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Tens of thousands pray at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa for Ramadan
Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers streamed through Jerusalem's Old City to one of Islam's most revered sites as Israel eased restrictions for the fasting month of Ramadan.
20 June 2015
North Korea says it has 'cure' for MERS, Ebola, AIDS
North Korea says it has developed a vaccine that is "very effective" in treating MERS, Ebola and AIDS, the state mouthpiece KCNA reported.
20 June 2015
Georgia hunts down another tiger from flooded zoo
Georgian police were hunting down a tiger who escaped from the capital's flood-ravaged zoo after after another tiger mauled a man to death before being killed.
20 June 2015
MERS sparks mask rush in Asia, but are they effective?
As South Korea scrambles to control an outbreak of the killer MERS virus, its fearful citizens have donned surgical masks en masse.
18 June 2015
Syria chlorine gas attacks renew calls for no-fly zone
Sickened by footage of doctors trying to help child victims of a gas attack, US lawmakers renewed calls for a US-led no fly zone over Syria.
18 June 2015
Turkey ex-leader who survived two coups dies aged 90
Turkey's former president and prime minister Suleyman Demirel, a giant figure in the country's politics for over half a century, died Wednesday.
17 June 2015
WHO says MERS outbreak in S.Korea a 'wakeup call'
The World Health Organization said that the MERS outbreak in South Korea was a "wakeup call" and urged all countries to be more vigilant.
17 June 2015
China 'Hogwarts' students embrace ancient tradition at graduation
A Chinese university has earned comparisons with Harry Potter's Hogwarts due to its bizarre castle campus, but local traditions supplied the magic at a Confucian-style ceremony for its degree graduates.
17 June 2015
Abbas says Palestinian govt to resign within 24 hours: Fatah
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced Tuesday that the Ramallah-based government would resign within the next 24 hours.
17 June 2015
Mount Everest shifted southwest due to Nepal earthquake
The world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimetres (1.2 inches) to the southwest because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the country in April.
16 June 2015
Abbott brushes off Indonesia people-smuggling bribery claims
Australian authorities work within the law to stop asylum-seeker boats after reports officials have made cash payments to members of people-smuggling rings for years.
16 June 2015
Fourteen dead, hundreds of zoo animals wiped out in Georgia floods
Nine people were missing in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, a day after freak floods killed 14 people and swept away zoo animals, some of which were shot after being found prowling the streets.
16 June 2015
S. Korea reports 16th MERS death and five new cases
South Korea reported the 16th death in an expanding MERS outbreak and announced financial aid to the tourism industry.
15 June 2015
With wary eye, Turkey readies for return of coalition rule
Turkey is preparing for a return to coalition government after 13 years of one-party rule by the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
15 June 2015
Lions, tigers on the loose in deadly Tbilisi floods
Lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, adding to chaos caused by severe flooding that killed at least 12 people.
15 June 2015
S.Korea MERS virus outbreak "large and complex": WHO
South Korea's outbreak of the deadly MERS virus is "large and complex" and more cases should be expected, a team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts said.
13 June 2015
Russia says 'very worrying' slowdown in Iran nuclear talks
Russia's negotiator has described a "very worrying" slowdown in progress in nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers ahead of a June 30 deadline to finalise a historic accord.
13 June 2015
Olympics: Stadium row dwarfs Tokyo 2020 sports bids
Twenty-six sports, from sumo to surfing, have applied for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo organisers said amid a flaming row over who will pay for the main stadium.
12 June 2015
Australian PM refuses to deny people-smugglers were paid to turn back boat
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia would do "whatever we need to do" to combat people-smuggling.
12 June 2015
Nestle challenges noodles ban in Indian court
Nestle said it is challenging a ban imposed by India on its hugely popular Maggi instant noodles brand after tests showed they contained excessive levels of lead.
11 June 2015
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