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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...

Islamic State attacks kill 34 soldiers, militiamen in Iraq 13 Jun 2016 - 02:02 pm

Iraqi government forces and elite counterterrorism service patrol from the edge of Shuhada neighbourhood, south of Fallujah, during an operation to regain control...

Arrests in Bangladesh anti-militant drive top 8,000 13 Jun 2016 - 01:20 pm

Bangladeshi police escort arrested men in Dhaka on June 12, 2016, who were detained during a anti-militant crackdown across the country. AFP Dhaka: ...

Islamic State claims Orlando shooting in radio bulletin 13 Jun 2016 - 01:07 pm

Florida State Troopers cordon off a nearby intersection one day after a mass shooting at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando, Florida,...

Syrian activist shot by Islamic State fighters in southeast Turkey 13 Jun 2016 - 12:51 pm

By Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL: A Syrian journalist campaigning against Islamic State has been shot by fighters from the group in southeastern Turkey, a...

Across the world, shock and condemnation at Orlando massacre 13 Jun 2016 - 12:21 pm

Participants hold candles during a vigil at Frank Kits Park in Wellington on June 13, 2016, in remembrance of victims after a gunman...

Kudankulam plant safe from Fukushima-like incident: Russian builders 13 Jun 2016 - 12:17 pm

Sea waves hit the rocks as Kudankulam nuclear power project plant is seen in the background. Reuters By Anjali Ojha Moscow: The nuclear...

Brexit: Britain leaving the EU could be a messy divorce 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 pm

By LORNE COOK BRUSSELS: When Britons decide next week whether to leave the European Union the question will be simple: yes or no....

4 people died in apparent bear attacks in northern Japan 13 Jun 2016 - 11:46 am

TOKYO: Police say four people appeared to have been killed by a bear or bears in a small area of northern Japan in...

Lebanon's interior minister says Beirut blast targeted bank 13 Jun 2016 - 11:44 am

A man walks past the headquarters of the Lebanese Blom Bank where an explosion occurred on Sunday inBeirut, Lebanon June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal...

Pope hits out at 'brazen' free circulation of arms 13 Jun 2016 - 11:40 am

Pope Francis (C) waves to the faithful at the end of a mass for the sick and disabled as part of the Jubilee...

Indian fighter jet crashes in Jodhpur 13 Jun 2016 - 11:36 am

New Delhi: A MiG-27 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in a residential area in Rajasthan's Jodhpur on Monday morning....

Thai pilot jokes about crashing plane carrying ousted PM 13 Jun 2016 - 11:28 am

A Nok Air staff walks past a commercial for the airlines at Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok June 20, 2013. REUTERS/CHAIWAT SUBPRASOM ...

Pistorius in court for murder sentencing 13 Jun 2016 - 11:21 am

Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius attends the sentencing for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp at the Pretoria High Court, South Africa June 13, 2016....

IS suicide attack kills five in Iraq's Ramadi: officers 13 Jun 2016 - 11:19 am

Baghdad: A suicide attack carried out by Islamic State group fighters killed at least five members of the Iraqi security forces on Monday...

Record number of refugees need to be resettled: UN 13 Jun 2016 - 11:04 am

Syrian refugees sit inside a housing compound in Sidon, southern Lebanon June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho Geneva: The United Nations said Monday it...