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Gunmen attack remote Pakistan airport, kill 2 engineers 30 Aug 2015 - 06:04 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan: Gunmen stormed a remote airport in troubled southwestern Pakistan before dawn on Sunday, killing two engineers and destroying the facility's radar...

Susan Rice discusses militant attacks in talks in Pakistan 30 Aug 2015 - 05:58 pm

ISLAMABAD: U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice met Pakistan's prime minister on Sunday to press concerns over attacks launched by militants based in...

Chinese tourists unfazed by currency fall, market turmoil 30 Aug 2015 - 05:39 pm

Singapore: China's currency devaluation and slowing economy have caused enormous turmoil in world financial markets, but they have not really bothered tourists like...

Mystery man in Bangkok bomb probe 'never said a word' 30 Aug 2015 - 05:37 pm

BANGKOK: The evidence seized by police investigating Thailand's deadliest bombing includes an apparently damning trove of explosives, fertiliser, and piles of fake passports,...

Iran jails two people for 10 years on espionage charges 30 Aug 2015 - 05:20 pm

DUBAI: A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced two people to 10 years each in jail on charges of spying for the United...

13 die in crash on way to Swaziland beauty pageant 30 Aug 2015 - 04:59 pm

Tens of thousands of Swaziland girls dance and sing as they get ready to walk to the Royal palace, on August 28, 2015...

Thai police hunt more suspects after Bangkok bomb arrest 30 Aug 2015 - 04:56 pm

The suspect was arrested in Bangkok on Saturday Credit: APTN BANGKOK: Police probing Thailand's deadliest bombing raided a second location and widened their...

Saudi executes Pakistani for drug trafficking 30 Aug 2015 - 03:53 pm

Under Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic legal code, drug trafficking, murder, armed robbery, rape and apostasy are all punishable by death. Saudi authorities executed...

Mystery man in Bangkok bomb probe 'never said a word' 30 Aug 2015 - 03:16 pm

An arrested suspect of the recent Bangkok blast is shown in this Thai Royal Police handout released August 29, 2015. BY SIMON WEBB...

Roman-era Egyptian mummy portraits baffle experts 30 Aug 2015 - 03:02 pm

Roman-era Egyptian mummy portraits from the site of Tebtunis, Egypt, are shown in visible light, with no blue colour apparent to the naked...

Dutch plan tougher asylum policy as migrants flock to Europe 30 Aug 2015 - 02:40 pm

Somali asylum seeker Rahima speaks during an interview in Amsterdam, the Netherlands August 26, 2015. BY YORUK BAHCELI AMSTERDAM: As Europe grapples with...

Huge protest in Tokyo rails against PM Abe's security bills 30 Aug 2015 - 02:01 pm

People hold placards and shout slogans as they gather to protest against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bill outside the parliament in...

Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 36 Yemeni civilians: residents 30 Aug 2015 - 01:51 pm

People gather near a truck hit by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's northwestern province of Amran, Yemen, August 29, 2015. Warplanes from...

Egypt summons UK ambassador over criticism of Al Jazeera trial 30 Aug 2015 - 01:43 pm

British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson attends Coptic mass prayers for the Egyptians beheaded in Libya, at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in...