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Lightning kills at least 67 as monsoon sweeps India 22 Jun 2016 - 09:40 am

Men walk past submerged vehicles as they wade through a water-logged street after heavy rains in Jammu on June 21, 2016. AFP New...

Afghan Taliban release some kidnapped bus passengers 22 Jun 2016 - 09:36 am

File photo of Taliban insurgents. Reuters Kandahar, Afghanistan: The Taliban have released 21 of some two dozen hostages pulled from their vehicles on...

Debris found in Australia ruled out as from MH370 22 Jun 2016 - 09:24 am

Mother of a passenger of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries while holding a painting which her family made for wishing the...

China plans first regular civilian cruises to disputed Spratlys by 2020 22 Jun 2016 - 09:15 am

An aerial view shows the Pagasa (Hope) Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea. Reuters BEIJING:...

Philippines v China: facts about a much-watched legal battle 22 Jun 2016 - 09:06 am

A crew member of a fishing vessel sitting at the bow, anchored at the mouth of the South China Sea off the town...

29 Filipinas rescued from trafficking in Malaysia 22 Jun 2016 - 08:56 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police have rescued 29 Filipinas who had been trafficked into work in bars, the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur said...

25 civilians killed in raids on Syria IS bastion Raqa: monitor 22 Jun 2016 - 08:54 am

Beirut: Air strikes on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa killed 25 civilians, six of them children, a monitoring group...

Norway oil drilling rig workers agree wage deal, avoid strike 22 Jun 2016 - 08:37 am

File photo of oil workers at the Oseberg oil field, in the North Sea. REUTERS/MARIT HOMMEDAL/NTB SCANPIX/FILES OSLO: Workers on Norwegian offshore oil ...

Turkish jets strike PKK targets in northern Iraq, southeast Turkey 22 Jun 2016 - 08:34 am

File photo of Turkish fighter jet. Reuters DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey overnight on...

N. Korea test fires two powerful, mid-range missiles 22 Jun 2016 - 08:25 am

A television screen broadcasts news coverage of a North Korean rocket launch, at Seoul station on June 22, 2016. AFP / Ed Jones ...

Gains against Islamic State not yet enough, could backfire: U.S. officials 22 Jun 2016 - 08:22 am

Smoke rises from clashes with Islamic State militants in Falluja, Iraq, June 10, 2016. REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI By John Walcott WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama...

In Chile's forests, shadowy rebel groups threaten logging industry 22 Jun 2016 - 08:19 am

Panoramic view of Collipulli village, a zone heavily affected by truck-jackings in recent years in Angol city, south of Chile, June 7, 2016....

Rival Brexit camps battle into eve of referendum 22 Jun 2016 - 08:05 am

Leave campaigners set out their stalls as they wait for the arrival of UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage in Clacton-on-Sea, eastern...

No US 'grand strategy' in Libya: general 22 Jun 2016 - 12:20 am

Washington: A US general said Tuesday that he did not know if the United States had a particular "grand strategy" in war-torn Libya,...

Trump dismisses campaign fundraising deficit with Clinton 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trumpduring a rally at the Treasure Island Hotel in Las Vegas. (AFP / JOHN GURZINSKI) By Ginger Gibson...

Modi wants to scare me through FIR: Kejriwal 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Arvind Kejriwal (Reuters) New Delhi: A day after he was booked in the water tankers scam along with his predecessor Sheila Dikshit, Delhi...

Brits don’t quit”, Cameron declares as EU referendum in balance 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures while speaking with campaign volunteers for "Stronger In" during a visit to Panorama Antennas, a small family...