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Lightning strikes injure 51 at German music festival 04 Jun 2016 - 11:55 am

The festival is taking place at the airport in Mendig. AFP BERLIN: At least 51 people were injured by lightning strikes at the...

France disciplines 5 troops over C. Africa abuse: ministry 04 Jun 2016 - 11:10 am

File picture of a French sniper in Bangui December 8, 2013. Reuters/Emmanuel Paris: France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in...

Dam completion signifies growing Indian influence in Afghanistan 04 Jun 2016 - 11:07 am

The Salma Hydroelectric Dam at Chishti Sharif in Afghanistan's Herat province. AFP / AREF KARIMI KABUL: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Afghanistan...

Top Indian hospital says duped in kidney sale racket 04 Jun 2016 - 10:57 am

Commercial trade in organs is illegal in India and transplant donations to non-relatives must be approved by a special committee. New Delhi: One...

Sahrawis, officials pay tribute to Western Sahara leader 04 Jun 2016 - 10:48 am

Indigenous Sahrawi people react during the funeral of Western Sahara's Polisario Front leader Mohamed Abdelaziz in Tindouf, Algeria June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina ...

US flexes muscles as Asia worries about S China Sea row 04 Jun 2016 - 10:45 am

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 4, 2016. REUTERS/EDGAR SU By David Brunnstrom and...

Bahrain jailbreak sparks manhunt 04 Jun 2016 - 10:08 am

File photo of Pearl roundabout in Mana. Bahraini security forces have set up roadblock to find the escaped fugitives. Reuters Dubai: Bahraini security...

Seine river recedes slightly in Paris 04 Jun 2016 - 09:45 am

This picture taken on June 3, 2016 shows the Zouave statue of the Alma bridge flooded by the river Seine following heavy rainfalls...

Clinton goes nuclear in bid to unpick 'Teflon Don' 04 Jun 2016 - 09:40 am

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop in San Bernadino, California, United States June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake Washington:...

One dead, three critical in Indonesian chopper crash 04 Jun 2016 - 09:38 am

illed and three passengers critically wounded after a helicopter crashed in remote eastern Indonesia Saturday, officials said, the latest accident to beset the...

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, in his own words 04 Jun 2016 - 09:29 am

This file photo taken on October 30, 1974 shows former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (L) and titleholder US George Foreman (R) fighting...

Democracy is nothing to fear, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary 04 Jun 2016 - 09:16 am

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) meeting in Taipei, Taiwan May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu BY J.R. WU...

Japan pledges support for Southeast Asia security to counter coercive China 04 Jun 2016 - 09:02 am

Japan's Minister of Defence Gen Nakatani speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 4, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su Japan will help Southeast...

U.S. falters in campaign to revive Iraqi army, officials say 04 Jun 2016 - 08:58 am

Shi'ite fighters take a selfie while firing artillery towards Islamic State militants near Falluja, Iraq, May 29, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani BY NED PARKER...

China urged to cooperate as Asia worries about South China Sea row 04 Jun 2016 - 08:40 am

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 4, 2016. REUTERS/EDGAR SU BY DAVID BRUNNSTROM AND...

Muhammad Ali, boxing and cultural icon, dead at age 74 04 Jun 2016 - 08:27 am

Muhammad Ali cuddling his daughters Laila, (L)and Hana at a hotel in London, December 1978. Action Images/MSI Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali,...