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Obama implores Vietnam to embrace human rights 24 May 2016 - 12:17 pm

US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Hanoi: US President Barack...

Incoming Turkey PM unveils new cabinet lineup, EU minister switched 24 May 2016 - 12:14 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 24, 2016. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential...

Campus bomb kills two in rebel-held Yemen capital 24 May 2016 - 11:57 am

A picture taken on January 30, 2016, shows debris at the Queen Arwa University campus following an airstrike, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa....

Eritrea dismisses criticism to celebrate 25 years of 'freedom' 24 May 2016 - 11:34 am

A general view shows a section of the skyline in Eritrea's capital Asmara. (file photo/ reuters) Nairobi: Eritrea celebrated 25 years of independence...

US envoy calls on Syria rebels to respect truce 24 May 2016 - 11:20 am

A man fixes his vehicle near the rubble of damaged buildings, in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria ...

Turkish nationalists say presidential system would be path to despotism 24 May 2016 - 11:12 am

File picture of veteran leader Devlet Bahceli at a party meeting. Reuters ANKARA: The veteran leader of Turkey's nationalist opposition, Devlet Bahceli, said...

No threat from Islamic State: Rajnath Singh 24 May 2016 - 11:09 am

File picture of India's Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Reuters New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said there is no threat to...

Pakistan summons US Ambassador over airstrike that killed Taliban leader 24 May 2016 - 11:02 am

A Pakistani man surveys a house allegedly belonging to the two men killed in US drone strike in Karachi, Pakistan 23 May 2016....

Landmine kills Saudi soldier on Yemen border 24 May 2016 - 10:55 am

File photo of Saudi military vehicles in the country’s southwestern province of Jizan. AFP Riyadh: One Saudi soldier was killed and three were...

Cambodia revives Australia refugee deal with planned Nauru visit 24 May 2016 - 10:44 am

Rights groups have condemned Australia for trying to resettle refugees in poorer countries By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH: Cambodia said on Tuesday...

Pakistan militant 'leader' killed in Indian Kashmir 24 May 2016 - 10:32 am

Paramilitary soldiers patrol streets in Srinagar. EPA/FAROOQ KHAN Srinagar, India: A suspected leader of the Pakistani militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad and another suspected militant...

Three dead in Kenya protests: police 24 May 2016 - 10:27 am

A woman runs with her two schoolboys during running battles between police firing tear gas and protesters throwing rocks. EPA/DANIEL IRUNGU Nairobi: Three...

Russia, Ukraine commit to Minsk accords in call with France, Germany 24 May 2016 - 10:17 am

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures during a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/GLEB GARANICH BERLIN: The leaders of Russia and...

Russia urges 'regime of silence' in Syria's Daraya, Eastern Ghouta 24 May 2016 - 10:09 am

A file photo shows a member of the Syrian government forces patrolling the Syrian city of Daraya, southwest of the capital Damascus. AFP...

Vietnamese dissident says prevented by police from meeting Obama 24 May 2016 - 10:06 am

US President Barack Obama greets local residents as he leaves after a interview with Anthony Bourdain at a shopping area of Hanoi, Vietnam ...

11 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide, many feared missing: officials 24 May 2016 - 09:54 am

File picture of people searching for miners killed by a landslide at Hpa Kant jade mining area, Kachin State, northern Myanmar, November 2015....

EU's Timmermans to meet Polish PM on governance on Tuesday 24 May 2016 - 09:51 am

File picture of European Commission deputy head Frans Timmermans. Reuters BRUSSELS: The deputy head of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, will meet Polish...

Hardliner elected head of key Iran oversight body 24 May 2016 - 09:48 am

Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati delivers a sermon in Tehran. Raheb Homavandi/REUTERS Tehran: Iran's Assembly of Experts chose ultraconservative Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati on Tuesday to...