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Iran's Khamenei warns of Western 'schemes' as new MPs meet 28 May 2016 - 11:40 am

Iranian lawmakers take their oath during the opening session of the new parliament in Tehran on May 28, 2016. AFP / ATTA KENARE ...

Presidential race shows deep seated strife toward minorities 28 May 2016 - 11:28 am

Anti-Donald Trump protesters clash with Trump supporters outside the election rally event in San Diego, California, on May 27, 2016. AFP / Mark...

Australia police use pepper spray as nationalists clash with anti-racism protesters 28 May 2016 - 10:50 am

A policeman deploys capsicum spray towards a protester during clashes in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg, Australia, May 28, 2016. AAP/Julian Smith/via REUTERS ...

WHO rejects call for Olympics to be moved due to Zika 28 May 2016 - 10:45 am

The Olympic Flag flies in front of ''Christ the Redeemer'' statue during a blessing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro August 19, 2012. REUTERS/RICARDO...

Blast kills one at Bulgaria's biggest military plant 28 May 2016 - 10:36 am

SOFIA: A blast at Bulgaria's biggest weapons maker, Arsenal, in the centre of the Balkan country killed one person on Friday night, the...

Sri Lanka says 100 missing in landslides are dead 28 May 2016 - 10:30 am

Members of Sri Lankan military rescue team work at the site of a landslide at Elangipitiya village in Aranayaka, Sri Lanka May 19,...

Malaysia accepts 68 Syrian refugees 28 May 2016 - 10:15 am

A Syrian child looks on after arriving at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) airbase in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 May...

Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika 28 May 2016 - 10:10 am

Material to prevent Zika infection by mosquitoes are displayed at the 69th World Health Assembly at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva,...

Pakistani PM to undergo heart surgery in London 28 May 2016 - 10:06 am

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves as he leaves after attending the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/FAISAL...

U.S. forces in Okinawa hold month of mourning for murdered Japanese woman 28 May 2016 - 10:02 am

US Marine Corps Lt Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson (C), the Okinawa Area Cooordinator and Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force Commander, offers...

Outrage in multi-ethnic Malaysia as government backs Islamic law 28 May 2016 - 09:58 am

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak attends an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this March 14, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/OLIVIA HARRIS/FILES By Praveen...

Trump's San Diego rally draws more than 1,000 chanting protesters 28 May 2016 - 09:52 am

People demonstrate against Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump outside his campaign event in San Diego, California , US May 27, 2016. REUTERS/David...

N. Korea warns S. Korea of retaliatory strikes 28 May 2016 - 09:33 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ryugyong General Ophthalmic Hospital under construction in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean...

Small plane crashes in New York's Hudson River, one dead 28 May 2016 - 09:11 am

Emergency personnel gather near the 79th St. Boat Basin of the Hudson River, into which a vintage World War II plane crashed near...

Korean Air passengers recall near-disaster at Tokyo airport 28 May 2016 - 08:51 am

Firefighters surround a Korean Air jet on the tarmac after the jetliner's left engine caught fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan,...

Macedonian president revokes pardons for politicians 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Macedonia's President Gjorge Ivanov. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins Skopje: Macedonia's president on Friday revoked the pardons he had granted to 22 politicians...