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New find of suspected MH370 debris to be sent to Australia 12 Mar 2016 - 11:17 am

A piece of debris found by a South African family off the Mozambique coast in December 2015, which authorities will examine to see...

Teen girls charged in France over 'concert hall attack plot' 12 Mar 2016 - 11:03 am

Paris: Two teenage girls have been charged in France with allegedly plotting to assault a Paris concert hall some four months after the...

Gaza boy killed in Israeli air strike after militant rockets hit Israel 12 Mar 2016 - 10:58 am

Palestinian children inspect a bedroom of the damaged Khoussa family home after an Israeli strike on Hamas bases in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza...

Kerry says Syria talks should go ahead on time: US pool reporter 12 Mar 2016 - 10:51 am

A picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on March 12, 2016, shows Saudi Interior Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef...

Two killed in Taiwan helicopter crash 12 Mar 2016 - 09:55 am

A rescurer walks in front of a S-70C rescue helicopter's wreakage near the Shihman district in northern the New Taipei City during a...

North Korean submarine missing: reports 12 Mar 2016 - 09:32 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects a Korean People's Army submarine at an undisclosed location. AFP Seoul: A North Korean submarine is missing,...

Aiming to sidestep Apple dispute, Obama makes case for access to device data 12 Mar 2016 - 09:27 am

US President Barack Obama participates in an onstage interview at the South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas, March 11, 2016. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst ...

Trump's Chicago rally called off for safety reasons amid chaos 12 Mar 2016 - 09:10 am

Demonstrators celebrate after Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump cancelled his rally at the University of Illinois in Chicago March 11, 2016. Reuters ...

Rivals say Trump's rhetoric partly to blame for protests 12 Mar 2016 - 09:07 am

Texas Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz addresses the crowd at the Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner at The Meadows Club...

Europe needs to plug data gaps to track militants - German police head 12 Mar 2016 - 08:29 am

Holger Muench, Chief Commissioner of Germany's Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Federal Crime Office presents the annual report on organized crime in Germany during a news...

Singer in Paris attack apologizes for alleging inside job 12 Mar 2016 - 08:25 am

A file photo taken on March 9, 2016 shows Jesse Hughes of the band Eagles of Death Metal performing during a concert in...

Iraq’s Abadi asks political blocs to nominate technocrats for cabinet 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. By Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi asked political blocs in parliament and...

Iraq's Kurdistan gets $200 mln from Turkey after oil pipeline halt 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Iraq's Kurdistan has received $200 million from Turkey to help Kurdish finances, which have been hit by a recent oil pipeline export...

Yemen loyalists advance near rebel-besieged Taez 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Yemeni security forces inspect unexploded ordnance confiscated from the Shiite Huthi rebels and militant extremists, as they prepare to neutralise the mines and...

Buddhist group leading global anti-Dalai Lama protests disbands 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

BY DAVID LAGUE AND STEPHANIE NEBEHAY BY DAVID LAGUE AND STEPHANIE NEBEHAY Members of the International Shugden Community rally against the Dalai Lama,...

European Union and Cuba sign agreement to normalize relations 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A Cuban flag flies over 'Almendares' bridge in Havana, Cuba February 26, 2016. REUTERS HAVANA: The European Union and Cuba signed an agreement...

Ex-rival Carson endorses U.S. Republican front-runner Trump 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Former Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ben Carson (L) endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Trump campaign event in Palm Beach, Florida...