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Gunmen kill rights activist in Pakistan 08 May 2016 - 10:01 am

Activist Khurram Zaki. Source: Twitter ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani police officer says gunmen riding motorcycles have shot and killed a rights activist and wounded...

Afghanistan is losing its local press corps as journalists flee the country 08 May 2016 - 09:52 am

Afghan journalist Sardar Ahmad of Agence France-Presse (R) and his wife are placed on their graves in Kabul March 23, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood ...

Buses collide with fuel tanker in Afghanistan, 8 dead 08 May 2016 - 09:51 am

KABUL: An Afghan official says two buses and a fuel tanker have collided on the main highway linking Kabul and Kandahar, killing at...

Is Hillary a sure thing for the White House? 08 May 2016 - 09:47 am

A attendee wears a sticker on his jacket in support of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a rally at La Escuelita...

N. Korea to make 'special' announcement: state TV 08 May 2016 - 09:43 am

Seoul: North Korea said Sunday it would make a "special" announcement, as the regime is holding its first party congress in more than...

Thirty-four missing in China landslide - Xinhua 08 May 2016 - 09:35 am

BEIJING: Thirty-four people are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rain hit a construction site in China's southeastern Fujian province on Sunday,...

Girls' football tackles forced marriage in Burkina Faso 08 May 2016 - 09:21 am

By Zoe Tabary YAKO, Burkina Faso: When Inès Sanso was 15 years old, her family decided she was to marry a man three...

Vietnam police break up protest against Taiwan firm over fish deaths 08 May 2016 - 09:09 am

A local militia member stands guard at the unusual empty Opera House's square where protesters initially planned an anti-Formosa rally after a heavy ...

Canada wildfire explodes in size, approaches oil sands project 08 May 2016 - 08:57 am

Flames rise off Highway 63 on May 7, 2016 outside Fort McMurray, where raging forest fires have forced more than 88,000 from their...

Eight police killed in attack on outskirts of Cairo: Interior Ministry 08 May 2016 - 08:53 am

Egypt is facing an insurgency that has killed hundreds of soldiers and policemen. Reuters Cairo: Unidentified gunmen killed eight policemen dressed in civilian...

What you need to know about Australia's election 08 May 2016 - 08:49 am

REUTERS/ File photo. Canberra: Australia will go to the polls on July 2 after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday called a "double...

Crime-buster the man to beat on eve of Philippines election 08 May 2016 - 08:43 am

Philippine presidential candidate and Davao city mayor Rodrigo 'Digong' Duterte (C) is flanked by his relatives during a ''Miting de Avance'' (last political...

Australian PM Turnbull formally calls July 2 election 08 May 2016 - 08:36 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, May 8, 2016 AAP/Lukas...

N. Korean leader says will only use nuclear weapons if attacked 08 May 2016 - 08:30 am

This photo taken on May 7, 2016 and released on May 8 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North...

14 killed in Himachal bus accident 08 May 2016 - 08:19 am

Shimla: At least 14 people were killed and over 40 others injured in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, officials said...

Rio: Judge bans use of bike lane built for Olympic visitors 08 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Handout picture released by the Rio 2016 Olympic Committee showing writer Antonio Caldas carrying the Olympic Torch in Trindade, Goias State, Brazil, on...