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Three dead in Kenya protests: police 24 May 2016 - 10:27 am

A woman runs with her two schoolboys during running battles between police firing tear gas and protesters throwing rocks. EPA/DANIEL IRUNGU Nairobi: Three...

Russia, Ukraine commit to Minsk accords in call with France, Germany 24 May 2016 - 10:17 am

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures during a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/GLEB GARANICH BERLIN: The leaders of Russia and...

Russia urges 'regime of silence' in Syria's Daraya, Eastern Ghouta 24 May 2016 - 10:09 am

A file photo shows a member of the Syrian government forces patrolling the Syrian city of Daraya, southwest of the capital Damascus. AFP...

Vietnamese dissident says prevented by police from meeting Obama 24 May 2016 - 10:06 am

US President Barack Obama greets local residents as he leaves after a interview with Anthony Bourdain at a shopping area of Hanoi, Vietnam ...

11 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide, many feared missing: officials 24 May 2016 - 09:54 am

File picture of people searching for miners killed by a landslide at Hpa Kant jade mining area, Kachin State, northern Myanmar, November 2015....

EU's Timmermans to meet Polish PM on governance on Tuesday 24 May 2016 - 09:51 am

File picture of European Commission deputy head Frans Timmermans. Reuters BRUSSELS: The deputy head of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, will meet Polish...

Hardliner elected head of key Iran oversight body 24 May 2016 - 09:48 am

Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati delivers a sermon in Tehran. Raheb Homavandi/REUTERS Tehran: Iran's Assembly of Experts chose ultraconservative Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati on Tuesday to...

French police break up refinery blockade amid anti-reform showdown 24 May 2016 - 09:45 am

Protesters take a rally against the visit of French Labour Minister Myriam El Khomria to protest against the government's planned labour reforms as...

Obama calls for peaceful settlement of South China Sea disputes 24 May 2016 - 09:41 am

US President Barack Obama waves his hand after delivering his speech at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, 24 May 2016. EPA/HOANG...

Greece starts evacuating squalid Idomeni migrant camp 24 May 2016 - 09:37 am

Children sit in the boot of a bus as they wait to board in order to leave the refugee and migrant makeshift camp...

UN envoy urges Yemeni parties to exert all possible effort to reach peace 24 May 2016 - 08:58 am

Yemeni people hope a compromise deal is reached to end their suffering. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB Kuwait: The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General...

South Africa's Zuma appeals against corruption charges ruling 24 May 2016 - 08:56 am

President Jacob Zuma looks on as members of Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party raise objections before being evicted from Parliament during...

Bone fragment of murdered archbishop of Canterbury begins English pilgrimage 24 May 2016 - 08:49 am

Hungarian relic of Thomas Becket (C) is displayed during a ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in London, Britain May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall LONDON:...

Akusztika Environmental Doha van launched 24 May 2016 - 12:35 am

Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi (right) and Hungarian Ambassador Istvan Elter (centre) cut the ribbon to...

World leaders meet in Istanbul to fix “broken” aid system 24 May 2016 - 12:00 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) attend the World Humanitarian Summit, in Istanbul, Turkey, 23 May 2016....

New '$4 bn' fund launched to educate children hit by crises 24 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Children stand in their house during the ceasefire in Yemen capital Sanaa April 11, 2016. REUTERS / Khaled Abdullah Istanbul: Global organisations including...