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Thai military men jailed for attack on mine activists 31 May 2016 - 10:05 am

Bangkok: A Thai court on Tuesday jailed two military men for orchestrating an attack on villagers who were blockading a gold mine, a...

Spanish police arrest man accused of promoting Islamist militancy 31 May 2016 - 10:03 am

MADRID: Spanish police arrested a man from Pakistan in Barcelona on Tuesday accused of promoting Islamist militancy via social media, the Interior Ministry...

Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen: coalition 31 May 2016 - 09:59 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen on Monday night, the military coalition supporting the Yemeni government against rebels said....

Taliban kill 16 bus passengers in northern Afghanistan: officials 31 May 2016 - 09:58 am

Kunduz, Afghanistan: The Taliban killed at least 16 people and kidnapped dozens of others on Tuesday after pulling them from buses in northern...

Poland restarts procedure to extradite Oscar-winning director Polanski to US: minister 31 May 2016 - 09:51 am

Filmmaker Roman Polanski talks to the media after a court hearing in Krakow February 25, 2015. Reuters Warsaw: Poland on Tuesday relaunched a...

Haiti commission recommends scrapping vote results 31 May 2016 - 09:45 am

Francois Benoit (R), president of the special election commission, delivers the commission's investigative report on the 2015 Haitian election to Provisional President Jocelerme...

Hamas executes three convicted Palestinians in Gaza 31 May 2016 - 09:32 am

People watch as Hamas militants surround Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel before they executing them in Gaza City, August 22, 2014. Reuters ...

Floods, political change hamper Myanmar growth: World Bank 31 May 2016 - 09:18 am

Heavy monsoon rains caused widespread inundations throughout western and central Myanmar last summer, hitting productivity and exports. AFP Yangon: Myanmar's growth rate, once...

Death toll from Russian air strikes in Idlib climbs to 23: monitor 31 May 2016 - 09:12 am

Birds fly over a damaged neighbourhood, in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria May 23, 2016. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi/File...

Earthquake measuring 6.1 shakes parts of Taiwan, including capital 31 May 2016 - 08:56 am

TAIPEI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 shook parts of Taiwan on Tuesday and was felt in the capital, Taipei, residents and...

Drowned migrant baby photo wake-up call for EU: NGO 31 May 2016 - 08:52 am

A German rescuer from the humanitarian organisation Sea-Watch holds a drowned migrant baby, off the Libyan cost May 27, 2016. Thebaby, who appears...

India unveils first-ever comprehensive draft law on human trafficking 31 May 2016 - 08:46 am

By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI: India's minister for women and children unveiled a draft of the country's first-ever comprehensive anti-human trafficking law, which...

Haiti women inmates allowed a rare family visit day 31 May 2016 - 08:43 am

Port-au-Prince: Inmates at Haiti's only women's prison recently received a special gift: the chance to see their children for a few hours. "One...

Violence uproots 1.2 million Afghans, warns people "on brink of survival": Amnesty 31 May 2016 - 08:30 am

An Afghan girl walks along a street in Herat, Afghanistan, 30 May 2016. EPA/JALIL REZAYEE LONDON: The number of Afghans internally displaced by...

15 killed in Wardha army ammunition depot blaze 31 May 2016 - 08:26 am

In this photograph taken early May 31, 2016, fire burns at an Indian Army ammunition facility in Pulgaon, Nagpur. AFP / STR Nagpur:...

Syria’s chief opposition negotiator resigns 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Zeynep Tufekci and Mohamad Misto DAMASCUS: The head of the Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Mohamed Alloush, announced his resignation on...

Rohingya in Indonesia camps concerned over status, jobs 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Ainur Rohmah TUBAN, Indonesia: One year after Indonesia offered temporary shelter for hundreds of Muslim Rohingya, those who remain in camps are...