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Philippine presidential candidate widens lead despite rape comment 25 Apr 2016 - 11:02 am

Philippine presidential candidate and Davao city mayor Rodrigo 'Digong' Duterte gestures during an interview with Reuters in Manila, Philippines, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Czar...

Car bomb explodes at Syrian army checkpoint near Damascus: Al Manar TV 25 Apr 2016 - 11:00 am

BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded near a Syrian army checkpoint in the Sayeda Zeinab area south of Damascus on Monday, Lebanese group Hezbollah's...

Turkey kills almost 900 IS members in Syria raids: report 25 Apr 2016 - 10:46 am

Ankara: Turkey has killed almost 900 alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) group since January through artillery fire and air raids, the...

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque 25 Apr 2016 - 10:41 am

Occupied Jerusalem: Groups of Israeli settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Mugrabi Gate, tightly guarded by Israeli police. In Hebron,...

PKK warns Turkey rebels will 'escalate the war': BBC 25 Apr 2016 - 10:27 am

File picture of PKK leader Cemil Bayik. Reuters Istanbul: The Kurdish rebel PKK movement is ready to step up its fight against Turkey...

China mulls tighter control of foreign charities: report 25 Apr 2016 - 10:26 am

Beijing: Chinese legislators are considering a new draft of a controversial law requiring foreign non-profit organisations to report activities to government agencies while...

Iran sentences French-Iranian who returned to visit her sick mother 25 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

DUBAI: A French-Iranian citizen who left Iran in 2009 after facing espionage charges has been sentenced to six years in jail following her...

One soldier killed, 3 injured in southeast Turkey: Sources 25 Apr 2016 - 10:06 am

Turkish soldiers patrol in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 26, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: One soldier was killed and three...

US volunteers seek adventure fighting Islamic State alongside Kurds 25 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

U.S. volunteer John Cole (C), 23, carries his assault rifle at a checkpoint in Makhmour, Iraq April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah By Stephen...

Government forces claim 800 Al-Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen 25 Apr 2016 - 09:12 am

Yemeni forces patrol a street in the southern city of Lahj on April 24, 2016, during an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out...

Haiti says election could drag on for months, protests grow 25 Apr 2016 - 08:56 am

Haiti's provisional president Jocelerme Privert speaks during an interview with Reuters in the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez...

Yemeni, UAE troops seize Qaeda-held seaport city: residents 25 Apr 2016 - 08:53 am

People inspect damage at a site hit by Saudi-led air strikes in the al Qaeda-held port of Mukalla city in southern Yemen April...

Indonesia to set up 'crisis center' after Philippine kidnappings: minister 25 Apr 2016 - 08:50 am

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia February 10, 2016. REUTERS/DARREN WHITESIDE Indonesia...

Police charge Australian teenager with planning ANZAC terror attack 25 Apr 2016 - 08:35 am

Families take part in the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in Sydney on April 25, 2016. AFP /...

Obama calls on China to increase pressure on North Korea 25 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama addresses a joint press conference with the German chancellor after their bilateral talks at the Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover,...

Filippine presidential favourite talks tough in final debate 25 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A supporter Philippine presidential front-runner candidate Rodrigo Duterte, Arjay Aurojo, 18, shows his sketch of DUterteas he attend a campaign sortie in Manila...

Fresh fighting in Aleppo as Obama rejects ground troops 24 Apr 2016 - 05:47 pm

A tank belonging to the Syrian opponents is seen as they clash with Daesh terrorists to take control of the Kafr Suse town...

3 people killed in eastern Ukraine 24 Apr 2016 - 05:38 pm

MOSCOW: The Ukrainian government says three troops have been killed in the volatile eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours. Oleksander Motuzyanik from...