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At secret Vietnam gig, dissidents hope Obama remembers them 22 May 2016 - 08:28 am

Posters with portrait of US president Barack Obama at a painting gallery in Ho Chi Minh City on May 21, 2016. AFP/LE QUANG...

Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in U.S. drone strike in Pakistan 22 May 2016 - 08:22 am

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, Taliban militants' leader, is seen in this undated handout photograph by the Taliban. REUTERS/TALIBAN HANDOUT/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS BY PHIL...

Obama, bound for Vietnam, seeks to turn old foe into new partner 22 May 2016 - 08:19 am

An image of US President Barack Obama at a tailor shop in Hanoi, Vietnam May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kham By Matt Spetalnick ABOARD AIR...

Polls open in key Austrian presidential runoff 22 May 2016 - 08:15 am

Right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer (L) and Leader of the FPOe Heinz-Christian Strache (R) wave a flag during Hofer's...

Mother, her four children die in west Kenya mudslide 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Andrew Ross NAIROBI, Kenya: A mother and her four children were killed in a mudslide caused by heavy rains in Kenya's westerns...

Greek jets scrambled to US plane after EgyptAir crash: source 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The Fly Delta Air Lines marker at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Wikimedia Commons / Daniel Mayer Athens: Greece scrambled fighter jets to monitor...

Canada’s scorched oil lands have some evacuation orders lifted 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The devastated neighbourhood of Abasand is shown after being ravaged by a wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. REUTERS / Jason Franson TORONTO:...

Excess fluids drained from 88-yr-old Thai king’s brain 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A file picture dated 18 February 2016 shows Thai well-wishers praying for the health and a swift recovery for King Bhumibol Adulyadej next...

Islamic State threatens attacks in India 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A member loyal to the Islamic State waves its flag in Raqqa, June 29, 2014. Reuters NEW DELHI: In a rare appeal to...

Fate of primeval forest in balance as Poland plans logging 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A general view shows part of Europe's last ancient forest, the Bialowieza Primeval Forest in this file photo. (Reuters) By VANESSA GERA WARSAW,...

Canada anounces security deal with Tunisia 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Caption Tunis: Canada on Saturday announced the start of a security pact with Tunisia, initially for three years, to support the North African...

Zika-related microcephaly cases reach five in Colombia 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Chou Chih-hao, deputy director of Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC), briefs reporters on Taiwan's second case of Zika virus at a news...

37 Zambians die in road crash in DR Congo 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE. Reuters Lubumbashi, DR Congo: At least 37 Zambians died when their passenger bus burst into flames after a crash in the...

23 dead, 500,000 flee as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

People take shelter at a camp during the cyclone Roanu in Chittagong, Bangladesh, 21 May 2016. At least 20 people are reported killed...

Obama departs on trip to Vietnam, Japan 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

File picture of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama walking to their limousine at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on March 25, 2016,...

UK “Remain” camp gains ground in EU poll, bookmakers lengthen Brexit odds 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Britain's former prime minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech as he campaigns for Britain to stay in the EU, in London, Britain, 21...

International concern mounts over Venezuela 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a meeting with ministers at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on May 13, 2016. AFP PHOTO...