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Photo: Spewing ash 27 Aug 2016 - 12:02 am

Indonesian motorists stop by a mosque to take pictures of Mount Sinabung’s eruption from Brastagi city, in Karo district, North Sumatra province, yesterday.

Burkini ban in French beach town reversed by supreme court 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on August 19, 2016 shows the bylaw forbidding women to wear Burkini at the Ponchettes beach in Nice, southeastern...

SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship splashes down in Pacific 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

his NASA photo released on August 23, 2016 shows Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams (shown here) and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA...

Turkey opens bridge between continents in megaproject drive 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

People take pictures with their cellphones as they pose next to the Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge on August 26, 2016 in Istanbul during...

Two Palestinian youths shot by occupation troops in East Gaza 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinian protesters hold posters of Palestinian prisoners and Bilal Kayed, who stage hunger strike in Israeli jails, during a demonstration in front of...

Brazil police recommend corruption charges against ex-president Lula: official 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaking during a press conference in Sao Paulo, March 4 ,2016. AFP / NELSON ALMEIDA ...

Yellow fever vaccination drive in Congo’s capital hits target 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of a yellow fever patient. Reuters KINSHASA: A vaccination campaign against yellow fever in Congo’s capital is almost complete, but the...

Massages for pups as Tel Aviv celebrates Dog Day 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

An Israeli man poses for a picture with his dog in the park during "The city-wide dog day" in Tel Aviv, which was...

Canada's peacekeeping pledges will have a 'big impact': UN 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Reuters / Blair Gable United Nations, United States: The United Nations on Friday applauded...

Czech NGO seeks justice for Germans killed under communism 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Prague: A Czech non-profit organisation on Friday said it had filed a criminal complaint against dozens of individuals, including two former Czechoslovak communist...

No “Arab Spring” in Zimbabwe, Mugabe warns protesters 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a meeting with the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Associatioin on April 7, 2016 in Harare. AFP /...

Photo: Erdogan opens third bridge over Bosphorus Strait 27 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, along with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and is wife, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication...

Kuwait dissolves Olympic, football bodies for financial irregularities 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Kuwait has replaced the head of its football association as well as its Olympic chief (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat) KUWAIT: Kuwait on Thursday dissolved...

Kabul American university attack death toll 16 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A wounded Afghan police man (L) looks on as he receives treatment, following the militants' raid that targeted the elite American University of...

Portugal wants Iraq to waive diplomat sons’ immunity after beating 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

By Andrei Khalip LISBON: Portugal on Thursday asked Iraq to waive the diplomatic immunity of the twin sons of its ambassador after prosecutors...

Cameroon must halt rubber plantation project: Greenpeace 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A steel cup is positioned below an incision in the trunk of a rubber tree to gather the raw latex at a rubber...

Burkini must be banned, France’s Sarkozy says as he launches election campaign 26 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Nicolas Sarkozy, former head of the Les Republicains political party and a former French president, attends his first political rally since declaring his...