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UK police charge two after migrant boat rescue operation 30 May 2016 - 03:07 pm

London: British police on Monday charged two men after 20 people, most of them migrants, were rescued from the English Channel when their...

Human rights monitor blasts new Greek migrant centres 30 May 2016 - 02:46 pm

A woman stands inside a new camp for refugees and migrants set in an abandoned factory in Sindos, a west suburb of Thessaloniki...

Kuwait jails three royals for insulting emir 30 May 2016 - 02:30 pm

Kuwait City: A Kuwait court on Monday sentenced three members of the Al-Sabah ruling family and four others to jail terms for insulting...

Iraqi army, allies surround most of Fallujah: Sources 30 May 2016 - 02:26 pm

Pro-government forces fighters celebrate in the al-Sejar village, in Iraq's Anbar province, on May 27, 2016, as they take part in a major...

At least six dead in Texas floods 30 May 2016 - 02:17 pm

Photo: twitter Washington: Six people were killed in Texas flooding as rivers burst their banks, sweeping into homes and cars, state officials said...

Baghdad rocked by series of blasts; 22 killed 30 May 2016 - 02:15 pm

An Iraqi security vehicle is pictured through a shattered windshield of a vehicle damaged at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad's...

Sentencing of South African baby kidnapper postponed 30 May 2016 - 01:04 pm

Cape Town: woman convicted in a high-profile trial of kidnapping a newborn baby 19 years ago will remain in custody until sentencing on...

China hails brotherly Africa relations after “racist” ad outcry 30 May 2016 - 01:01 pm

BEIJING: China and Africa are “good brothers” and China respects all people regardless of race, the government said on Monday after a detergent...

African nationals stage protest against growing attacks 30 May 2016 - 12:52 pm

Jantar Mantar New Delhi: Several African students on Monday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here against increasing attacks on them and demanded...

Bernie Sanders did something special for this California farm town. He showed up. 30 May 2016 - 12:41 pm

Bernie Sanders, left center, talked with Federico Chavez, right center, during a visit to The Forty Acres in Delano, Calif., on Sunday. Sanders's...

Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Russia of arming PKK militants -newspaper 30 May 2016 - 12:32 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) has accused Russia of providing anti-aircraft weaponry and rockets to militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party...

White House race: Who is most presidential? (Washington Diary) 30 May 2016 - 12:20 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally on May 26, 2016 in Billings, Montana. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP By Arun Kumar Washington: Mirror,...

Life behind plastic in Syria's window-less city 30 May 2016 - 12:18 pm

Rebel fighters from the First Regiment, part of the Free Syrian Army, fire a Grad rocket from Aleppo's Al-Haidariya neighbourhood, towards forces loyal...

Duterte snubs his proclamation as Philippine president 30 May 2016 - 11:50 am

File photo of Rodrigo Duterte. AFP Manila: The Philippine parliament on Monday proclaimed Rodrigo Duterte the nation's next president following his landslide election...

Iraqi army storms to edge of Islamic State-held Falluja as fresh bombings hit Baghdad 30 May 2016 - 11:45 am

Smoke rises from clashes near Falluja, Iraq, May 25, 2016. Reuters/Thaier Al Sudani By Saif Hameed and Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army...

Endangered tigers under threat in Indian forest that inspired 'Jungle Book' 30 May 2016 - 11:34 am

A tiger snarls at Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Sanjay Shukla) By Annie Gowen PENCH TIGER RESERVE, India: The tigress...

Man charged over racist post to Aboriginal senator 30 May 2016 - 11:24 am

Nova Peris. Photo credit: David Moir/AAP Sydney: A man will face court next month after allegedly sending a racist and expletive-laden social media...