Beckham smiles at the Evening Standard Theatre awards in London November 30, 2014. REUTERS/Neil Hall LONDON: Former England...

Five dead, 23 injured in Slovak bus crash in Serbia 21 Jun 2016 - 01:14 pm

BELGRADE: Five people died and 23 were injured early on Tuesday when a Slovak bus bringing holidaymakers home from the Greek island of...

No explosives found in Brussels bomb alert 21 Jun 2016 - 01:03 pm

A Police officer (R) makes way for a Bomb Disposal Experts van at the scene of a bomb alert at the City2 shopping...

Malaysia: Future of MH370 search to be decided in July 21 Jun 2016 - 12:59 pm

By P Prem Kumar KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia announced Tuesday that a definitive decision on whether to continue the search for missing Malaysia Airlines...

Grenade attack injures 8 in southern Philippines 21 Jun 2016 - 12:57 pm

Zamboanga: photo: google map By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: Philippine authorities confirmed Tuesday that six police officers and two civilians were...