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Greece: 4 dead, 340 people rescued from migrant boat 03 Jun 2016 - 03:21 pm

A woman pulls a corner of her headscarf as she stands with refugees and migrants upon their arrival with a boat near the...

Dig for victory! Hungarian grave diggers compete to be the best 03 Jun 2016 - 03:15 pm

A gravedigger sits in his vehicle as he waits for the start of the first Hungarian grave digging championship, part of an international...

Flood shuts Paris Musee d'Orsay until Tuesday 03 Jun 2016 - 03:05 pm

Tourists stand in front of the closed doors of the Orsay museum on June 3, 2016 in Paris, after the rain-swollen River Seine...

British paedophile to be sentenced for Malaysia abuses on Monday: judge 03 Jun 2016 - 02:59 pm

Law Hong Soon, (C) deputy chief of criminal investigation in the Royal Malaysian Police, speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on...

104 migrant bodies washed up on Libyan beach 03 Jun 2016 - 02:58 pm

A member of the Libyan coast guard conducts a daily routine check on one of the patrol boats in Tripoli, Libya April 19,...

Missing Japanese boy found safe after forest ordeal 03 Jun 2016 - 02:53 pm

This picture shows a house in a military exercise area where missing boy Yamato Tanooka was found by Self-Defense Forces personnel in the...

Iran says Airbus deal still awaiting US green light 03 Jun 2016 - 02:50 pm

Tehran: A $10 billion deal between Iran and European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for 118 aircraft is still pending authorisation from the United States,...

Israel “engaging” with ICC over Gaza war crimes inquiry: prosecutor 03 Jun 2016 - 02:44 pm

Fatou Bensouda. REUTERS By Tom Miles GENEVA: Israel is holding discussions with the International Criminal Court over its investigation into possible war crimes...

17 abducted minority Hazaras freed in Afghanistan 03 Jun 2016 - 02:41 pm

Kabul: Seventeen Shiite Hazaras kidnapped in northern Afghanistan have been released, officials said Friday, after gunmen hauled them out of their vehicles in...

US, Britain, Israel still Iran's 'main enemies': Khamenei 03 Jun 2016 - 02:39 pm

Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. AFP Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out Friday at the United States, Britain and...

South African mining firms to appeal silicosis ruling 03 Jun 2016 - 02:35 pm

Former gold miners listen to speakers at a registration meeting for miners with silicosis in Bizana in Eastern Cape province, March 7, 2012....

UCLA holds 2nd vigil for slain professor as police probe continues 03 Jun 2016 - 02:24 pm

Mainak Sarkar, who killed a UCLA professor and took his own life, also killed a woman found at this house pictured in Brooklyn...

UN accuses Ukrainian authorities and rebels of torture 03 Jun 2016 - 02:03 pm

Kiev: The United Nations on Friday accused both the Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian rebels of torturing fighters and their sympathisers captured in the...

Venezuela crisis set to dominate Caribbean summit in Cuba 03 Jun 2016 - 02:01 pm

HAVANA: Leaders of Caribbean countries are set to arrive in Cuba on Friday to attend a regional summit where Venezuela’s embattled, socialist government...

Thai tiger temple monk caught fleeing with skins, fangs 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Dead tiger cubs are displayed by Thai officials after they were found during a raid on the controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist...

Dutch, US officials crack huge global mail scam 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

The Hague: Dutch and US prosecutors said Thursday they had cracked down on a multi-million-euro scam in which hundreds of thousands of victims...

Way to recover ‘black box’ data faster seen by airlines in 2016 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A Russian official points to the flight recorder from the Sukhoi Su-24 bomber that was shot down by a Turkish warplane on November...

Israel foreign ministry says French Mideast drive 'will fail' 03 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Dore Gold. Photo courtesy: Israel News Agency Jerusalem: The head of Israel's foreign ministry said Thursday that France's bid to revive Israel-Palestinian peace...