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Turkish, coalition forces hit Islamic State targets in Syria, kill 27: Media 16 May 2016 - 09:50 am

People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike in the rebel held area of Aleppo's Baedeen district, Syria, May 3,...

Pavement glued down in Hong Kong for China official visit 16 May 2016 - 09:36 am

Police officers (C) stand in front of large barricades erected along a road in Hong Kong on May 16, 2016 as authorities prepare...

Nigerians brace for more fuel queues 16 May 2016 - 09:19 am

Motorists queue to buy petrol at a fuel station in Ahaoda in Nigeria's oil state in the Delta region, December 6, 2012. REUTERS/Akintunde...

Two earthquakes hit Jordan's Aqaba 16 May 2016 - 09:15 am

Amman: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted at dawn Monday the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba. After about half an...

China says Taiwan fraud suspects deported from Malaysia 'confess' 16 May 2016 - 09:11 am

Taipei: A group of Taiwanese fraud suspects deported from Malaysia to China have confessed and will be tried on the mainland, according to...

A determined Clinton woos wary voters: blue-collar whites 16 May 2016 - 09:04 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with campaign supporters at the Union of Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center May 15, 2016...

US, S. Korea, Japan to hold joint drill against N. Korea 16 May 2016 - 08:57 am

US and South Korean marines participate in a US-South Korea joint landing operation drill in Pohang, South Korea, in this March 31, 2014...

Philippine Islamist kidnappers set new ransom deadline 16 May 2016 - 08:52 am

File picture of Islamist militants in Philippines. Manila: Islamist extremists in the Philippines who last month beheaded a Canadian man say they will...

Obama slams Trump in speech: 'Ignorance is not a virtue' 16 May 2016 - 08:34 am

US President Barack Obama waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, US, May 15, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Washington: US President...

Donald Trump says unlikely to have a good relationship with British PM Cameron 16 May 2016 - 08:30 am

A Sound Of Power speaker in the shape of a Donald Trump bust displayed at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2016 in...

Palestinians mark 68th ‘Nakba Day' 16 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinian refugee Munira Shehadeh, 76, holds a key symbolising the loss of her home as she poses for a photograph in front of...

Turkey to keep its doors open to Syrians: Erdogan 16 May 2016 - 12:00 am

ISTANBUL: (AA) – Turkey has stood by the Syrian people since the start of the crisis and will continue to do so, President...

El Salvador rejects interim Brazil government 16 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Senabri Silvestre SANTO DOMINGO, Dom. Rep.: The president of El Salvador has said his country will not recognize Brazil’s interim government after...

19 Islamic State militants killed in Iraq 16 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Baghdad: Baghdad Operation Command has announced that 19 ISIS militants were killed and explosive devices dismantled in the western and southern parts of...

Philippine president-elect Duterte vows to kill criminals 16 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A picture made available on 12 May 2016 shows Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte speaking to supporters during a rally in Manila, Philippines, 07...