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Number of Zika cases plummets in Brazil 11 Jun 2016 - 09:44 am

Brazilian Health Minister Ricardo Barros speaks during a press conference with foreign media at the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro on June...

Venezuela lets Maduro recall advance, with threats 11 Jun 2016 - 09:32 am

"La Vega" low income neighborhood residents clash with riot police during a demonstration in Caracas on June 10, 2016. / AFP Caracas: Facing...

Wars and poverty force Gaza children to work 11 Jun 2016 - 09:06 am

Palestinian Karam al-Zaaneen, 13, stands on the back of a donkey-pulled-cart after collecting plastic for recycling at a garbage dump in Beit Hanun...

Thailand road accident kills 11 school staff 11 Jun 2016 - 09:03 am

Bangkok: Eleven staff from a Bangkok elementary school were killed when their people carrier flipped over and caught on fire after a tyre...

Victorious France faces pilot strike as Euro 2016 gets underway 11 Jun 2016 - 08:49 am

French police stand guard during the Euro 2016 group A football match between France and Romania at Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, north...

Indian woman NGO worker abducted in Kabul, Government assures help 11 Jun 2016 - 08:49 am

Danziel D'Souza, father of Indian aid worker Judith D'Souza who has been abducted in Kabul, meets with the media at his residence in...

Emotional farewell to Muhammad Ali in Louisville 11 Jun 2016 - 08:46 am

Mourners crowd the venue for a public memorial service for the late boxer Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas...

Studies find 'super bacteria' in Rio's Olympic venues, top beaches 11 Jun 2016 - 12:59 am

A view of the construction site of the Velodrome which will host track cycling competitions during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the...

Want to run a small US paper? Write a persuasive essay 11 Jun 2016 - 12:46 am

Photo courtesy of The Hardwick Gazette Washington: If you have the vision, the tiny Hardwick Gazette weekly newspaper in northern Vermont can be...

Stung by criticism, Trump vows to work for ethnic harmony 11 Jun 2016 - 12:36 am

By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter WASHINGTON: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offered a message of ethnic harmony on Friday at a...

Best quotes from Ali memorial service 11 Jun 2016 - 12:25 am

Actor Will Smith (C) applauds during a public memorial service for the late boxer Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. June 10, 2016....

Venezuela lets Maduro recall advance, with threats 11 Jun 2016 - 12:20 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a meeting with ministers at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on May 13, 2016. AFP /...

South African woman fined $10,000 for racist Facebook rant 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Johannesburg: A South African court Friday fined a white estate agent $10,000 for comparing black beachgoers to monkeys in a Facebook post that...

Russia unveils new navy icebreaker in Arctic military focus 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

The Ilya Muromets icebreaker is unveiled during a launching ceremony at the Admiralteyskie Verfi shipyard in Saint Petersburg, on June 10, 2016. AFP...

Obama approves more aggressive Taliban fight 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: President Barack Obama has ordered the US military to take on the resurgent Taliban more directly -- in tandem with Afghan allies,...

Muhammad Ali makes his final journey through his hometown 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

The hearse carrying the remains of Muhammad Ali leaves the A D Porter & Sons funeral home during the funeral procession for the...

India's Muslim women fight 'triple talaq' divorce 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Muslim brides wait for the start of their mass marriage ceremony in Mumbai in this file photo. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/Files Bhopal, India: Only three...