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South Korean firms challenge Kaesong closure in court 09 May 2016 - 11:38 am

Seoul: South Korean businessmen who ran factories in the now-shuttered Kaesong joint industrial zone in North Korea challenged their government's decision to pull...

Selfie gone wrong fells 126-year-old statue of Portuguese king 09 May 2016 - 11:28 am

Dom Sebastiao statue is seen at Rossio station in downtown Lisbon, Portugal March 15, 2016. REUTERS/RAFAEL MARCHANTE Close up of Dom Sebastiao statue. ...

Trial starts for Israeli soldier in killing of Palestinian 09 May 2016 - 11:20 am

JAFFA: The trial of an Israeli soldier charged with manslaughter after he was caught on video fatally shooting a wounded Palestinian attacker in...

Iran says tested mid-range ballistic missile two weeks ago: Tasnim 09 May 2016 - 10:59 am

File photo of an Iranian precision-guided ballistic missile launched as it is tested at an undisclosed location October 11, 2015. Reuters DUBAI: Iran...

Container ships collide off Chinese coast, 22 crew rescued 09 May 2016 - 10:34 am

Two European-owned container ships have collided in the East China Sea and one severely damaged vessel has been abandoned by its crew after...

Brazil faces dramatic impeachment week 09 May 2016 - 10:11 am

Senator Antonio Anastasia, rapporteur of the Brazilian Senate's Impeachment committee against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, at a committee session to vote on a...

Somalia car bomb attack kills at least two police officers 09 May 2016 - 09:34 am

Somali soldiers at the site of a recent explosion in the capital Mogadishu. Reuters MOGADISHU: A suicide car bomb at Mogadishu's traffic police...

Hariri-backed list wins Beirut vote - leader, local media 09 May 2016 - 09:34 am

Lebanon's former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri takes a selfie with his ink-stained thumb after casting his ballot at a polling station during Beirut's...

Pentagon report reveals confusion among US troops over Afghan mission 09 May 2016 - 09:23 am

By Josh Smith KABUL: Amid fierce fighting after the Taliban captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last year, U.S. special forces advisers...

Yemen's Mukalla airport reopens with aid flight after Qaeda exit 09 May 2016 - 09:11 am

Boxes of humanitarian aid stacked at a warehouse near the Emirates Red Crescent headquarters in Abu Dhabi on March 30, 2016 (AFP Photo/Handout) ...

UN envoy urges concessions to save Yemen peace talks 09 May 2016 - 08:54 am

Yemenis gather at a small fishing port in Yemen's government-controlled second city of Aden's Tawahi neighbourhood to mark the one year anniversary of...

Trump-like mayor favored as Philippines votes for new president 09 May 2016 - 08:52 am

Philippine presidential candidate and Davao city mayor Rodrigo 'Digong' Duterte (C) is flanked by his relatives during a "Miting de Avance" (last political...

How to stop people dying from aid shortages? Tackle roots of crises 09 May 2016 - 08:50 am

A security officer scans a woman entering a health clinic at Minawao refugee camp in Minawao, Cameroon, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/JOE PENNEY BY...

Weather aids firefighters battling blaze in Canada oil region 09 May 2016 - 08:47 am

A handout picture made available by NASA's Earth Observatory on 09 May 2016 shows a false-color image of the wildfire in Alberta. In...

BBC correspondent in North Korea detained over reporting 09 May 2016 - 08:38 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) attends the 3rd Meeting of Activists in Fisheries under the Korean People's Army (KPA) in this...

Quarter of passengers on British cruise ship fall sick with norovirus 09 May 2016 - 08:30 am

The Balmoral has the capacity for 1,350 passengers and is the largest ship in the cruise line's fleet. (Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines) A...

Loud blast heard at traffic police head office in Somalia 09 May 2016 - 08:27 am

MOGADISHU: A loud explosion was heard at the traffic police headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu early on Monday, police and residents said....