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Kabul goes into 'lock-down' after protest clashes
Streets in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul were closed on Saturday as authorities tried to prevent a repeat of a demonstration that degenerated into clashes between protesters and police and left four people dead.
Philippines casino attack was 'terrorist' act, says senior law-maker
A gunman who stormed and torched a Manila casino, killing 36 people, was a 'lone wolf' terrorist, a top Philippines law-maker said on Saturday, contradicting the police's assertion that the man had merely wanted to steal gambling chips.
Anger and dismay as Trump rejects Paris climate change deal
Trump, tapping into the 'America First' message he used when he was elected president last year, said the Paris accord would undermine the US economy, cost US jobs, weaken American national sovereignty and put the country at a permanent disadvantage to the other countries of the world.
Huge car bomb near embassies in Kabul kills or wounds dozens
A powerful car bomb exploded in the center of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing or wounding dozens of people.
Angela Merkel's stunning slapdown of Donald Trump
Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, pointing to bruising meetings of G7 wealthy nations and NATO last week.
Donald Trump Muslim ban could head to Supreme Court
The fate of President Donald Trump's order to ban travelers from six predominantly Muslim nations, blocked by federal courts, may soon be in the hands of the conservative-majority Supreme Court, where his appointee Neil Gorsuch could help settle the matter.
Besieged by Islamists: Philippine city in lockdown
The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monday over fears Islamist militants had sneaked out of nearby Marawi, where troops were battling to drive out gunmen holed up in buildings for a seventh day.
White House refuses to hold Ramadan event for first time in 20 years
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officials said, apparently breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years.
Tory landslide win in doubt as five polls show Labour closing
Four opinion polls published on Saturday showed that May's lead had contracted by a range of two to six percentage points.
Bodies of civilians found dumped near Philippines city besieged by Islamists
Bodies of what appeared to be executed civilians were found in a ravine outside a besieged Philippine city on Sunday as a six-day occupation by Islamist rebels resisting a military onslaught took a more sinister turn.
Trump ends first foreign tour with a flourish, but trouble awaits him at home
Trump flipped traditional US foreign policy upside down on his tour through the Middle East and Europe, coddling Middle Eastern leaders with questionable human rights records while demanding traditional European allies pay more for their defence.
Grief and rage in Egyptian church after the massacre of Christian pilgrims
Grief quickly turned to anger as funeral prayers at the Church of the Sacred Family in the village of Dayr Jarnous became a protest march with young men chanting as they carried a large wooden cross.
US Secretary of State Tillerson won't hold a Ramadan event
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two US officials said.
More arrests after Manchester bombing, police claim 'immense' progress
British police said they had arrested two men on Saturday as they stepped up their efforts to capture a suspected network behind the suicide bomber who killed 22 people in Manchester earlier this week.
Iraqi forces begin last battle for Mosul as population starves
Iraqi armed forces launched an operation on Saturday to capture the last Islamic State-held enclave in Mosul, according to a military statement.
Trump's son-in-law had secret contacts with Russians, say US sources
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, is said to have had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the US during and after the 2016 presidential campaign.