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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...

Shed collapses during prayers in Pakistan mosque killing 5 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani volunteers and worshippers clear the floor after a temporary metal roof, set up to shade worshippers from the sun, collapsed during the...

Peru's likely new leader seeks unity 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, gives a speech to the press after Peru's electoral office ONPE said that he won more votes...

Tehran urged to release British-Iranian charity worker 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

An undated handout image released by the Free Nazanin campaign in London on June 10, 2016 shows Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe (R) posing for a...

Man shot by police at Love Field airport in Dallas 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

DALLAS: Police shot a man who charged at them yelling “shoot me” at Love Field airport in Dallas on Friday, and the man...

France outraged by Syrian bombing of Daraya after food aid 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Jean-Marc Ayrault, French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, attends a meeting with members of the media before he takes the presidency...

At Christian event, Trump says Clinton weak on radical Islamists 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter WASHINGTON: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attacked Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Friday as weak on...

Brazil’s Rousseff calls for referendum on early elections 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA: Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff said she would call a referendum on holding early elections if she is reinstated as president,...

France vows smooth Euro as fans flock to opening game 11 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

French gendarmes take position after striking workers blockaded roads near the oil refinery at Fos-sur-Mer near Marseille, France, May 24, 2016. REUTERS / ...