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Man charged with Northern Irish car bombing as security stepped up 12 Mar 2016 - 04:09 pm

On March 4, 2016, police in Northern Ireland had warned militants were planning to launch attacks marking the 100th anniversary of Ireland's Easter...

North Korean leader Kim orders more nuclear tests: KCNA 12 Mar 2016 - 04:01 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks with officials at the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's...

Merkel defends migrant stance in last push before “Super Sunday” 12 Mar 2016 - 03:55 pm

Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party addresses a Baden-Wuerttemberg state election campaign rally in Haigerloch,...

Egypt jails man who claimed many women are adulterous 12 Mar 2016 - 03:43 pm

Cairo: A Cairo court sentenced a man to three years in prison on Saturday for claiming that many women in the conservative country...

U.S., South Korea stage assault drill; North threatens to wipe out enemies 12 Mar 2016 - 03:38 pm

South Korean (blue headbands) and U.S. Marines take part in a U.S.-South Korea joint landing operation drill in Pohang, South Korea, March 12,...

Four on death row in Saudi Arabia for terrorism: Newspaper 12 Mar 2016 - 03:37 pm

DUBAI: Death sentences against four Saudi men convicted of terrorism have been confirmed by 13 judges, a Saudi newspaper reported, raising the possibility...

French interior minister backs FBI in Apple battle 12 Mar 2016 - 03:26 pm

"I completely understand the US administration's concerns, which I share," French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said during a talk on counterterrorism at George...

French court to rule in June on plea to re-open Arafat 'murder' probe 12 Mar 2016 - 03:21 pm

This file photo taken on November 10, 2011 shows Suha Arafat posing in front of a portrait of her late husband Yasser Arafat...

Northern Ireland deputy leader calls for unity vote if Britain leaves EU 12 Mar 2016 - 03:11 pm

Republican party Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams (L) and Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald (2L) arrive for the first day of...

Turkey hits PKK targets in Iraq with air strikes 12 Mar 2016 - 03:05 pm

Istanbul: Turkey's air force bombarded Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq this week, killing 67 rebel fighters, the military said Saturday,...

Israel Forces fires artillery shells on Palestinian fishing boats 12 Mar 2016 - 02:48 pm

Gaza: Israeli occupation boats bombarded Saturday morning several Palestinian fishing boats near the Sudaniyya shore, northwest of Gaza city. Palestinian News Agency quoted...

Turkish air strikes kill 67 Kurdish militants in north Iraq: Army 12 Mar 2016 - 02:47 pm

ANKARA: Turkey’s army said on Saturday it killed 67 Kurdish militants in air strikes on camps and ammunition storage sites in neighbouring northern...

Regime will wait only 24 hours for opposition in Geneva: Syria FM 12 Mar 2016 - 02:42 pm

Damascus: The Syrian government delegation to shaky peace talks in Geneva will wait no more than 24 hours for the opposition delegation to...

French police arrest 14 at Calais anti-migrant protest 12 Mar 2016 - 02:40 pm

Policemen disperse supporters of the Pegida movement (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident) during a demonstration in Calais, northern France on...

Greece says will fix Idomeni camp overflow 'within week' 12 Mar 2016 - 02:11 pm

People sit in a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, on March 12, 2016, near the Greek village of Idomeni, where thousands of...

EU’s Schulz wouldn’t favour a Trump White House 12 Mar 2016 - 01:55 pm

European Parliament President Martin Schulz presides a debate on the outcome of last EU-Turkey summit at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, March...