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Philippines, Saudis to negotiate over stranded workers 06 Aug 2016 - 04:53 pm

Labourers work at the construction site of a building in Riyadh (file photo/REUTERS/FAISAL AL NASSER) Manila: The Philippines said Saturday it would within...

Police find bomb-making materials for alleged Singapore attack 06 Aug 2016 - 04:32 pm

Indonesian anti-terror police conduct a raid at a house in Batam on August 5, 2016. (AFP / Romy) By Kanupriya Kapoor BATAM, Indonesia:...

South Africa's ruling party suffers biggest election setback 06 Aug 2016 - 02:42 pm

Media personnel, Independent Electoral Commission clerks and officers roam around the floor of the Independent Electoral Commission Counting center on August 4, 2016...

Mammoth effort to save flood-stranded Indian elephant 06 Aug 2016 - 12:58 pm

In this photograph taken on August 1, 2016, Bangladesh wildlife officials look on from a boat as they observe a wild elephant in...

Kuwait arrests Filipina accused of pledging allegiance to Islamic State, planning attack 06 Aug 2016 - 12:47 pm

Kuwait city skyline (Reuters) DUBAI: Kuwaiti authorities have arrested a Filipina accused of pledging allegiance to Islamic State and planning to launch an...

Ukraine rebel leader injured in car blast 06 Aug 2016 - 12:43 pm

Activists are seen through an Ukrainian flag. (AFP / SERGEI SUPINSKY) Kiev: The leader of a self-proclaimed separatist republic in eastern Ukraine was...

Sheikh Ali Gomaa, Egypt's former grand mufti, survives shooting west of Cairo 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on December 17, 2011 shows Egyptian Mufti Ali Gomaa attending the funeral of Sheikh Emad Effat at Al-Azhar Mosque...

Protests as Rio readies for Olympic carnival 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A mecanic of team USA works on bike wheels during a track cycling training session in the Olympic Velodrome in Rio de Janeiro...

Turkey ruling party orders purge after coup attempt 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 4, 2016. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS ...

South Africa’s ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a billboard of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), which is led by Julius Malema, President Jacob Zuma's...

Paraguay recalls ambassador in diplomatic dispute with Venezuela 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

ASUNCION: Paraguay on Friday recalled its ambassador to Caracas after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made disparaging remarks about Paraguay amidst a leadership dispute...

Fresh Indian Kashmir protests kill two, injure over 100 05 Aug 2016 - 06:59 pm

People look out from a window as they watch a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, on the outskirts of Srinagar, August...

Kazakhstan vows to send Gulen-linked 'terror' suspects to Turkey 05 Aug 2016 - 06:53 pm

FILE PHOTO: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets with the then Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah in Astana in June 2015. AFP ...

Malaysian Islamic leaders say no to Pokemon Go 05 Aug 2016 - 06:50 pm

Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri. A Youtube grab Kuala Lumpur: Islamic leaders in Kuala Lumpur said Friday that Muslims should avoid playing Pokemon Go because...

Banned election candidates lead Hong Kong independence rally 05 Aug 2016 - 06:29 pm

Pro-independence Hong Kong National Party convenor Andy Chan Ho-tin, one of those whose candidacies for the Legislative Council has been disqualified by the...

South Sudan army slams UN report alleging killings, rape 05 Aug 2016 - 06:24 pm

United Nations humanitarian chief, Stephen O'Brien address a news conference on the recent unrest in South Sudan's capital Juba, August 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jok...