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Nine injured in a helicopter crash in Philippines 07 Nov 2015 - 11:23 am

Manila: A Philippine air force helicopter crashed on Saturday while on a medical evacuation mission in a southern province, injuring nine people on...

Disillusioned young Poles lend refugees a helping hand 07 Nov 2015 - 11:10 am

A girl holds on to a fence at a transit camp housing migrants and refugees in Slavonski Brod. AFP Warsaw: Angered by their...

China to go after online retail sales in fight against fakes 07 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

Shanghai: China plans to crackdown on the sale of fake goods online by using cloud computing, big data and tighter rules on user...

With Suu Kyi banned, Myanmar voters ponder "proxy presidents" 07 Nov 2015 - 10:53 am

Two election officials (L and R) conduct a door to door voting for handicap votes during advance voting in Yangon on November 7,...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes southwest of Coquimbo Chile 07 Nov 2015 - 10:49 am

Chile: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just onshore in Chile in the early hours of Saturday, but no damage was reported and the...

China, Taiwan open summit with historic handshake 07 Nov 2015 - 10:41 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, 07 November 2015. EPA Singapore: Chinese President...

Hunt for Bengal tiger on the loose in Mexico 07 Nov 2015 - 10:37 am

Caption Acapulco, Mexico: Mexican authorities stepped up the hunt Friday for a Bengal tiger that escaped from an ecological park last month and...

Portugal's leftists agree alliance in threat to new govt 07 Nov 2015 - 10:27 am

The centre-right coalition of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho could be in opposition as Socialists form alliance with the far left Lisbon: Portugal's...

Unease and expectation as Myanmar prepares to vote 07 Nov 2015 - 10:18 am

A Myanmar woman registers to cast her ballot during an advanced vote for the general elections at a polling station in Lanmadaw township,...

Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods: UN 07 Nov 2015 - 10:01 am

Mogadishu: Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their...

Bad weather caused helicopter crash in Nepal: US Marines 07 Nov 2015 - 09:57 am

File photo of the memorial service held by The Marine Corps for six US Marines who were killed in a helicopter crash while...

Protests in Taiwan as Ma leaves for meet with Xi 07 Nov 2015 - 09:51 am

A pro-independence party supporter tries to set fire to portraits of Chinese leader Xi Jin-ping, left, and Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou at Taipei...

White House hopefuls in passionate pleas over addiction 07 Nov 2015 - 09:39 am

Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, November 6, 2015. Reuters ...

India appears to be at war with itself: Pakistani daily 07 Nov 2015 - 09:29 am

Islamabad: India appears to be "at war with itself", a leading Pakistani daily observed on Saturday, adding that the politics of fear and...

Egypt crash shows mass surveillance can be crucial: Analysts 07 Nov 2015 - 09:12 am

Passengers, whose flights to Egypt were suspended, gather at an information desk of Domodedovo airport outside Moscow, Russia, November 7, 2015. Reuters Paris:...

Two US officers arrested over death of six-year-old boy 07 Nov 2015 - 09:03 am

Chicago: Two law enforcement officers were arrested on charges of murder and attempted murder Friday over the fatal shooting of a six-year-old boy...

Xi stresses China sea claims, but won't 'bully' neighbours 07 Nov 2015 - 08:52 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) stands at a podium as he delivers his speech during the 36th Singapore Lecture at National University of...

Light earthquake hits northern Lebanon 07 Nov 2015 - 08:39 am

Beirut: A light earthquake measuring 3.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit northern Lebanon on Friday evening. The Bhannes-based National Center of Geophysics...