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China jails top executive at China Resources unit 22 Jun 2016 - 10:41 am

Beijing: A Chinese court has jailed a former top executive in one of the country's largest state-owned conglomerates for 10 years for bribery...

Peru president-elect jokes about ending ties with U.S. if Trump wins 22 Jun 2016 - 10:36 am

Incoming Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski attends a mass in Manchay on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo Lima:...

French authorities ban union demo in Paris Thursday: police 22 Jun 2016 - 10:23 am

Paris: Paris police authorities said they have banned a planned union demonstration in the capital on Thursday, after previous such marches descended into...

Somalia security chief killed by own guard, al Shabaab claims responsibility 22 Jun 2016 - 10:15 am

MOGADISHU: The Islamist militant group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Somalia security official, who was was gunned down...

Lightning kills at least 67 as monsoon sweeps India 22 Jun 2016 - 09:40 am

Men walk past submerged vehicles as they wade through a water-logged street after heavy rains in Jammu on June 21, 2016. AFP New...

Afghan Taliban release some kidnapped bus passengers 22 Jun 2016 - 09:36 am

File photo of Taliban insurgents. Reuters Kandahar, Afghanistan: The Taliban have released 21 of some two dozen hostages pulled from their vehicles on...

Debris found in Australia ruled out as from MH370 22 Jun 2016 - 09:24 am

Mother of a passenger of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries while holding a painting which her family made for wishing the...

China plans first regular civilian cruises to disputed Spratlys by 2020 22 Jun 2016 - 09:15 am

An aerial view shows the Pagasa (Hope) Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea. Reuters BEIJING:...

Philippines v China: facts about a much-watched legal battle 22 Jun 2016 - 09:06 am

A crew member of a fishing vessel sitting at the bow, anchored at the mouth of the South China Sea off the town...

29 Filipinas rescued from trafficking in Malaysia 22 Jun 2016 - 08:56 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police have rescued 29 Filipinas who had been trafficked into work in bars, the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur said...

25 civilians killed in raids on Syria IS bastion Raqa: monitor 22 Jun 2016 - 08:54 am

Beirut: Air strikes on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa killed 25 civilians, six of them children, a monitoring group...

Norway oil drilling rig workers agree wage deal, avoid strike 22 Jun 2016 - 08:37 am

File photo of oil workers at the Oseberg oil field, in the North Sea. REUTERS/MARIT HOMMEDAL/NTB SCANPIX/FILES OSLO: Workers on Norwegian offshore oil ...

Turkish jets strike PKK targets in northern Iraq, southeast Turkey 22 Jun 2016 - 08:34 am

File photo of Turkish fighter jet. Reuters DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey overnight on...

N. Korea test fires two powerful, mid-range missiles 22 Jun 2016 - 08:25 am

A television screen broadcasts news coverage of a North Korean rocket launch, at Seoul station on June 22, 2016. AFP / Ed Jones ...

Gains against Islamic State not yet enough, could backfire: U.S. officials 22 Jun 2016 - 08:22 am

Smoke rises from clashes with Islamic State militants in Falluja, Iraq, June 10, 2016. REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI By John Walcott WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama...