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Five facts about life in besieged, IS-held Fallujah 02 Jun 2016 - 11:32 am

Smoke billows during fighting between Iraqi government forces and IS jihadists as seen from area on the southern outskirts of Fallujah on June...

It wasn't a 'glitch': State Department deliberately cut embarrassing questions from press briefing video 02 Jun 2016 - 11:13 am

REUTERS/ File photo WASHINGTON: The State Department acknowledged Wednesday that someone in its public affairs bureau made a "deliberate" request that several minutes...

Somalia hotel attack over, 10 dead: minister 02 Jun 2016 - 11:12 am

A man stands next to the Ambassador Hotel, after Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab on June 1, 2016, launched a deadly attack on a top...

Turkey says German vote on Armenian 'genocide' a 'test of friendship' 02 Jun 2016 - 11:09 am

People with Turkish flags protest against the resolution German lawmakers are preparing to pass that recognises the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces,...

Lebanese army kills IS militant, arrests three during raid-source 02 Jun 2016 - 10:53 am

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army shot and killed an Islamic State militant and detained three more during a raid on Thursday in the Akkar...

Norway bans all use of Airbus Super Puma helicopter 02 Jun 2016 - 10:44 am

OSLO: Norway’s Civil Aviation Authority has extended its ban on the use of Airbus H225 Super Puma Helicopters in Norway to include search...

Italy's big cities elect mayors, in test for PM Renzi 02 Jun 2016 - 10:44 am

Roberto Giachetti (L), Democratic Party (PD) candidate for Rome's mayor, embraces Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on stage during a rally in Rome,...

6.5 Quake Hits off Sumatra Coast 02 Jun 2016 - 10:42 am

Washington: A strong 6.5 earthquake hit the western Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday. The epicenter of the quake was about 40km (25...

Nigerian military frees another 250 Boko Haram captives 02 Jun 2016 - 10:40 am

Nigerian soldiers (file photo: AFP) By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigerian special forces have rescued 247 hostages from Boko Haram, the army said...

'Brexiteers' regroup for battle in the City of London 02 Jun 2016 - 10:36 am

Illustration picture of postal ballot papers in London ahead of the June 23 BREXIT referendum when voters will decide whether Britain will remain...

14,000 residents returning to fire-ravaged Canadian city 02 Jun 2016 - 10:33 am

Destroyed houses in the Timberlea neighbourhood are seen as thousands of evacuees who fled a massive wildfire began to trickle back to their...

Building collapse kills soldier in SE Turkey 02 Jun 2016 - 10:32 am

ANKARA (AA): A Turkish soldier has succumbed to wounds after being caught in a building collapse caused by an attack of the terrorist...

Rare giant panda born in Belgium 02 Jun 2016 - 10:30 am

(file photo: AFP) BRUSSELS: A giant panda has given birth in a Belgian zoo, its keepers said on Thursday, marking a rare event...

Rain pummels France; Seine overflows its banks in Paris 02 Jun 2016 - 10:22 am

A photo taken on June 1, 2016 shows the flooded Seine river and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP / BERTRAND GUAY By...

Murder, suicide shake UCLA campus 02 Jun 2016 - 10:21 am

Students and others are searched by security officers after a campus shooting, June 1, 2016 at the University of California's Los Angeles campus...

350 children trapped in school by flash floods in Germany 02 Jun 2016 - 10:13 am

People stand in the street damaged by floods in the Bavarian village of Simbach am Inn east of Munich, Germany, June 1, 2016....

India court convicts 24 over 2002 Gujarat riots massacre 02 Jun 2016 - 09:54 am

Buildings damaged during religious riots are seen in Ahmedabad on June 1, 2016. AFP / SAM PANTHAKY Ahmedabad, India: An Indian court convicted...

Offensive in Syria aimed at cutting off IS supply route 02 Jun 2016 - 09:16 am

File photo of Kurdish People's Protection Units fighters. Reuters Washington: The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria is trying to...