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9 ISIS Militants Killed in Air Strike South Mosul 03 Sep 2016 - 02:38 pm

TOPSHOT - An Iraqi man walks near smoke billowing from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State (IS) group militants before fleeing the...

India offers $500 million defense credit as Vietnam seeks arms boost 03 Sep 2016 - 01:56 pm

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) reviews the guard of honour with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a welcoming ceremony at...

Uzbekistan's autocratic president to be buried 03 Sep 2016 - 01:31 pm

People throw flowers on limousines as they gather along a road to watch the funeral procession of President Islam Karimov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,...

China ratifies Paris climate pact, US tipped to follow 03 Sep 2016 - 01:23 pm

Smoke belches from a coal-fired power station near Datong, in China's northern Shanxi province (AFP Photo/Greg Baker) Beijing: China ratified the Paris climate...

Japan PM urges Putin to work together to resolve island dispute 03 Sep 2016 - 01:20 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit an oceanarium on Russky Island before attending the Eastern Economic Forum...

Eleven killed in attack, clashes with Kurdish rebels in Turkey 03 Sep 2016 - 01:19 pm

Turkish soldiers guard a check point in the troubled southeast of the country (AFP Photo/Ilyas Akengin) Ankara: Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers'...

Hermine pounds Florida, then churns north into Carolinas 03 Sep 2016 - 10:39 am

Tom Reams looks over a tree on top of his 15 year old daughter's Volkswagen Beetle and house cause by the wind and...

Uzbekistan prepares to bury veteran leader Karimov 03 Sep 2016 - 10:00 am

People react as they gather to meet a mourning motorcade and to pay the tribute to the memory of Uzbek late President Islam...

Uzbekistan’s president dies after quarter century in power 03 Sep 2016 - 09:37 am

Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov attends a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, August 29, 2006. (REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File...

Duterte declares 'state of lawlessness' after bomb kills 14 03 Sep 2016 - 09:34 am

President Rodrigo R Duterte visitng injured victims of a bomb blast at the night market, at a hospital in Davao City, in southern...

Abu Sayyaf blamed for deadly Philippine blast 03 Sep 2016 - 09:28 am

Rescue workers carry a bag containing a dead body of victims of an explosion at a night market in Davao City in southern...

U.S., Russia said nearing deal on Aleppo truce, aid access 03 Sep 2016 - 02:08 am

Children play along a street in the rebel-held al-Sheikh Said neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON:...

Clinton tells FBI she could not recall all briefings on preserving documents 03 Sep 2016 - 02:04 am

By Julia Edwards and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton, under questioning by federal investigators over whether she had been briefed on how to...

Brazil's Temer wins presidency -- and huge problems 02 Sep 2016 - 12:23 pm

Brazil's President Michel Temer arrives at the Hangzhou Xiaoshan international airport before the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 2, 2016....

Millions strike in India over wages, economic reforms 02 Sep 2016 - 11:55 am

Members of bank employees union shout slogans during an anti-government protest rally, organised as part of a nationwide strike, in Mumbai, India September...

Weapons storage blast fires off bombs on Baghdad, causing casualties 02 Sep 2016 - 11:09 am

BAGHDAD: A blast caused by a fire at a weapons storage in eastern Baghdad on Friday set off rockets that hit neighboring districts,...

Kolkata remembers Mother Teresa on the eve of sainthood 02 Sep 2016 - 11:03 am

Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, gather in front of the official canonization portrait of Mother Teresa, along with artist Chas Fagan (L),...

Cover up, stay in: Singaporeans wary as Zika spreads 02 Sep 2016 - 10:28 am

People shop for remaining stocks of insect repellent products at a pharmacy in SingaporeSeptember 2, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su By Fathin Ungku and Aradhana...