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Tusk says 'difficult to be optimistic' on Brexit given polls 16 Jun 2016 - 01:57 pm

Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila (R) welcomes visiting EU Council President Donald Tusk at the PM's official residence Kesaranta in Helsinki, Finland, June...

150 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan 16 Jun 2016 - 01:35 pm

Amman: A total of 150 Syrian refugees from various age groups, entered into the Kingdom through various crossing points during the last 24...

Pieces of EgyptAir plane found at bottom of Med 16 Jun 2016 - 01:18 pm

(FILES) An image grab taken from a video uploaded on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian military spokesperson on May 21, 2016...

Thais needs 'more time' to fend off EU fishing ban: official 16 Jun 2016 - 01:16 pm

Bangkok: Thailand's fisheries director said Thursday his department needs more time to clean up the kingdom's scandal-mired seafood sector and avoid a looming...

Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidis: U.N 16 Jun 2016 - 01:15 pm

Bones, suspected to belong to members of Iraq's Yazidi community, are seen in a mass grave on the outskirts of the town of...

Orlando gunman writes ominous Facebook post before attack 16 Jun 2016 - 01:12 pm

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials collect evidence from the Pulse gay night club, the site of a mass shooting days earlier, in...

Niger says 34 migrants found dead in Sahara 16 Jun 2016 - 01:02 pm

NIAMEY, Niger: Twenty children were among 34 migrants found dead in the Sahara desert, the Niger government said late Wednesday. It is thought...

Russian far-right figure among fans expelled from France: sources 16 Jun 2016 - 12:36 pm

A teargas grenade explodes near an England fan ahead of England's EURO 2016 match in Marseille, France, June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier Marseille: ...

Human-eating lions condemned to life in captivity in India 16 Jun 2016 - 12:36 pm

Lion in Gir Forest, India. Reuters NEW DELHI: Officials at a forest reserve in western India have sentenced three lions to life in...

Two-year-old boy killed as he fled Iraq's Fallujah: Aid group 16 Jun 2016 - 12:18 pm

A member of Iraqi police forces gestures as he stands in front of a collapsed building in Fallujah's southern Shuhada neighbourhood to retake...

Spain PM protests Cameron 'Brexit' visit to Gibraltar 16 Jun 2016 - 12:07 pm

MADRID: Spanish Premier Mariano Rajoy says he hopes Britain stays in the EU but is unhappy with British Prime Minister David Cameron's brief...

Three Russian fans to face trial over Euro 2016 violence: official 16 Jun 2016 - 11:55 am

Marseille: Three of the 43 Russian supporters detained in France over the violence around the England-Russia Euro 2016 match will be tried Thursday,...

Japan man arrested for killing father with chopstick 16 Jun 2016 - 11:53 am

Tokyo: A Japanese man who stabbed his father to death with a chopstick was arrested on Thursday, police said. Michikazu Ikeuchi, 51, admitted...

Post-Islamic State Iraq should be split in three - top Kurdish official 16 Jun 2016 - 11:13 am

Children inside the medical center near Fallujah watch through a fence. PHOTO CREDIT: The Washington Post by Ali Arkady VII. By Maher Chmaytelli...

About 1.3 million wild alligators in Florida but attacks rare 16 Jun 2016 - 11:07 am

This file photo taken on April 20, 2016 shows an alligator swims in the waters at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. /...

EU set to fight France over minimum wage for truckers 16 Jun 2016 - 11:00 am

Police officers stand guard in a street of Paris after a car was burnt by a group of hooded people on June 14,...

Australian elections a bore next to US, and that's a relief 16 Jun 2016 - 10:54 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stands outside Australia's Parliament House in Canberra May 4, 2016. Reuters By KRISTEN GELINEAU SYDNEY: The election campaign...

Russia building military 'zone of influence': NATO 16 Jun 2016 - 10:38 am

Berlin: Moscow is seeking to create a "zone of influence through military means", NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, adding that the alliance...