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Syrian refugee chickpeas bloom in Lebanon 15 Mar 2016 - 05:18 pm

BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon: In a humid plastic tent in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, a Syrian scientist handles the leaves of the chickpeas, lentils and...

"Asylum Chaos" - German magazine spreads word of rising anti-immigrant party 15 Mar 2016 - 05:12 pm

Migrants attend a German lesson conducted in an emergency accommodation shelter in a big air-inflated tent for asylum applicants in Berlin, Germany in...

'Forced labour' for thousands of maids in Hong Kong: report 15 Mar 2016 - 05:12 pm

This file photo taken on March 17, 2015 shows protesters shouting slogans defending for migrant workers' rights outside an employment agency in Hong...

Bahrain jails three for attacking police 15 Mar 2016 - 05:09 pm

Bahraini anti-government protesters run for cover from tear gas during clashes with riot police in the Shiite village of Abu Saiba, west of...

Shots fired during house search in Brussels 15 Mar 2016 - 05:06 pm

BRUSSELS: Shots were fired when police searched a house in Brussels on Tuesday, police said on Tuesday, though they declined comment on media...

Istanbul's Bosphorus bridge shut to traffic 15 Mar 2016 - 05:02 pm

Turkish police re-opened Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge, which spans Asia and Europe, after briefly shutting the key transport link to search a suspicious vehicle...

Site of 1503 shipwreck tied to Vasco da Gama found off Oman 15 Mar 2016 - 04:30 pm

In this undated photo made available by Blue Water Recoveries company on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, divers excavate the wreck site of the...

Prison officer targeted in N.Ireland bomb dies 15 Mar 2016 - 04:20 pm

London: A prison officer injured when a bomb exploded under the van he was driving in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast earlier this month...

EU holds off on asylum reform proposals 15 Mar 2016 - 04:18 pm

Refugee returns to a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni, on March 15, 2016, where thousands of...

Cyprus threatens to block EU-Turkey migrant deal 15 Mar 2016 - 03:22 pm

European Council President Donald Tusk (L) and Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades talk to the media after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in...

Syrian arrested in Sweden for war crimes 15 Mar 2016 - 02:59 pm

Haisam Omar Sakhanh, source: Youtube Stockholm: A 45-year-old Syrian man with a Swedish residency permit has been arrested for alleged war crimes in...

Gunmen kill four road workers in Indonesia's Papua 15 Mar 2016 - 02:24 pm

Jakarta: Gunmen on Tuesday shot dead four road workers in Indonesia's Papua, police said, the latest deadly violence in the insurgency-hit eastern province. ...

Brexit would be 'disaster' for Gibraltar, warns leader 15 Mar 2016 - 02:17 pm

London: A British vote to leave the European Union would be a "disaster" for Gibraltar, leaving the British territory open to "undemocratic" advances...

UAE court tries seven for Hezbollah links 15 Mar 2016 - 02:11 pm

Abu Dhabi: Seven people have gone on trial in the United Arab Emirates on charges of forming a cell linked to Lebanon's Iran-backed...

Historic vote gives Myanmar first civilian president in decades 15 Mar 2016 - 02:09 pm

Myanmar parliament staff check ballots after the historic voting at the parliament in Naypyidaw on March 15, 2016 confirming Htin Kyaw, a trusted...

Car bomb kills driver in central Berlin: police 15 Mar 2016 - 01:56 pm

Police inspect a damaged Volkswagen car in the Bismarckstrasse in Berlin, Germany March 15, 2016. German police said on Twitter that they believe...

Ukraine passes key bill required for visa-free travel to EU 15 Mar 2016 - 01:54 pm

REUTERS Kiev: Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday approved a vital anti-corruption bill that Kiev hopes will open the way for visa-free travel to EU...

Al-Nusra Front in Syria vows new offensive after Russian pullout 15 Mar 2016 - 01:46 pm

Beirut: Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front is preparing to launch a new offensive, a jihadist commander said Tuesday, after Russia announced the withdrawal...