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19 migrants rescued from boat in English Channel: coastguard 29 May 2016 - 12:09 pm

London: The British coastguard said it rescued 19 migrants on Sunday from the Channel after their inflatable boat began to take on water....

Missing Pakistani boy found in India two years later 29 May 2016 - 12:00 pm

Five-year-old Tufail Ismail. Photo by ALI AKBAR/Dawn Islamabad: A Pakistani boy who went missing from his home in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan...

Iran not to send Mecca pilgrims, blames Saudi: state TV 29 May 2016 - 11:54 am

Tehran: Iranians will not take part in this year's Mecca pilgrimage because of "obstacles" raised by Saudi Arabia, custodian of Islam's holiest sites,...

Seventeen killed in care home fire in Ukraine 29 May 2016 - 11:52 am

Rescuers inspect the debris of a residential house after a fire broke out, in the village of Litochky, northeast of Kiev, Ukraine, May...

British florist sees rosy future in Brexit 29 May 2016 - 11:35 am

Florist Damian Duffy pictured as he prepares flowers in his shop in Watford, north of London. AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS Watford, United Kingdom:...

Bosnia's 'radicals' defy police and religious authorities' crackdown 29 May 2016 - 11:15 am

An entrance to the Bosnian village of Gornja Maoca decorated with Islamic State signs, February 4, 2015. Police in Bosnia arrested several people...

Brexit: A messy divorce after 40 years of marriage 29 May 2016 - 11:01 am

Brussels: A British exit from the European Union would plunge the two parties into a messy divorce and force them build a new...

U.S. servicemen seen on frontline of new Kurdish offensive in Iraq 29 May 2016 - 10:22 am

HASSAN SHAMI: U.S. servicemen were seen by a Reuters correspondent near the frontline of an offensive launched on Sunday by Kurdish Peshmerga forces...

Media-savvy Thai monks wage PR war to defend scandal-hit abbot 29 May 2016 - 10:14 am

Communications head of Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple in one of the meditation halls in Bangkok. AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA Pathum Thani, Thailand: An...

Philippine police kill three more drug suspects 29 May 2016 - 10:13 am

Manila: Philippine police have killed three drug suspects in a shootout, officials said Sunday, the latest such deaths after the election of tough...

France's Sapin says government will stand firm on labour reform 29 May 2016 - 09:37 am

French Finance Minister Michel Sapin attends an interview with Reuters in Paris, France, February 11, 2016. REUTERS/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN By Ingrid Melander PARIS: A...

In Asia Pacific, a tense game of political brinksmanship 29 May 2016 - 09:29 am

Chinese coastguard ships give chase to Vietnamese coastguard vessels (not pictured) after they came within 10 nautical miles of the Haiyang Shiyou 981,...

World's longest rail tunnel sees light at end of decades' wait 29 May 2016 - 09:26 am

This file photo taken on October 15, 2010 shows miners celebrating after a giant drilling machine completed the world's longest tunnel beneath the...

The never-ending vigil for millions yearning to bury their dead 29 May 2016 - 09:20 am

Sri Lankan activists of the "Dead and Missing Person's Parents" organisation hold placards as they take part in a demonstration outside the United...

Japan's Abe may leave tax hike to next PM: reports 29 May 2016 - 09:14 am

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) following their joint press announcement at the ...

Conservative reelected Iran speaker despite reformist gains 29 May 2016 - 09:09 am

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani is sworn-in during the inauguration ceremony of the newIranian parliament, in Tehran, Iran, 28 May 2016. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH ...