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Philippine military launches new air raids in Islamist battle 02 Jun 2017 - 05:44 pm
Government troops take position against enemy snipers as they escort rescued workers and trapped residents near the town center where heavy fighting between troops and Muslim militants have been raging in Marawi, in southern island of Mindanao on June 1,
15 children die in botched anti-measles vaccine campaign in South Sudan 02 Jun 2017 - 05:37 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A malnourished child sits on May 30, 2017, on a bed at the clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Aweil, Northern Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan. AFP / Albert Gonzalez Farran
Australia’s old media moguls unite to fight online giants 02 Jun 2017 - 05:25 pm
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (front row, 2nd R) and media bosses pose for a picture at an event on media ownership laws at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia May 31, 2017. AAP/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS
Putin says Snowden no 'traitor' in Oliver Stone interviews 02 Jun 2017 - 03:42 pm
Excerpts released Thursday from
Indian media wants Dalit news but not Dalit reporters 02 Jun 2017 - 03:27 pm
Media in India is dominated by the upper castes, writes Mondal [Reuters/Jitendra Prakash]
Trump tilts 'America First' toward 'America Alone' 02 Jun 2017 - 03:07 pm
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Southeast Asia finds China love as Xi pushes one belt, one road 02 Jun 2017 - 02:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping poses for a group photo with other delegates and guests at the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 14, 2017 (AFP / Jason Lee)
Murder case dropped after man serves 25 years in prison 02 Jun 2017 - 01:56 pm
Desmond Ricks in court after charges against him were officially dismissed. He was exonerated after spending 25 years in prison for murder. (Photo courtesy: Sarah Cwiek / Michigan Radio)
Saudi king Salman earns more retweets than Trump, study says 02 Jun 2017 - 01:24 pm
In terms of output, there is no contest: the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques only tweeted 10 times during the period covered by the study -- April 2016 to May 20 of this year. But those 10 tweets were each retweeted more than 147,000 times on average, d
At least 36 dead in attack on Philippines casino: Official 02 Jun 2017 - 10:47 am
Relatives of a victim sit in front of the Resorts World Hotel following an assault in Manila on June 2, 2017. Thirty-four bodies were found in a casino complex after a gunman started a fire in the building, the local police chief said. (AFP / NOEL CELIS)
Trump dismays, angers allies by abandoning global climate pact 02 Jun 2017 - 10:35 am
Protesters hold up signs during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington, DC on June 1, 2017, objecting to US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate accord. (AFP / PAUL J. RICHARDS)
Explosions, gunshots heard at resort in Philippines capital 01 Jun 2017 - 09:35 pm
Screenshot of a CNN tweet
Photographing carnage in Kabul 01 Jun 2017 - 08:18 pm
Relatives of Afghan victims mourn outside a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 01 Jun 2017 - 06:45 pm
Women perform in a scene from 'Black Crows' series, believed to be filmed in Lebanon, April 19, 2016. Picture taken April 19, 2016. (MBC Group/Handout via REUTERS)
Car bomb explodes in eastern Saudi Arabia 01 Jun 2017 - 06:37 pm
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In climate talks, it's always been America First 01 Jun 2017 - 03:51 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 18, 2015 shows coral reefs in the lagoon of the Toau atoll, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) from Tahiti in the Tuamotu Archipelago in the French polynesia.  AFP / GREGORY BOISSY
Philippine friendly fire airstrikes kill 11 troops 01 Jun 2017 - 02:35 pm
Smoke billowing from a burning building is seen as government troops continue their assault on insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi City, Philippines June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Fleeing Raqqa, 10,000 refugees mass at camp north of Syrian city - MSF 01 Jun 2017 - 02:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: Internally displaced people who fled Raqqa city ride a vehicle with their belongings in a camp near Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo