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Counting begins after Thais vote on controversial charter 07 Aug 2016 - 01:38 pm

Thai electoral workers start counting ballots at a polling station during a constitutional referendum vote in the northern province Khon Kaen, Thailand August...

Pikachu parade as Japan goes Pokemon crazy 07 Aug 2016 - 12:22 pm

Performers dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, perform in the Pikachu parade in Yokohama on August 7, 2016. (AFP /...

Pistorius hospitalised after fall in prison: Official 07 Aug 2016 - 11:52 am

File photo of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius Johannesburg: Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has returned to his prison cell in South Africa's capital after being...

Clinton widens lead over Trump to 8 points: poll 07 Aug 2016 - 10:46 am

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) joint convention...

Duterte names judges, politicians linked to narcotics, asks them to surrender 07 Aug 2016 - 10:21 am

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks in between military officials, at the wake of a soldier killed in an encounter with communist rebels at...

Man wounds two Belgian police with machete, then shot dead 07 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Police securing the area around a police building in the southern Belgian city of Charleroi following a machete attack. (AFP / BELGA /...

Dubai firefighters tackle building blaze, no injuries reported 06 Aug 2016 - 06:57 pm

A picture taken on August 6, 2016, shows smoke billowing from an under-construction building nearDubai's Jumeirah Village Circle. (AFP / KARIM SAHIB) DUBAI:...

Syrian opposition says rebels break Aleppo regime siege 06 Aug 2016 - 05:43 pm

Syrian children ride bikes as Syrian opponents burn tires to block the ground visibility of the war crafts belonging to the Russian Army...

Philippines, Saudis to negotiate over stranded workers 06 Aug 2016 - 04:53 pm

Labourers work at the construction site of a building in Riyadh (file photo/REUTERS/FAISAL AL NASSER) Manila: The Philippines said Saturday it would within...

Police find bomb-making materials for alleged Singapore attack 06 Aug 2016 - 04:32 pm

Indonesian anti-terror police conduct a raid at a house in Batam on August 5, 2016. (AFP / Romy) By Kanupriya Kapoor BATAM, Indonesia:...

South Africa's ruling party suffers biggest election setback 06 Aug 2016 - 02:42 pm

Media personnel, Independent Electoral Commission clerks and officers roam around the floor of the Independent Electoral Commission Counting center on August 4, 2016...

Mammoth effort to save flood-stranded Indian elephant 06 Aug 2016 - 12:58 pm

In this photograph taken on August 1, 2016, Bangladesh wildlife officials look on from a boat as they observe a wild elephant in...

Kuwait arrests Filipina accused of pledging allegiance to Islamic State, planning attack 06 Aug 2016 - 12:47 pm

Kuwait city skyline (Reuters) DUBAI: Kuwaiti authorities have arrested a Filipina accused of pledging allegiance to Islamic State and planning to launch an...

Ukraine rebel leader injured in car blast 06 Aug 2016 - 12:43 pm

Activists are seen through an Ukrainian flag. (AFP / SERGEI SUPINSKY) Kiev: The leader of a self-proclaimed separatist republic in eastern Ukraine was...

Sheikh Ali Gomaa, Egypt's former grand mufti, survives shooting west of Cairo 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on December 17, 2011 shows Egyptian Mufti Ali Gomaa attending the funeral of Sheikh Emad Effat at Al-Azhar Mosque...

Protests as Rio readies for Olympic carnival 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A mecanic of team USA works on bike wheels during a track cycling training session in the Olympic Velodrome in Rio de Janeiro...

Turkey ruling party orders purge after coup attempt 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 4, 2016. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS ...