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Orlando gunman 'radicalized', FBI says, as probe deepens 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

The home of Seddique Mateen, the father of Omar Mateen, the gunman who killed 50 people at a Florida nightclub before being shot...

US probes whether gunman in nightclub massacre had help 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Seddique Mateen, the father of Omar Mateen, who attacked a gay night club in Orlando before being shot dead by police, speaks with...

Belgian hospitals introduce robot receptionists 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A young boy talks with the robot Pepper next to a nurse during a press conference on June 13, 2016 at the CHR...

7,000 Iraqis flee Fallujah through safe corridor: UN 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi government forces receive food on the outskirts of Fallujah's southern Shuhada neighbourhood during a military operation, backed by air support from the...

Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against honour killings 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Sunni Ittehad Council Logo found in Twitter Lahore, Pakistan: An influential group of Pakistani clerics have issued a fatwa against honour killings, with...

Victim’s last Snapchat starts with dancing, ends in gunfire 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A vigil is seen near the site of the shooting at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando, Florida, June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jim...

German president dines with Muslims, urges tolerance after Orlando 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

German President Joachim Gauck (2nd R) and his partner Daniela Schadt (2nd L) attend a Ramadan fasten break with members of the Muslim...

Maduro allies ask Venezuela high court to block recall over 'fraud' 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's allies have asked the Supreme Court to block the opposition's effort to organize a recall vote against him, alleging...

Saudi Arabia's influential deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, visits US 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a press conference in Riyadh on April 25, 2016. AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE Riyadh:...

Libyan pro-govt advance slows as IS hits back in Sirte 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government patrol the city of Sirte, 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of Tripoli, during an operation to...

Lebanese PM says bank bomb damages national security 13 Jun 2016 - 05:28 pm

People inspect the damage at the headquarters of the Lebanese Blom Bank where an explosion occurred outside the bank on Sunday, in Beirut,...

Iraq arrests 500 Islamic State suspects fleeing with civilians 13 Jun 2016 - 05:03 pm

Displaced Iraqis who were evacuated from their villages by Iraqi government forces south of the besieged Islamic State (IS) group bastion of Fallujah...

Clinton: U.S. must protect national security, not demonize Muslims 13 Jun 2016 - 04:29 pm

Hillary Clinton. (file photo: Reuters) WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, speaking on Monday after the massacre in a Florida nightclub, said the...

Syrian anti-IS activist badly wounded in Turkey attack 13 Jun 2016 - 03:46 pm

Ahmad Abdel Qader, 33, was shot multiple times by two people on a motorcycle late Sunday while he was inside a car in...

Brexit could bring collapse of Western civilisation: Tusk 13 Jun 2016 - 03:29 pm

Berlin: European Council President Berlin: European Council President Donald Tusk. (file photo: reuters) warned Monday that if Britain votes to leaves the EU...

Military info leaked in North Korea's cyberattack 13 Jun 2016 - 03:01 pm

A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. REUTERS/KACPER PEMPEL/FILES Seoul: South Korean police...

Car bomb in eastern Turkey wounds 9 people 13 Jun 2016 - 02:33 pm

photo: twitter DIYARBAKIR: A car bomb wounded nine people in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli on Monday near a housing block for...

Philippine militants say Canadian hostage killed 13 Jun 2016 - 02:07 pm

Robert Ridsdel By Hader Glang & Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: A spokesman for a Islamic State-affiliated group in the southern Philippines...