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Brexit won't harm Franco-British defence ties: minister 02 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (L) and French defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (C) attend on July 1, 2016 a ceremony marking the...

Italy’s biggest Chinese community clashes with police near Florence 02 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: The area, Prato, near Florence, is also the focus of an investigation into alleged illicit transfers of some 4.5 billion euros...

Cameron's potential successors push for Brexit delay 02 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

As he outlined his bid for David Cameron's job on Friday, top Brexit campaigner Michael Gove said he had "no expectation" that Article...

Syrian warplane crashes near Damascus, rebels seize pilot -monitors 01 Jul 2016 - 12:28 pm

BEIRUT: A Syrian warplane crashed northeast of Damascus on Friday and its pilot was captured by rebels in the area, the Syrian Observatory...

Iran's Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi'ite rift, raps Israel 01 Jul 2016 - 12:19 pm

File photo of Iran President Hassan Rouhani ANKARA: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accused Western powers of trying to exploit differences between the world's...

UN expects residents to start returning to Falluja by August 01 Jul 2016 - 12:12 pm

A member of the Iraqi police forces patrols streets of the city of Fallujah on June 30, 2016 after recapturing it from Islamic...

A Brexit warning from Switzerland: beware votes on free movement 01 Jul 2016 - 12:07 pm

Swiss flag on the Swiss parliament building in Bern, Switzerland. Reuters By Tom Miles GENEVA: A shock referendum result demanding controls on European...

Six killed in gun attack on two buses in Kenya's Mandera 01 Jul 2016 - 12:02 pm

NAIROBI: At least six people were killed when gunmen sprayed two buses with bullets on Friday in Kenya's Mandera county on the border...

Istanbul airport bombers planned hostage-taking: report 01 Jul 2016 - 11:56 am

In this framegrab from CCTV video, made available by Turkish police on June 30, 2016, men believed to be the attackers, walk in ...

India's first indigenous combat plane enters service after 33 years 01 Jul 2016 - 11:45 am

An Indian Air Force (IAF) light combat aircraft 'Tejas' taxies on the tarmac during the Aero India 2015 air show at Yelahanka air...

Ukraine will join EU within 10 years: PM 01 Jul 2016 - 11:43 am

Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman chairs a government meeting in Kiev, Ukraine. Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko Berlin: Ukraine will join the EU within the next...

Trump quips about Mexican warplane attack 01 Jul 2016 - 11:31 am

File photo of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Reuters New York: More than 2,000 miles from Mexican airspace, Donald Trump took yet another...

Palestinian tries to stab Israeli in West Bank, shot dead: police 01 Jul 2016 - 11:19 am

Israel has tightened security in Hebron as the West Bank city has seen a spate of deadly attacks. AFP / File photo Jerusalem:...

Global interest in New Zealand town with too many jobs 01 Jul 2016 - 11:14 am

Wellington: A tiny New Zealand town that offered property for bargain prices in a bid to attract more people has been swamped with...

Taiwan mistakenly fires 'carrier killer' missile towards China 01 Jul 2016 - 11:09 am

A model of a home-grown supersonic Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) ship-to-ship missile in Taipei, Taiwan. AFP Taipei: A Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a...

Russian firefighting plane missing with 10 on board 01 Jul 2016 - 10:58 am

File photo used for representation Moscow: A Russian firefighting plane with 10 people on board went missing Friday as it was battling forest...

Landslides and flooding in India kill at least eight 01 Jul 2016 - 10:44 am

A man uses a plastic crate to cover himself during heavy rains in Chandigarh, India, June 28, 2016. Reuters/Ajay Verma Dehradun, India: Flooding...

Turkish police detain 11 more suspects over airport attack - media 01 Jul 2016 - 10:40 am

Forensic experts work outside Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast. Reuters/Murad Sezer ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained 11 foreigners suspected of...