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Once dismissed, shark attacks may hit new record in 2016 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A tourist swims with a sandbar shark on a cageless shark dive tour in Haleiwa, Hawaii February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry By Barbara...

Accused Italian marine returns home from India 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Italian Marine Salvatore Girone arrives on May 28, 2016 at the Ciampino airport in Rome. India's top court on May 26, 2016 allowed...

Lightning strikes German football pitch, 35 injured, 3 seriously: report 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Partial view taken of the Parc Monceau following its evacuation after eleven people including 10 children were struck by lightning in the park,...

British far-right burn EU flag as referendum looms 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Police personnel escort a demonstration by far right protesters in the town of Dover in south east England, on May 28, 2016. AFP...

Brazil arrests first suspect after shocking gang-rape video 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Activists protest after the gang rape of a teenager, in the front of Legislative Assembly building, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 27 May...

Bulgaria to return detained Afghan migrants to Greece 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This handout picture released on the Twitter account of the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med) shows a shipreck of migrants and...

US blocks cluster-bomb sales to Saudis: report 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: The Obama administration has moved to block sales of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen, amid reports of mounting...

Erdogan condemns US 'support' for Syrian Kurdish groups 28 May 2016 - 06:25 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a ceremony at the airport in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, May 28,...

Venezuela government, opposition hold talks in Dominican Republic: local media 28 May 2016 - 06:06 pm

A man unloads bottles of Coca Cola from a truck in Caracas on May 27, 2016. Coca Cola suspended much of its distribution...

Toll in Paris lightning strike rises to 11 injured, 6 seriously: official 28 May 2016 - 05:49 pm

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: REUTERS / Lucas Jackson Paris: Eleven people including 10 children were struck by lightning at a Paris park on Saturday, a...

Putin wraps up Greek trip with Russian monastery visit 28 May 2016 - 05:43 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin bows in front of an icon of Virgin Mary as he visits Karyes, the administrative centre of the all-male...

Nepal unveils $9 billion budget focused on quake reconstruction 28 May 2016 - 05:34 pm

Nepalese Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel carries a briefcase with the new government's budget for the fiscal year 2016/2017 in Kathmandu on May...

40,000 Syrian families flee Islamic State attacks on Aleppo 28 May 2016 - 05:31 pm

Photo from Aleppo’s Azaz. source: twitter By Halit Suleyman and Ayse Aktas ALEPPO, Syria: The Islamic State terrorist group’s attacks on Aleppo’s Azaz...

EU member states should stress-test banks’ cyber risks: European Banking Authority chairman 28 May 2016 - 05:29 pm

Andrea Enria, Chairperson of European Banking Authority (EBA), attends a policy dialogue at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong January 19, 2015....

Iraq elite forces take position around Fallujah 28 May 2016 - 05:21 pm

The counter-terrorism service (CTS), Iraq's best-trained and most battle-tested fighting unit, moved into position on the boundaries of Fallujah, a bastion of the...

Fears grow for civilians in strife-hit Syria, Iraq 28 May 2016 - 05:15 pm

A civilian walks past damaged buildings in the rebel-held area of Deraa, Syria, May 24, 2016. REUTERS / Alaa Al-Faqir Beirut: International concern...

Chicago police use algorithm to combat gun violence 28 May 2016 - 05:07 pm

Customers look over the last two AR-15 style rifles for sale inside the Bullet Hole gun shop in Sarasota, Florida. Reuters / Brian...

Iran arrests eight for producing 'obscene' music videos 28 May 2016 - 05:02 pm

Crackdowns in Iran are increasing despite moderate President Hassan Rouhani's effort to allow greater social and cultural freedom. Behrouz Mehri (AFP/File) Tehran: Iran...