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Three dead in suspected domestic murder-suicide in UK 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A Police forensics patrols near the scene of a shooting at Castle Swimming Pool in Spalding, north-east England, on July 19, 2016. Three...

Did Melania Trump channel '80s pop meme? 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands on stage with his wife Melania Trump following her address to delegates on the first day...

Libya’s UN backed government moves to tackle power cuts in key test 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo: Libyas UN-backed PM designate Fayez al-Sarraj meets with members of the presidential council on March 31, 2016 in Tripoli. AFP /...

Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian boy: ministry 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

FILE PHOTO: An Israeli soldier takes aim during clashes with Palestinian youths in the village of Qabatiya near the West Bank town of...

Bangladesh says 260 missing amid hunt for extremists 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Activist and Gonojagoron Mancha movement members shout slogans as they attend a protest rally over the murder of Nazimuddin Samad in Dhaka Bangladesh...

French PM warns that 'there will be other attacks' 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Manuel Valls Paris: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned Tuesday that the country can expect more attacks and deaths and will have to...

EU eyes Israeli technologies for spotting militants online 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

“How do you capture some signs of someone who has no contact with any organisation, is just inspired and started expressing some kind...

Cleric Fethullah Gulen urges US to reject Turkish extradition attempt 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: A Turkish cleric living in self-imposed exile in the United States called on Washington to reject any request by Turkey to extradite...

Colombia to halt temporary border openings for Venezuela shoppers 19 Jul 2016 - 06:59 pm

Venezuelans cross the Simon Bolivar bridge linking San Antonio del Tachira, in Venezuela with Cucuta, Colombia in order to buy supplies, on July...

Prague bans Segways from historic city centre’s narrow streets 19 Jul 2016 - 06:48 pm

Prague’s ban follows suit of cities like Barcelona, which banned the two-wheeled vehicles from its waterfront promenade. Around 6.6 million tourists visited Prague...

Eight people from same family murdered in Mexico 19 Jul 2016 - 06:41 pm

Representative image Oaxaca, Mexico: Gunmen burst into a home and killed eight members of the same family in Mexico's Pacific beach resort of...

Philippine court clears Arroyo of plunder, orders her freed 19 Jul 2016 - 06:41 pm

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C), detained on corruption charges, is granted furlough from hospital arrest to vote in the national elections...

UN rights boss urges Turkey to uphold rule of law, allow monitors 19 Jul 2016 - 06:37 pm

High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein attends a press conference on October 16, 2014 in Geneva. AFP...

Mugabe denounces Zimbabwean protest leader 19 Jul 2016 - 06:30 pm

This file photo taken on May 19, 2016 shows Zimbabwean cleric Evan Mawarire, wrapped in the Zimbabwean National flag, recording an instalment of...

Philippine leader laments alleged drug links of some Chinese 19 Jul 2016 - 06:28 pm

A Philippine police officer (R) gives instructions as people queue up to register with the police during the mass surrender of some 1,000...

Philippines' Duterte: 'not afraid of human rights' 19 Jul 2016 - 06:19 pm

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (L) speaking with businessman Peter Lim during a meeting at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) office in Davao...