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US Republican lawmakers approve $1.1 bln in new Zika funds 23 Jun 2016 - 10:52 am

A woman looks at a Center for Disease Control (CDC) health advisory sign about the dangers of the Zika virus as she lines...

New Zealand man jailed for spreading images of IS violence: media 23 Jun 2016 - 10:45 am

The man possessed and distributed images of extreme IS violence. A New Zealand man was jailed on Thursday for spreading images of Islamic...

Germany's Bild promises Brits sunloungers, goals in EU plea 23 Jun 2016 - 10:26 am

BERLIN: Germany's Bild newspaper promised on Thursday that Germans would not hog hotel sunloungers and would ditch their goalkeeper for the next penalty...

Britain votes on EU membership after tight and bitter campaign 23 Jun 2016 - 09:56 am

A sign gives voting instructions in a voting booth at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London,...

Colombia government, rebels to sign full ceasefire 23 Jun 2016 - 09:48 am

Leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) patrol by a roadway near to San Vicente de Caguan, Caqueta province, Colombia,...

Turkey could hold UK-style referendum on stalled EU bid: Erdogan 23 Jun 2016 - 09:45 am

European Union (L) and Turkish flags fly outside a hotel in Istanbul, Turkey May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo Istanbul: Turkish President Recep...

Coalition air strikes, Turkish army kill 8 Islamic State militants: sources 23 Jun 2016 - 09:37 am

File photo used for representation ANKARA: Artillery fire from Turkey and air strikes by US-led coalition warplanes killed at least eight Islamic State...

Gunmen kidnap seven, including Australians, in Nigeria 23 Jun 2016 - 09:28 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed kidnapping of Australian citizens. Reuters CALABAR, Nigeria: Gunmen in southern Nigeria have killed a local driver and...

Saudi Interior Ministry announces killing of wanted person 23 Jun 2016 - 09:23 am

Jeddah: The Interior Ministry in Saudi Arabia announced the killing of a wanted person for his involvement in terrorist crimes, in an exchange...

Democrats take over US House with "sit-in" over gun control 23 Jun 2016 - 09:18 am

Supporters of House Democrats taking part in a sit-in on the House Chamber shout encouragement from outside the US Capitol on June 22,...

Voting starts in Britain's EU membership referendum 23 Jun 2016 - 09:10 am

A man carries an umbrella past a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in central London, Britain, June 23, 2016....

Sick workers evacuated in daring South Pole rescue 23 Jun 2016 - 09:05 am

This June 22, 2016 handout photo courtesy of the National Science Foundation shows a Twin Otter aircraft on a medical evacuation flight taxiing...

N. Korea leader says new missile can strike US Pacific bases 23 Jun 2016 - 09:02 am

KCNA picture shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking at an event. KCNA/Reuters Seoul: Leader Kim Jong-Un threatened US military bases across...

China factories closed over toxic school tracks scare 23 Jun 2016 - 08:26 am

Beijing: Chinese authorities have shut down nine factories and detained some executives after reports that toxic industrial waste was used to make running...

Pakistan calls for aid for its millions of Afghan refugees 23 Jun 2016 - 08:21 am

A corridor between Afghanistan-Pakistan security fences at the border post in Torkham, Pakistan. REUTERS/FAYAZ AZIZ Islamabad: Pakistan, home for decades to millions of...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to visit troubled diaspora in Thailand 23 Jun 2016 - 08:12 am

File photo of Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured on June 17, 2016. AFP Bangkok: Myanmar's Aung San...

In Turkey's tussle with the EU, Erdogan thinks he holds the cards 23 Jun 2016 - 08:06 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, June 20, 2016. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS By Nick Tattersall and...

North Korea rules out nuclear talks resumption: official 23 Jun 2016 - 08:01 am

Beijing: North Korea has "no thoughts" of resuming six-party talks on its nuclear programme, a top Pyongyang official said Thursday in Beijing, despite...