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Car bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills one Turkish soldier, wounds five 04 May 2016 - 09:35 am

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Kurdish militants launched a car bomb attack near a military installation in southeast Turkey overnight, killing one soldier and wounding five...

'Bongbong', the son, leads Marcos revival in the Philippines 04 May 2016 - 09:28 am

Philippines Vice-President candidate BongBong Marcos talks to his sister Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos during BongBong's announcement of his candidacy in Manila Philippines...

Iphone can be a handbag, Chinese court says in Apple case 04 May 2016 - 09:17 am

Photo credit: iphone.vc Beijing: A Chinese court has ruled against Apple in a case it brought against a small maker of "iphone"-branded leather...

Kerry warns Assad as truce talks shift to Berlin 04 May 2016 - 09:14 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a reception for the US-Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit delegations at the State Department in Washington,...

India's top court says tobacco industry should follow stringent package warning rules 04 May 2016 - 09:13 am

NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Wednesday told the tobacco industry to adhere to rules requiring stringent health warnings on cigarette packs, but...

Yemen foes to resume face-to-face peace talks 04 May 2016 - 09:10 am

EPA/ File photo Kuwait City: Yemen's warring parties are to resume face-to-face peace talks on Wednesday after a three-day break triggered by a...

Turkish military returns fire into Syria after rockets hit border town again: security sources 04 May 2016 - 08:58 am

File picture of a Turkish soldier on border as smoke rises in Syria. Reuters DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkey's military returned fire into an Islamic...

Indian parliament rejects Mallya's resignation 04 May 2016 - 08:45 am

File picture of Indian Parliament. Reuters New Delhi: India's upper house of parliament has rejected Vijay Mallya's resignation of his seat, saying a...

Trump 'presumptive' White House nominee as Cruz crashes out 04 May 2016 - 08:38 am

Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump speaks to supporters and the media at Trump Tower in Manhattan following his victory in the Indiana...

Canadian wildfire forces evacuation order for entire city 04 May 2016 - 08:32 am

Students from Fort McMurray Composite High School are released early as wildfire burns nearby in Fort McMurray, Alberta May 3, 2016. Kangen Lee/Handout...

Syria: Regime's war of attrition on Aleppo 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian man walks past destroyed buildings on May 2, 2016, in Aleppo's Bab al-Hadid neighbourhood which was targeted recently by regime air...

Egypt regime 'at war' with the press: media union 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Egyptian journalists take part in a protest outside the Syndicate headquarters in Cairo on May 3, 2016 on the occasion of World Press...

EU's Tusk urges Greek debt deal 'very soon' 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

"I urge finance ministers to reach an agreement very soon,"EU President Donald Tusk told reporters as he entered talks in Brussels with Japanese...

Differences over missile defense, fine print snag US-Israel aid deal 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on September 30, 2013. AFP / Saul Loeb Israel...

Trump eyes knockout blow against Cruz in Indiana 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump is greeted on stage by fellow Republican candidate Ted Cruz before speaking at a rally against the Iran nuclear deal in...

French 'zombie' worker sues boss over 'bore-out' 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. The plaintiff, who was paid an annual salary of more than 80,000 euros, was sacked in September 2014 after he had...

Comoros to hold partial re-run of presidential poll on May 11 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Moinaecha Youssouf Djalali , the only woman candidate in the Comoros presidential election, greeting people during a visit to a...

IS may be making chemical weapons, warns watchdog 04 May 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. "Although they could not attribute this to Daesh... there are strong suspicions that they may have used it (chemical weapons)," Ahmet...