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Pregnant woman and husband gunned down in Pakistan honour killing 19 Jun 2016 - 10:44 am

File photo of a protest against honour killing in Pakistan. REUTERS Islamabad: A pregnant woman and her husband have been abducted and shot...

Hezbollah, Syrian regime forces clash in Aleppo 19 Jun 2016 - 10:32 am

Smoke and flame rise after what fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) said were U.S.-led air strikes on the mills of Manbij...

Brexit could have domino effect in Eastern Europe - Luxembourg's Asselborn 19 Jun 2016 - 09:53 am

File photo of Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. Reuters BERLIN: A British exit from the European Union could trigger similar moves by other...

Mounting pressure unlikely to sway Obama on Syria 19 Jun 2016 - 09:47 am

President Barack Obama speaks in front of Cook's Meadow on June 18, 2016 in Yosemite National Park, California. David Calvert/Getty Images/AFP Washington: Exasperated...

24 dead, 26 missing in Indonesian floods, landslides: official 19 Jun 2016 - 09:36 am

Jakarta: Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia have killed 24 and left more than two dozen missing, an official said Sunday, with mud...

Rome set to elect first female mayor 19 Jun 2016 - 09:13 am

Virginia Raggi, Five Star Movement (M5S) candidate for the mayoral elections in Rome, speaks during her last campaign meeting on June 17, 2016...

Thousands protest US bases on Okinawa after Japan woman's murder 19 Jun 2016 - 08:44 am

Policemen (in blue) try to remove protestors, in front of the gate of the US Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago on the...

Egypt's Morsi sentenced to life in espionage trial 19 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, wearing a red uniform, gestures from behind the defendant's bars during his trial on espionage charges at...

Raghuram Rajan, Indian central bank chief, to step down in surprise move 19 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan attends a news conference after their bimonthly monetary policy review in Mumbai, India, June 7,...

Belgium anti-terror sweep over 'imminent' attack fears 19 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Belgian soldiers take position outside a meeting of the government's security council in Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Francois Lenoir) Brussels: Belgian police...

Chelsea Clinton gives birth to second child, a son 19 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

helsea Clinton arrives with husband Marc Mezvinsky arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of "PUNK: Chaos...

Southern California wildfire spreads as blazes hit parched states 19 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A fire whirl, or fire tornado, rises from advancing flames as the moon (L) is reflected in the ocean in the early morning...

Obama's family trip intended to put focus on national parks 19 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama arrives with US First Lady Michelle Obama to speak to children about the "Every Kid in the Park" initiative...

Iraqi forces attack Islamic State south of Mosul 18 Jun 2016 - 01:26 pm

Iraqi government forces are seen on June 16, 2016 after recapturing the town of Zankura, northwest of Ramadi in Anbar province, from the...

Monsoon gathering force in Kerala, advancing in other parts of India 18 Jun 2016 - 01:14 pm

A fish vendor approaches the Brahmaputra river as rain clouds loom over Guwahati on June 17, 2016. AFP / Biju Boro Thiruvananthapuram: The...

Hezbollah denies clashes with Syrian regime forces 18 Jun 2016 - 12:58 pm

By Hamza Takin BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Shia Hezbollah group has denied reports about clashes with Syrian regime forces in northern Syria. In a statement...

India gets its first women fighter pilots 18 Jun 2016 - 12:27 pm

From left: Mohana Singh, Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth during their training at Hakimpet. IAF Hyderabad: Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and...

Iraq forces eye Mosul after Fallujah breakthrough: minister 18 Jun 2016 - 08:38 am

Iraqi counter terrorism forces are pictured in Fallujah's southern Shuhada neighbourhood during an operation to retake the area from the Islamic State (IS)...