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Trump loaned White House campaign $7.5mln as he nears Republican nomination 21 May 2016 - 09:13 am

This file photo taken on May 18, 2016 shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a fundraising event in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. AFP...

US Secret Service shoots gun-wielding man near White House 21 May 2016 - 09:06 am

Police secure a location after a shooting near the White House in Washington DC, U.S. May 20, 2016. REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST By Megan Cassella...

Vanuatu to reserve seats in parliament for women 21 May 2016 - 09:03 am

MELBOURNE: The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu will pass constitutional amendments to reserve seats in parliament for women, Justice Minister Ronald Warsal said....

Five dead, thousands flee as Cyclone Roanu nears Bangladesh 21 May 2016 - 08:45 am

Dhaka: Cyclone Roanu was poised to make landfall in southern Bangladesh Saturday, as strong winds and heavy downpours unleashed by the storm left...

Egypt finds human remains and belongings from plane crash at sea 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A screen grab taken from a handout video btained from the Egyptian Defence Ministry shows search operations for missing EgyptAir flight MS804 at...

Moscow proposes joint Syria air strikes with US, Pentagon rejects proposal 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

People protest against rising bread prices by the gate of Maaret al-Numan bakery in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib...

Venezuela crisis puts influential military in spotlight 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Venezuelan National Guards clash with opposition supporters during a rally to demand a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May...

Brazil denies suspending home subsidies, as policy signals blur 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman sits on a terrace at Tiki hostel in Cantagalo favela, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/PILAR OLIVARES BY...

Hezbollah to bolster military presence in Syria: Nasrallah 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters from a screen in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon May 20, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher Beirut: ...

Iraq's Sadr warns against blocking 'peaceful protests' 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr cross a bridge as they leave Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on May 20, 2016. Several people were...

Venezuela, where a hamburger is officially $170 21 May 2016 - 12:00 am

An opposition supporter reacts in front of Venezuelan National Guards in a rally to demand a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro in...

As 1st debris found from Egypt plane crash, no clue on cause 20 May 2016 - 06:51 pm

Relatives of the victims of the missing EgyptAir flight MS804 hold an absentee funeral prayer in a mosque nearby Cairo airport, in Cairo ...

Paris airport renews security crackdown after EgyptAir crash 20 May 2016 - 06:46 pm

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence on 20 May 2016 shows an British Navy officer looking out the window...

Security forces fire on protesters in Baghdad’s Green Zone 20 May 2016 - 06:41 pm

Anti-government protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone in Iraq May 20, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily BAGHDAD: Security forces fired tear gas and live bullets...

Turkish parliament strips MPs of immunity in blow to Kurdish opposition 20 May 2016 - 06:15 pm

Pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MPs pose for a group picture during the voting of an article of constitutional change that could...

Second Chibok girl found as Nigeria's Buhari meets first rescued student 20 May 2016 - 01:38 pm

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari (2-R) meets with the rescued girl Amina Ali Nkeki (L) and her mother Binta Ali Nkeki (4-R) with Governor...

The very idea of a President Trump scares some, bolsters others in Asia 20 May 2016 - 01:34 pm

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on April 27, 2016 in Indianapolis. Washington Post photo...