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Mexican state elections test ruling party's hopes for 2018 05 Jun 2016 - 10:28 am

Protesters from the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) teachers union, clash with riot police as they take part in a march against...

Clinton sweeps in Virgin Islands, moves closer to nomination 05 Jun 2016 - 09:55 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks to an undocumented farm worker Maria Licea, 49, and her 9-year-old daughter Jasmin Aguilar after a conversation...

Vietnam breaks up protests as anger seethes over fish deaths 05 Jun 2016 - 09:39 am

The square outside Hanoi's Opera House stands empty after police broke up a protest against a Taiwanese company accused of being behind a...

In pushback to US, China says 'has no fear of trouble' in South China Sea 05 Jun 2016 - 09:15 am

An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Taiwanese military plane shows the view of Itu Aba, which the Taiwanese call...

German music festival cut short after lightning strikes 05 Jun 2016 - 09:09 am

A worker lifts a board at the music festival Rock am Ring in the west German city of Mendig on June 4, 2016. ...

US officer arrested in Japan's Okinawa for drink-driving 05 Jun 2016 - 08:43 am

US military base in Okinawa was criticised for series of crimes including assaults and hit-and-run accidents. Reuters Tokyo: A US naval officer was...

Nicaraguan Sandinistas re-nominate Ortega for president 05 Jun 2016 - 08:24 am

File photo of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega as he speaks to supporters after casting his vote in the municipal elections. Reuters Managua: Daniel...

Peru votes in decider for jailed ex-leader's daughter 05 Jun 2016 - 08:13 am

Electoral signs of Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of 'Fuerza Popular' party are seen in Villa Maria del Triunfo on the outskirts of...

Qatar’s efforts in caring for workers praised 05 Jun 2016 - 02:26 am

Doha: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the efforts of Qatar to provide the necessary medical care to workers in general, and Indian...

51 people injured by lightning in Germany 05 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Visitors walk through mud at the site of the music festival Rock am Ring in the west German city of Mendig on June...

Cuba’s Castros are clearly robust, Raul quips after 85th birthday 05 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Cuban President Raul Castro (C) raises his clenched fist in salutation during the official picture of the heads of state participating in the...

'He will never die': World mourns Muhammad Ali 05 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani women light candles as they pay respects to boxing legend Muhammad Ali in Multan on June 4, 2016. AFP / SS MIRZA...

Congolese pay tribute to "Rumble in the Jungle" icon Ali 05 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

This picture taken on June 4, 2016, in Kinshasa, shows a memorabilia of the October 30, 1974 boxing match in which Muhammad Ali...

Flash floods kill 4 in France 04 Jun 2016 - 06:57 pm

View taken on June 4, 2016 shows the river Seine near the Notre Dame cathedral (R) after its banks became flooded following heavy...

Obama leads tributes for Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest' 04 Jun 2016 - 06:39 pm

A man has his photograph taken near a makeshift memorial to the late Muhammad Ali in New York, U.S., June 4, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas...

Muhammed Ali's birth city Louisville honors its hometown hero 04 Jun 2016 - 06:22 pm

People pay respects at a makeshift memorial for boxing legend Muhammad Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center on June 4, 2016 in Louisville,...

More than 2,000 militants massed in northern Aleppo: Russia 04 Jun 2016 - 04:50 pm

Boys help their injured friend after an airstrike on Aleppo's rebel held al-Fardous district, Syria June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail MOSCOW: More than...