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Hindu priest slaughtered in western Bangladesh: police 07 Jun 2016 - 07:59 am

Dhaka: Unidentified attackers slaughtered a 70-year-old Hindu priest in western Bangladesh on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks on...

Hillary Clinton: a burning ambition and resilience to match 07 Jun 2016 - 07:52 am

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets the crowd at a campaign rally at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June...

Five dead, two injured in Paris suburb fire 07 Jun 2016 - 07:48 am

Firemen stand in an aerial bucket to extinguish a fire in a building on June 6, 2016 in Saint-Denis, near Paris. AFP /...

'Amadeus' playwright Peter Shaffer dies aged 90 07 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Peter Shaffer, a YouTube grab London: British playwright Peter Shaffer, who won an Oscar for his film adaptation of "Amadeus", one of his...

Venezuelan woman shot dead during latest looting 07 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Police officers and criminal investigators inspect the area where a woman was shot when looters raided state food warehouses, in San Cristobal, Venezuela,...

US Navy in Japan under alcohol ban after drunk driving case 07 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Osprey military aircraft are seen at the U.S. Futenma airbase in Ginowan, on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, July 26, 2013. REUTERS/Nathan...

Stanford University sex attack sparks outrage 07 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Brock Turner is seen at the centre. Photo courtesy: RAHIM ULLAH / The Stanford Daily Los Angeles: The father of a Stanford University...

Soviet defector Korchnoi, challenger for world chess title, dies at 85 07 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi photographed in Switzerland by Juerg Vollmer / Maiakinfo. Wikimedia Commons Chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, who defected from the Soviet...

ANALYSIS: Brexit would leave EU less liberal, less Atlanticist 07 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Illustration picture of postal ballot papers June 1, 2016 ahead of the June 23 BREXIT referendum when voters will decide whether Britain will...

Israel finds antiquities in Norwegian diplomatic car 07 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Jerusalem, June 6, 2016 (AFP) - Israeli customs officials have found 10 kilos of ancient coins and statuettes in a search of a...

Turkish president Erdogan to attend Muhammed Ali funeral 06 Jun 2016 - 04:14 pm

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks following the opening a new Turkish embassy in Mogadishu on June 3, 2016. AFP / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB...

17 civilians dead in air strikes on market in Deir Ezzor, Syria 06 Jun 2016 - 03:54 pm

Beirut: Seventeen civilians including eight children were killed on Monday, the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, in air strikes on...

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Indonesia 06 Jun 2016 - 03:52 pm

Jakarta: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck in the Banda Sea in remote eastern Indonesia, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit...

Italy protest party reaching for the skies 06 Jun 2016 - 03:47 pm

Italian Virginia Raggi, Five Star Movement (M5S) candidate for the election of Rome's mayor attends a campaign meeting on June 3, 2016 at...

Cameron calls on UK's anti-EU campaign to set out plan 06 Jun 2016 - 03:25 pm

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during at Remain in the EU campaign event at the Oval cricket ground in London, Britain, June...

Nigeria's President Buhari heads to London for health checks 06 Jun 2016 - 03:07 pm

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari departs Abuja for London on a 10-day vacation at the Nnamdi Azikwke International Airport Abuja, Nigeria, June 6, 2016...

Central African Republic to resume diamond exports after 3-year ban 06 Jun 2016 - 03:02 pm

BANGUI: Central Africa Republic will restart diamond exports three years after its stones were found to be funding armed groups in an inter-religious...