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Russian airstrikes kill 23, injure 35 in Idlib, Syria 31 May 2016 - 03:11 pm

Civilians and civil defence members look for survivors at a site damaged after Russian air strikes on the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib,...

Iraq forces face tough IS resistance on fringes of Fallujah 31 May 2016 - 03:01 pm

Iraqi pro-government forces reach al-Sejar village in Iraq's Anbar province, on the boundaries of Fallujah, on May 28, 2016, as they take part...

Ukraine's released pilot assumes parliament seat 31 May 2016 - 02:24 pm

Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko attends her first session in the parliament after being freed from confinement in Russia as part of...

Iraqi forces free two Yazidi women during assault on IS-held Falluja 31 May 2016 - 01:20 pm

Iraqi pro-government forces reach al-Sejar village in Iraq's Anbar province, on the boundaries of Fallujah, on May 28, 2016, as they take part...

Bahrain upholds death sentences for attack on police 31 May 2016 - 01:18 pm

Dubai: A Bahraini appeals court Tuesday upheld death sentences for three Shiites convicted of killing three policemen in a bombing in the Sunni-ruled...

Pakistani men arrested in Germany as 18 women report sex assaults 31 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

Berlin: German police have arrested three Pakistani suspects as 18 women have reported becoming victims of sexual assaults at a music festival, authorities...

Thai wildlife officials start removing tigers from temple 31 May 2016 - 12:57 pm

A sedated tiger is stretchered as officials start moving tigers from Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination which has come under...

3,700 flee Falluja amid reports Islamic State using human shields -UN 31 May 2016 - 12:43 pm

Displaced Iraqi women and children swarm a Red Crescent ambulance handing out medicine at a newly-opened camp in the government-held town of Amriyat...

Dead whale found on bow of cruise ship entering Alaska port 31 May 2016 - 12:38 pm

File picture of a whale stuck to a bow. Reuters By DAN JOLING ANCHORAGE, Alaska: A veterinary pathologist worked Monday to determine what...

Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery 31 May 2016 - 12:13 pm

By Ruma Paul DHAKA: Six men were sentenced to death in Bangladesh on Tuesday for killing eight people during a bank robbery in...

Riyadh to allow non-Muslims to enter 4 mosques in Jeddah 31 May 2016 - 12:03 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will allow non-Muslims to enter four mosques in Jeddah, local media reported on Monday. The main purpose of the move...

Pakistani prime minister undergoes open heart surgery in London 31 May 2016 - 12:02 pm

File photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks during a joint news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani ISLAMABAD:...

UN agency says Syria Kurds block civilians fleeing near Aleppo 31 May 2016 - 11:59 am

File photo of an armed gunman walking near burning tires as protesters block Damascus-Aleppo highway in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town...

Ukraine's released pilot returns to parliament 31 May 2016 - 11:49 am

Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko sings the national anthem as she attends her first session in the parliament after being freed from...

Iraqi army pause at southern edge of Falluja as IS fights back 31 May 2016 - 11:32 am

An Iraqi Shi'ite fighter covers his ear as artillery fires towards Islamic State militants near Falluja, Iraq, May 29, 2016. REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI By...

Gunmen kill nine, kidnap 170 passengers from Afghan buses 31 May 2016 - 11:26 am

KUNDUZ: Gunmen in Afghanistan killed nine bus passengers and kidnapped 170 on Tuesday outside the northern city of Kunduz in an attack blamed...

German unemployment falls to new low 31 May 2016 - 11:22 am

People walk next to Alexa shopping mall at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Frankfurt: Unemployment in Germany fell...