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IS attacks kill 17 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul 22 May 2017 - 11:17 am

NINEVEH, Iraq: At least 17 Iraqi soldiers were killed in suicide attacks by IS militants in the northern city of Mosul on Sunday,...

N.Korea conducts yet another missile test: Seoul 22 May 2017 - 11:12 am

SEOUL: North Korea conducted its latest ballistic missile test Sunday, according to Seoul's military -- its eighth this year -- coming exactly one...

25 Afghan policemen killed as Taliban storms outposts 22 May 2017 - 11:08 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: Twenty-five national and local Afghan policemen were killed Sunday in coordinated Taliban attacks on their outposts in the southern Zabul province,...

Air and sea search for nine navy crew missing off Malaysia 22 May 2017 - 10:53 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has deployed 11 ships and two helicopters to search for a naval craft which went missing with nine crew members...

Bomb at hospital in Thai capital, Bangkok, wounds 24 - police 22 May 2017 - 10:43 am

BANGKOK: A bomb blast at a hospital in the Thai capital, Bangkok, wounded 24 people on Monday, on the third anniversary of a...

Shanghai stocks end weaker as tighter regulations bite 22 May 2017 - 10:17 am

Shanghai: Shanghai stocks reversed earlier gains to end lower on Monday as lingering worries over economic growth and tighter regulations to curb speculative...

Trump to propose slashing Medicaid 22 May 2017 - 10:03 am

President Donald Trump is expected to propose cutting $800 billion from Medicaid over 10 years in a budget plan to be released Tuesday...

Australia PM praises magnate's "game-changing" $298 million philanthropy 22 May 2017 - 09:56 am

Sydney: Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest on Monday made the country's biggest philanthropic gift by a living individual, donating A$400 million ($298 million)...

Bomb at hospital in Thai capital, Bangkok, wounds 24 - police 22 May 2017 - 09:52 am

Bangkok: A bomb blast at a hospital in the Thai capital, Bangkok, wounded 24 people on Monday, on the third anniversary of a...

Quality of life on rise for many Africans, report says 22 May 2017 - 09:27 am

Abidjan: Africans are seeing a steady improvement in the quality of their lives, with some countries even nearing world averages, says a wide-ranging...

Swiss chemical maker Clariant to merge with US Huntsman 22 May 2017 - 09:08 am

Zurich: Swiss group Clariant on Monday said it planned to merge with US counterpart Huntsman to create a trans-Atlantic chemicals giant with a...

Japan protests against U.N. privacy expert's queries on contentious bill 22 May 2017 - 08:33 am

Tokyo: Japan on Monday protested against a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from a U.N. independent expert raising concerns that planned legislation...

Cathay Pacific sacks 600 staff in major shakeup 22 May 2017 - 08:27 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific said Monday it would cut 600 staff as part of a major overhaul to slash...

Trump to visit Israel in search of revived peace process 22 May 2017 - 08:17 am

RIYADH: After an exhausting two days in Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Israel on Monday, attempting to revive the stalled...

Philippine minister starts damage control after Duterte's China war remark 22 May 2017 - 08:08 am

MANILA: Talks last week between leaders of China and the Philippines were frank and friendly, with no threats or bullying, Manila's foreign minister...

Venezuela holds 5,000 Russian surface-to-air MANPADS missiles 22 May 2017 - 08:03 am

CARACAS: Venezuela possesses 5,000 Russian-made MANPADS surface-to-air weapons, according to a military document reviewed by Reuters, the largest known stockpile in Latin America...

University students walk out on Pence as he touts free speech 22 May 2017 - 07:58 am

Washington: Dozens of students at Indiana's Notre Dame University protested White House policies on Sunday by walking out of a commencement speech by...