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Myanmar's ethnic rebels pin hope on new civilian president 19 Mar 2016 - 10:21 am

Yangon: An ethnic rebel group locked in conflict with Myanmar's military is eager to broker peace with the new civilian president, a spokesman...

Posh Parisians revolt over homeless shelter 19 Mar 2016 - 10:10 am

Residents in Paris's poshest district fear a planned centre on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, will turn their beloved woods into...

Russian spacecraft with US grandpa onboard docks at space station 19 Mar 2016 - 10:03 am

US astronaut Jeff Williams waves at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, prior to blasting off to the International Space Station on March...

Iraq forces in major push against ISIS in Anbar 19 Mar 2016 - 09:42 am

Iraqi government forces evacuate civilians on March 10, 2016 after retaking the town of Zankura, northwest of Ramadi, from ISIS in Anbar province....

Rights groups slam China over missing journalist 19 Mar 2016 - 09:30 am

Hong Kong: Rights groups have condemned China after a Beijing-based journalist went missing, linking his disappearance to an unusual open letter calling for...

Cruise ship rescues 18 Cuban migrants who say nine others died 19 Mar 2016 - 09:22 am

File photo of the Royal Caribbean cruise liner "Brilliance of the Seas" seen at sunset in Valletta"s Grand Harbour December 14, 2010. REUTERS/Darrin...

Top Brazil judge strips Lula of office after he rallies supporters 19 Mar 2016 - 09:17 am

Demontrators take part in a protest against President Dilma Rousseff's appointment of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as her chief of...

Kazakh ruling party faces no opposition in election, but questions remain 19 Mar 2016 - 09:14 am

A family walks past an election poster of ruling Nur Otan party depicting Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev ahead of the snap parliamentary election...

Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles 19 Mar 2016 - 09:13 am

The logo of Lufthansa airline is pictured on a dividing stripe in Frankfurt airport, Germany, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/KAI PFAFFENBACH By Steve Gorman...

Putin orders assistance to relatives of those killed in plane crash in Russia - agencies 19 Mar 2016 - 09:06 am

A handout image, released by Russia Ministry's of the Emergencies shows a view of the place Fly Dubai Flight FZ981 crashed in Rostov-on-Don, ...

Abdeslam and four other suspects captured in a dramatic raid in Brussels 19 Mar 2016 - 09:02 am

Belgian police arrested five people in counter-terror raids in Brussels on March 18, including Paris attackssuspect Salah Abdeslam and the family who sheltered...

All 62 aboard plane that crashed in Russia died - Investigative Committee 19 Mar 2016 - 07:41 am

Members of operative services at the airport of Rostov-On-Don, the point of destination of a FlydubaiBoeing 737-800 which crashed in Rostov-On-Don, Russia, March...

Poor weather condition possibly caused Flydubai crash in Russia 19 Mar 2016 - 07:28 am

Emergency services staff organizes measures in connection with the crash of Fly Dubai Flight FZ981 in Rostov-on-Don airport, Russia, 19 March 2016. EPA/MAXIM...

Dubai flight to Russia crashes while landing; 61 on board dead 19 Mar 2016 - 07:06 am

Firefighters search for the flight recorders among aircraft debris scattered on the runway after the crash of a Boeing 737-800 of FlyDubai, at...

Red Cross sounds alarm on rising casualties in “ignored” Afghanistan 19 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

An Afghan health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign on the outskirts of Jalalabad on March 16,...

Exclusive: EU fears new surge of migrants from Libya, plans mission - letter 19 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrives at a European Union leaders summit on migration in Brussels, Belgium, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/FRANCOIS...

WFP says Syrians eating grass in government-besieged Daraya 19 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after a Syrian military helicopter allegedly droped barrel bombs over Daraya. AFP /Fadi Dirani GENEVA: ...

Autonomy bid in north Syria divides Kurdish-Arab opposition alliance 19 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Haytham Manaa, a representative of Syria's opposition delegation, speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Alaraby,...