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Syria antiquities chief vows to rebuild Palmyra temples razed by IS 24 Mar 2016 - 03:21 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast...

Boko Haram's Shekau re-emerges in new video 24 Mar 2016 - 03:17 pm

Abubakar Shekau Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared on video for the first time in more than a year on Thursday,...

Vietnam slams 'illegal' Taiwan Spratlys tour 24 Mar 2016 - 03:13 pm

Aerial view of Itu Aba island, which the Taiwanese call Taiping island, in the South China Sea Hanoi: Vietnam on Thursday hit back...

Baby rhino found in Indian forest nursed back to health 24 Mar 2016 - 02:44 pm

In this handout photo taken for the International Fund for Animal Welfare / Wildlife Trust of India on March 19, 2016, a week-old...

More than 130 held in China vaccine scandal: reports 24 Mar 2016 - 02:41 pm

Beijing: More than 130 suspects have been detained in connection with a vaccine scandal in China that has triggered outrage about safety, Chinese...

Briton arrested over Brussels attacks tweets 24 Mar 2016 - 02:34 pm

London: A British man who sparked outrage on Twitter with a message about confronting a Muslim woman over the Brussels attacks has been...

Syria army fights IS at gates of Palmyra 24 Mar 2016 - 02:28 pm

Damascus: Pro-government forces pushed a fierce bid to recapture Syria's ancient city of Palmyra from jihadists Thursday as Moscow hosted top US diplomat...

Paris suspect Abdeslam wants to be extradited to France: lawyer 24 Mar 2016 - 01:23 pm

ven Mary (C), lawyer of key suspect in the Paris terror attacks Salah Abdeslam, arrives to the Council Chamber of Brussels on March...

Iraq launches operation to retake second city Mosul from IS 24 Mar 2016 - 12:59 pm

Iraqi security forces and Popular Mobilisation units, pictured in the Makhoul mountains during a military operation against Islamic State (IS) fighters in October...

IS tells civilians in Syria's Palmyra to flee: Monitor 24 Mar 2016 - 12:28 pm

This file photo taken on March 14, 2014 shows shows a Syrian policeman patrolling the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast...

On South China Sea islet, Taiwan argues Philippines case is far from watertight 24 Mar 2016 - 12:09 pm

An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Taiwanese military plane shows the view of Itu Aba, which the Taiwanese call...

Belgium hunts ‘third man’ after Islamic State bombings 24 Mar 2016 - 12:06 pm

A police officer and a soldier stand guard outside the Council Chamber of Brussels on March 24, 2016 during investigations into the Paris...

Bangladesh upholds Islamist militant's death sentence 24 Mar 2016 - 11:49 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's top court has upheld the death sentence of an Islamist militant over fatal suicide blasts targeting secular activists 10 years ago,...

Six Chinese nationals wounded in Laos bus shooting - Xinhua 24 Mar 2016 - 11:31 am

BEIJING: Six Chinese nationals were wounded in a bus shooting in northern Laos on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency said, the latest...

Chinese national pleads guilty in U.S. to computer hacking conspiracy 24 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

File photo/ for representation only By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO: A businessman from China pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to hack into...

'Hundreds of thousands' of migrants in Libya seeking to come to Europe: French minister 24 Mar 2016 - 10:57 am

File photo of French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. AFP Paris: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday that some 800,000 migrants...

Two Palestinians who stabbed Israeli soldier shot dead in W. Bank: Army 24 Mar 2016 - 10:51 am

JERUSALEM: Two Palestinian assailants who attacked an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron on Thursday were shot dead by...

Iraqi army starts offensive in region around Mosul, State TV says 24 Mar 2016 - 10:47 am

Employees work at strengthening the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, February 3, 2016. REUTERS/ Azad Lashkari /Files BAGHDAD: Iraq’s armed forces started an...