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Aid workers hit by increased South Sudan violence: UN 15 Jun 2016 - 09:35 am

Women carry charcoal from a market on their way to the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal, on June 14, 2016. AFP...

Wife of Orlando shooter knew of attack, could soon be charged: source 15 Jun 2016 - 09:28 am

A police car is pictured in front of Omar Mateen's home in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, U.S. June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri By...

Former Australia detectives guilty of student murder 15 Jun 2016 - 09:20 am

Supreme Court building of New South Wales. Sydney: Two former Australian detectives, including a once decorated cop who has spent time in prison...

Costa Rica adds hydroelectric dam to clean energy grid 15 Jun 2016 - 09:02 am

Siquirres, Costa Rica: A giant cement structure rises from the river in the middle of Costa Rica's Caribbean tropical forest, and its turbines...

US gun industry thrives but challenged by demographics 15 Jun 2016 - 08:34 am

Gun enthusiasts look over Smith & Wesson guns at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual show in Louisville, Kentucky. Reuters/John Sommers II/File Photo ...

Chinese spy ship entered Japan waters: Tokyo 15 Jun 2016 - 08:23 am

Tokyo: A Chinese spy ship entered Japan's territorial waters on Wednesday, Tokyo officials said, less than a week after another of the rival's...

Pakistan proves slippery target for Islamic State 15 Jun 2016 - 07:55 am

File photo of a Pakistani flag on a mast as paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers talk while guarding. Reuters Islamabad: As investigators probe connections...

North Korea may be ‘significantly’ upping nuclear bomb output: report 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Kim Jong Un with military officers as he observes a drill, March 25, 2016. KCNA /REUTERS By David Brunnstrom and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON:...

Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of being behind UN crimes report 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

“The gathering of information from ‘witnesses’ organised by Ethiopia allows the latter to advance its propaganda against a country that it aims to...

Man stabs teenager in France citing Ramadan 'sacrifice' 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Rennes, France: A man with known psychiatric problems stabbed a 19-year-old girl three times in western France on Tuesday, telling police he had...

Christian ministers quit over Lebanon government inaction 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Beirut, June 14, 2016 (AFP) - One of Lebanon's main Christian political parties said on Tuesday its two ministers in the cabinet have...

Christian ministers quit over Lebanon government inaction 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Sami Gemayel. Photo courtesy: The Daily Star / Hasan Shaaban Beirut: One of Lebanon's main Christian political parties said on Tuesday its two...

US irks Venezuela, urging recall vote 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry. REUTERS file photo /Mohammad Ismail Santo Domingo: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday urged the...

Police fire teargas, water cannon during Paris labour law protest 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Police officers clash with demonstrators during a protest against proposed labour reforms on June 14, 2016 in Paris. Forty people were hurt and...

US Senate leader McConnell says wants to deny guns to ‘terrorists’ 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talks to the media after a weekly Senate caucus luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington March 17,...

French police couple killed in IS-inspired stabbing 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A French policeman bring flowers on June 14, 2016 to the house in Magnanville where a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State...

Libya PM calls for unity behind anti-IS Sirte offensive 15 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Diplomats hope the move will shore up the UN-backed administration led by prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj, who on Tuesday said advances by pro-government...