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Iraqi army tells residents of IS-held Falluja to prepare to leave 22 May 2016 - 11:18 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s army has asked residents to prepare to leave the Islamic State-held city of Falluja, state TV reported on Sunday, in a...

In Rwanda, a phone text can save a baby 22 May 2016 - 11:07 am

Nyarukombe, Rwanda: Using an old mobile phone, health worker Floride Uwinkesha logs the latest local pregnancy, part of efforts in Rwanda to boost...

60,000 have died in Syrian government jails during war: Monitor 22 May 2016 - 11:01 am

A Syrian man rides his bicycle past the rubble of destroyed buildings on March 7 2016 in the rebel-held town of Douma on...

US drone strike on Taliban leader -- what happens next? 22 May 2016 - 10:39 am

This photograph taken on May 21, 2016 shows Pakistani local residents gathering around a destroyed vehicle hit by a drone strike in which...

Yemen govt forces kill 13 jihadists in former Qaeda bastion 22 May 2016 - 10:35 am

REUTERS/ File photo Aden: Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi-led coalition aircraft killed 13 suspected jihadists in two overnight raids near the former...

Yemen govt to end peace talks boycott: UN 22 May 2016 - 10:17 am

Kuwait City: The Yemeni government delegation is to rejoin UN-brokered peace talks in Kuwait with Shiite rebels who control the capital, ending a...

Philippines halts probe into president-elect's suspected death squads 22 May 2016 - 10:13 am

Presidential candidate Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte talks to the media before casting his vote at a polling precinct for national elections at Daniel Aguinaldo...

Rains cause landslides, river flooding in Manipur 22 May 2016 - 10:02 am

File picture of a man in cycling through the rains. Reuters Imphal: Torrential rains in the past few days triggered landslides, flooding of...

At least 13 dead in Vietnam bus smash 22 May 2016 - 09:39 am

Hanoi: At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in a horrific road accident involving two passenger buses and a truck in...

Gunman fires into crowd in Austria, killing 2, wounding 11 22 May 2016 - 09:28 am

REUTERS/ FILE PHOTO VIENNA: Police say a gunman has fired shots into a small crowd attending an open air concert in Austria's westernmost...

Volcano erupts in western Indonesia, killing 6 people 22 May 2016 - 09:26 am

JAKARTA: Rescuers have found more bodies after a volcano erupted in western Indonesia, raising the death toll to six, an official said Sunday....

Kerry to meet Suu Kyi as US backs Myanmar reforms 22 May 2016 - 09:16 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry during the second day of the Nato Foreign affairs ministers council at the alliance headquarters in Brussels,...

At secret Vietnam gig, dissidents hope Obama remembers them 22 May 2016 - 08:28 am

Posters with portrait of US president Barack Obama at a painting gallery in Ho Chi Minh City on May 21, 2016. AFP/LE QUANG...

Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in U.S. drone strike in Pakistan 22 May 2016 - 08:22 am

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, Taliban militants' leader, is seen in this undated handout photograph by the Taliban. REUTERS/TALIBAN HANDOUT/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS BY PHIL...

Obama, bound for Vietnam, seeks to turn old foe into new partner 22 May 2016 - 08:19 am

An image of US President Barack Obama at a tailor shop in Hanoi, Vietnam May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kham By Matt Spetalnick ABOARD AIR...

Polls open in key Austrian presidential runoff 22 May 2016 - 08:15 am

Right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer (L) and Leader of the FPOe Heinz-Christian Strache (R) wave a flag during Hofer's...

Mother, her four children die in west Kenya mudslide 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Andrew Ross NAIROBI, Kenya: A mother and her four children were killed in a mudslide caused by heavy rains in Kenya's westerns...

Greek jets scrambled to US plane after EgyptAir crash: source 22 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The Fly Delta Air Lines marker at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Wikimedia Commons / Daniel Mayer Athens: Greece scrambled fighter jets to monitor...