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Three Spanish journalists return home after Syria kidnapping ordeal: govt 08 May 2016 - 11:44 am

(L to R) Spanish freelance journalist Angel Sastre, Spanish freelance journalist Antonio Pampliega and Spanish freelance journalist Jose Manuel Lopez Madrid: Three Spanish...

Mexico rumbled by 5.9 magnitude quake, no damage reported 08 May 2016 - 11:41 am

People wait outside their homes after a tremor was felt in Mexico City, Mexico May 8, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero MEXICO CITY: A 5.9...

Spain awaits return of three journalists kidnapped in Syria 08 May 2016 - 11:14 am

Madrid: Three Spanish freelance journalists kidnapped in Syria some 10 months ago were due to fly back to be reunited with their families...

Six Taliban inmates on death row hanged: Afghan govt 08 May 2016 - 10:56 am

File photo of an Afghan policeman keeping watch at a police checkpoint on the Kandahar-Tarin Kot highway. AFP / RATEB NOORI Kabul: Six...

Saudi soldier killed in gunbattle with militants: state news agency 08 May 2016 - 10:55 am

A Saudi soldier was killed on Sunday in what state news agency SPA described as a “foiled attempt to carry out a terrorist...

Uber, Lyft set to leave Texas city over fingerprinting rule 08 May 2016 - 10:50 am

Campaign signs concerning a municipal vote over fingerprint requirements for ride-hailing companies such asUber and Lyft are seen along a roadway in Austin,...

Security forces on alert ahead of tense Philippine elections 08 May 2016 - 10:40 am

Election posters of Philippine candidates are seen hanging above vehicles driving along a main street in Pritil, Tondo city, metro Manila in the...

Turkish military kills 55 Islamic State fighters north of Aleppo -military sources 08 May 2016 - 10:36 am

ANKARA: The Turkish military killed 55 Islamic State fighters in shelling north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday evening, military sources...

Gandhis have some "secrets" of Modi: Kejriwal 08 May 2016 - 10:31 am

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Reuters New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continued on Sunday to take potshots at Prime Minister Narendra...

Yemeni talks to continue Sunday in Kuwait: UN official 08 May 2016 - 10:25 am

File photo of Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed . Kuwait: UN Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed affirmed that the Kuwait-hosted, UN-mediated...

Residents return as truce extended in Syria's Aleppo 08 May 2016 - 10:24 am

Syrian children attend a class at a primary school in Aleppo's rebel-held eastern district of Shaar on May 7, 2016. AFP / KARAM...

Iran starts trial of Afghans accused of raping French tourist 08 May 2016 - 10:24 am

Tehran: A trial opened in Iran on Sunday of four Afghans accused of raping a French tourist in mountains on Tehran's northwestern outskirts,...

Trump questions whether Elizabeth Warren is native American amid feud 08 May 2016 - 10:09 am

Supporters during a Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rally at the The Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center on May 7, 2016 in...

N. Korea TV airs 'special' Kim Jong-Un speech 08 May 2016 - 10:02 am

A picture made available on 07 May 2016 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaking...

Gunmen kill rights activist in Pakistan 08 May 2016 - 10:01 am

Activist Khurram Zaki. Source: Twitter ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani police officer says gunmen riding motorcycles have shot and killed a rights activist and wounded...