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Azerbaijan says two of its servicemen killed in clashes with Armenian army 28 Mar 2016 - 05:52 pm

BAKU/YEREVAN: Two Azeri servicemen have been killed in border clashes with the Armenian army, Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said on Monday. The Armenian defence...

CIA head discussed Assad leaving power in Moscow this month: RIA 28 Mar 2016 - 05:34 pm

CIA chief John Brennan. Reuters photo MOSCOW: The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, raised the issue of Syrian President...

Kremlin accuses foreign parties of smearing Putin ahead of vote 28 Mar 2016 - 05:19 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony following his meeting with Moroccan King Mohammed VI at the Kremlin in Moscow on March...

Donald Trump's daughter gives birth to son on Easter 28 Mar 2016 - 05:15 pm

Washington: Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka gave birth to a baby boy on Easter Sunday, moving the Republican presidential frontrunner to pronounce the event...

Azerbaijan frees human rights advocate from jail 28 Mar 2016 - 05:12 pm

BAKU: Azeri human rights activist and lawyer Intigam Aliyev was freed from jail on Monday, his lawyer said. Azerbaijan pardoned 148 prisoners including...

Angola court jails 17 youth activists, including rapper, for 'rebellion' 28 Mar 2016 - 04:55 pm

Luaty Beirao Luanda: A court in Angola on Monday sentenced 17 youth activists, including a well-known rapper, to between two and eight years...

Greece to employ loudspeakers at border after rumour chaos 28 Mar 2016 - 04:53 pm

Migrants and refugees queue to receive food at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, March 28,...

Germany wants refugees to integrate or lose residency rights 28 Mar 2016 - 04:52 pm

Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maiziere in the stands before a football game between Germany and England, Berlin, March 26,...

Cuba 'has no need of gifts from the empire': Fidel Castro 28 Mar 2016 - 02:13 pm

Cuba's former president Fidel Castro (R) and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia pictured during a meeting in Havana on February 13,...

12 Algerian soldiers killed in helicopter crash 28 Mar 2016 - 01:02 pm

Algiers: Twelve Algerian soldiers were killed Sunday in a helicopter crash caused by technical failure in the south of the country, the defence...

Belgian cyclist Demoitie dies after race motorbike smash 28 Mar 2016 - 12:47 pm

File picture of Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie. AFP Lille, France: Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie, 25, died after he was struck by a motorbike...

Dutch anti-terrorism police arrest suspect at France's request 28 Mar 2016 - 12:42 pm

Amsterdam: Dutch anti-terrorism police on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old man in Rotterdam on suspicion of preparing an attack on France and also detained...

Brussels prosecutors charge three more people with participation in terrorist group 28 Mar 2016 - 12:29 pm

A girl lights a candle as people pay tribute to the victims of Tuesday's bomb attacks at the Place de la Bourse in...

Storm Katie causes Easter travel chaos in UK 28 Mar 2016 - 11:52 am

File picture for representation. London: Winds gusting to 105 miles (170 kilometres) an hour on Easter Monday forced the cancellation of over a...

Volcano erupts in Southwest Alaska 28 Mar 2016 - 11:50 am

Washington: A volcanic eruption in Alaska sent ash 20,000 feet up in the air and prompted flight warnings, according to authorities. Alaska Volcano...

Belgian Crisis Centre increases bomb blast toll to 34 dead, including attackers 28 Mar 2016 - 11:47 am

Right-wing demonstrators protest against the wave of terrorism in front of the old stock exchange in Brussels,Belgium. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS: Belgium's Crisis Centre...

Trump questions NATO, Asia nuclear weapons ahead of Washington summit 28 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media during a news conference at the construction site of the Trump International Hotel...