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In remote corner of Iraq, an unlikely alliance forms against Islamic State 11 May 2016 - 12:01 pm

Members of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), sit with an Arab tribal fighter (L)...

5 percent of Indian marriages inter-caste; in Mizoram, 55 percent 11 May 2016 - 11:40 am

By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Christian-dominated Mizoram - 87 percent of the population is Christian - has the most inter-caste marriages in...

Rawat to return as Uttarakhand CM, government tells SC 11 May 2016 - 10:52 am

File photo of Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat. Reuters New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that ousted Uttarakhand...

Car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City kills 16, sources say 11 May 2016 - 10:47 am

BAGHDAD: A car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City neighbourhood killed at least 16 people on Wednesday and wounded more than 40 others, Iraqi...

Britain's queen caught on camera calling Chinese officials "very rude" 11 May 2016 - 10:40 am

Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles during a reception with parliamentarians to mark her 90th birthday at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain May 10, 2016....

Bangladesh refugee dies of heart failure on protest-hit Nauru 11 May 2016 - 10:15 am

People protest outside an immigration office in Sydney, in February 2016. AFP By Matt Siegel SYDNEY: A Bangladeshi refugee died of heart failure...

N. Korea looks back to the future 11 May 2016 - 09:50 am

This picture taken on May 10, 2016, and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 11, 2016 shows...

Hiroshima hopes Obama visit will revitalise anti-nuclear push 11 May 2016 - 09:38 am

Tokyo: Barack Obama's trip to Hiroshima this month is a chance for him to see how the city suffered after its atomic bombing,...

New Zealand warns hikers away from "Lord of the Rings" volcano 11 May 2016 - 09:30 am

Rock formations on Mount Ruapehu WELLINGTON: New Zealand has warned hikers and climbers to steer clear of a volcano in a national park ...

Freed son of Pakistani's ex-PM 'looking forward' to family reunion 11 May 2016 - 09:27 am

Ali Haider Gilani, son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, who is contesting in the upcoming general election, speaks during a...

'Social fridges' open in Argentina as poverty rises 11 May 2016 - 08:47 am

Poor and homeless people eat a lentil stew at Plaza de Mayo square in front of the Casa Rosada (Government Palace) in Buenos...

Clinton loses to Sanders in coal state of West Virginia 11 May 2016 - 08:44 am

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally in Salem, Oregon, U.S., May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart BY AMANDA BECKER...

Thailand faces "moment of shame" at UN rights council review 11 May 2016 - 08:43 am

Activists who were detained after posting critical comments on Facebook of the ruling military junta, leave the military court in Bangkok, Thailand May...

Thailand faces 'moment of shame' at U.N. rights council review 11 May 2016 - 08:42 am

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha addresses the nation and summarises the junta government's annual report in Bangkok, Thailand, December 23, 2015. REUTERS/JORGE SILVA ...

India's bid to bring home tycoon Mallya rebuffed; to keep trying 11 May 2016 - 08:38 am

Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya speaks to the media during a news conference in Mumbai November 15, 2011. Reuters/Vivek Prakash/File Photo New Delhi:...

Suicide blast kills at least 10 in eastern Afghanistan 11 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: A suicide car bomber detonated outside the home of an anti-Taliban fighter in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar Tuesday, killing...