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Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software, warning issued 25 Apr 2016 - 05:59 pm

Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. REUTERS / Ashikur Rahman By Jim Finkle...

NATO to close Libya migrant route to Europe 25 Apr 2016 - 05:51 pm

This file photo taken on April 18, 2016 shows Italian Defense minister Roberta Pinotti during a meeting with Kosovo President in Pristina on...

32 ISIS militants killed in Iraq 25 Apr 2016 - 04:40 pm

Baghdad: Baghdad Operations Command has announced that 49 ISIS militants were killed or injured and that explosive devices were dismantled in west Baghdad....

Saudi unveils far-reaching plan to move away from oil 25 Apr 2016 - 04:16 pm

(L-R) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown...

60 killed in Aleppo in past three days 25 Apr 2016 - 02:59 pm

ALEPPO, SYRIA - APRIL 24: A Syrian boy runs after Syrian Regime Forces airstrikes targeted residential areas at Sahur neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria...

Dubai wants 25 percent of all car trips driverless by 2030 25 Apr 2016 - 02:57 pm

A driverless vehicle on test run in Dubai. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai, already home to the world's tallest building, is looking to...

Saudi Arabia to introduce expat 'green card' within five years 25 Apr 2016 - 02:46 pm

RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will introduce a "green card" system within five years to allow resident expatriates in the kingdom to have more rights...

Obama to send 250 more special forces troops to Syria 25 Apr 2016 - 02:40 pm

Hanover, Germany: President Barack Obama on Monday said the US would send up to 250 more military personnel including special forces to Syria...

Malawi arrests 10 men for albino murder 25 Apr 2016 - 02:30 pm

Blantyre, Malawi: Ten Malawian men have been arrested for murdering a 21-year-old albino woman, police said Monday, as a United Nations team conducts...

Zika epidemic 'clearly' on the decline in Brazil: WHO 25 Apr 2016 - 02:22 pm

The Zika virus is mainly spread via the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito The Zika virus is mainly spread via the bite...

Kenya: Police fire teargas at opposition march 25 Apr 2016 - 02:15 pm

NAIROBI: Kenyan police fired teargas into a crowd of opposition leaders and their supporters who were marching on the office of the country's...

Turkey says it has deported 3,300 suspected Islamic State fighters 25 Apr 2016 - 02:14 pm

ANKARA, Turkey: A top official says Turkey has deported 3,300 foreigners suspected of links to jihadi groups, particularly the Islamic State militants, and...

Saudi Arabia's cabinet approves reform plan 25 Apr 2016 - 01:58 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's cabinet agreed to implement a broad reform plan known as Vision 2030, which is expected to involve sweeping change to...

Driverless vehicles test run on Dubai roads 25 Apr 2016 - 01:32 pm

A 10-seater driverless vehicle is on trial run in Dubai. The vehicle is designed to travel short distances on pre-programmed routes and under...

Pakistani Sikh politician killed by Hindu rival, not Taliban: police 25 Apr 2016 - 12:57 pm

Sardar Soran Singh was a member of Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI). (Source: Twitter) Peshawar: A Sikh politician in Pakistan who was gunned down...

Cruz, Kasich team up to stop party frontrunner Trump 25 Apr 2016 - 12:56 pm

A young supporter plays with a Donald Trump doll before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared at a rally in a hangar at...

Italy says NATO three months from Libya coast mission 25 Apr 2016 - 12:47 pm

File photo of Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti. REUTERS Rome: NATO is three months away from launching patrols off Libya as part of...

Afghan president blasts Taliban “slaves”, says little time left for peace 25 Apr 2016 - 12:36 pm

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a joint news conference with his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic in Kabul, May 10, 2015. REUTERS/OMAR SOBHANI ...