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The English town that voted Brexit 'out of love' 28 Jun 2016 - 10:04 am

"Say No Believe in Britain" boards are displayed on a building in Redcar, north east England on June 27, 2016. AFP / Scott...

Uber, Lyft resolve litigation involving top executives 28 Jun 2016 - 09:42 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Lyft and its former chief operating officer Travis VanderZanden have settled litigation in California, court filings show, in which Lyft accused...

Baby steppes: Mongolian women face ballot box battle 28 Jun 2016 - 09:34 am

This picture taken on June 26, 2016 shows the suburbs of Ulan Bator. / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE Ulan Bator: Mongolian pop singer...

Europeans, Asians battle for UN power seats 28 Jun 2016 - 09:09 am

File photo/ REUTERS United Nations: Three European countries and two Asian nations are battling for seats on the UN Security Council in elections...

Mexico police, troops 'routinely' harrass arrested women: Amnesty 28 Jun 2016 - 09:06 am

File photo/ REUTERS Mexico City: Mexico's police and armed forces routinely torture and mistreat women, sometimes using sexual violence during arrest and interrogation,...

Boat carrying 11 people missing off Tonga 28 Jun 2016 - 08:51 am

Tonga on the globe. Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Rescuers launched an air and sea search Tuesday for a boat missing in Pacific waters off Tonga...

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, French FM discuss regional developments 28 Jun 2016 - 08:27 am

French President Francois Hollande shakes hands with Saudi Defence Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on June 27, 2016 at the...

IS gone but some Fallujans shun return to 'cursed city' 28 Jun 2016 - 08:05 am

A member of Iraqi government forces next to an armoured vehicle on June 27, 2016 in western Fallujah, after Iraqi forces retook the...

Iranians pray for peace on holy night 28 Jun 2016 - 07:58 am

Iranian Shiite Muslims pray at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran in the early hours of July 27, 2016 in...

Grenade attack on Malaysian pub wounds 8, police rule out terrorism 28 Jun 2016 - 07:55 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A grenade attack on a bar in Malaysia wounded eight people, including a Chinese national, police said on Tuesday, ruling out...

UK vows action after racist attacks on Poles and Muslims in wake of Brexit 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

English Cross of St George flags hang outside a house in England. (AFP / Scott Heppell) By Michael Holden LONDON: Polish and Muslim...

India PM Modi slams party colleague Swamy for attacks on central bank chief 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (file photo/The Peninsula) New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed a party colleague for "inappropriate"...

14 dead in bomb attacks on ex-Qaeda bastion in Yemen 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Aden: At least 14 people were killed in a series of bombings Monday that targeted troops in Yemen's southeastern city of Mukalla, which...

ANALYSIS: Brexit casts doubt over new EU and NATO defence strategy 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

The Queen Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is reflected in a puddle as a cyclist rides by in London, on 27 June 2016. Britain...

Brexit vote sends new shocks through markets; political chaos deepens 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF meets Britains' Chancellor George Osborne prior to a press conference at the Treasury in London. May...

Germany, France, Italy vow 'new impulse' for EU 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

(L-R) French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi address a press conference ahead of talks following...

Could Britain still row back from Brexit? 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Prime Minister David Cameron, who led the campaign for Britain to stay in the EU, ruled such a move out in a parliamentary...

Congo aims to vaccinate 11.6 mln against yellow fever 28 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

By Amedee Mwarabu Kiboko and Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA: A campaign to vaccinate 11.6 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo against yellow...