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Kudankulam plant safe from Fukushima-like incident: Russian builders 13 Jun 2016 - 12:17 pm

Sea waves hit the rocks as Kudankulam nuclear power project plant is seen in the background. Reuters By Anjali Ojha Moscow: The nuclear...

Brexit: Britain leaving the EU could be a messy divorce 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 pm

By LORNE COOK BRUSSELS: When Britons decide next week whether to leave the European Union the question will be simple: yes or no....

4 people died in apparent bear attacks in northern Japan 13 Jun 2016 - 11:46 am

TOKYO: Police say four people appeared to have been killed by a bear or bears in a small area of northern Japan in...

Lebanon's interior minister says Beirut blast targeted bank 13 Jun 2016 - 11:44 am

A man walks past the headquarters of the Lebanese Blom Bank where an explosion occurred on Sunday inBeirut, Lebanon June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal...

Pope hits out at 'brazen' free circulation of arms 13 Jun 2016 - 11:40 am

Pope Francis (C) waves to the faithful at the end of a mass for the sick and disabled as part of the Jubilee...

Indian fighter jet crashes in Jodhpur 13 Jun 2016 - 11:36 am

New Delhi: A MiG-27 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in a residential area in Rajasthan's Jodhpur on Monday morning....

Thai pilot jokes about crashing plane carrying ousted PM 13 Jun 2016 - 11:28 am

A Nok Air staff walks past a commercial for the airlines at Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok June 20, 2013. REUTERS/CHAIWAT SUBPRASOM ...

Pistorius in court for murder sentencing 13 Jun 2016 - 11:21 am

Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius attends the sentencing for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp at the Pretoria High Court, South Africa June 13, 2016....

IS suicide attack kills five in Iraq's Ramadi: officers 13 Jun 2016 - 11:19 am

Baghdad: A suicide attack carried out by Islamic State group fighters killed at least five members of the Iraqi security forces on Monday...

Record number of refugees need to be resettled: UN 13 Jun 2016 - 11:04 am

Syrian refugees sit inside a housing compound in Sidon, southern Lebanon June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho Geneva: The United Nations said Monday it...

Gunmen kill two, wound six at Mexico baseball game 13 Jun 2016 - 10:53 am

Puebla, Mexico: Two people were killed and at least six others seriously wounded in Mexico when armed men opened fire on players and...

Greek police move migrants from Macedonia border camp 13 Jun 2016 - 10:44 am

In this file photo, two men eat on the ground at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees in Polykastro on June 8,...

Striking Swedish pilots ground majority of SAS flights 13 Jun 2016 - 10:42 am

Passengers wait for flight information at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden June 11, 2016. TT News Agency/Mikael Fritzon/via REUTERS Stockholm: Scandinavian airline SAS...

City releases names, ages of 18 Orlando nightclub shooting victims 13 Jun 2016 - 10:35 am

People place candles by a statue of Abraham Lincoln during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando attack against a gay...

Iranian forces kill five Kurdish separatists, Revolutionary Guards say 13 Jun 2016 - 10:35 am

DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed five members of a Kurdish separatist group involved in assaults last month in the northwest of the country,...

Pakistan, Afghan soldiers clash at Khyber Pass border - officials 13 Jun 2016 - 10:26 am

File photo of a Pakistani soldier at the Khyber Pass near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Reuters By Ahmad Sultan TORKHAM, Pakistan: Pakistani and Afghan...

Grief mixes with defiance as a shaken Orlando deals with attack 13 Jun 2016 - 10:20 am

People march down Market Street during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando attack against a gay night club, held in...

Israel reopens Palestinian crossings after attack 13 Jun 2016 - 09:50 am

Israeli security forces lay down a spiked road-blocker on the border between the Hebron and the Yattamunicipalities to prevent vehicles from entering or...