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A Look at How the Syrian Conflict Has Changed the World 13 Mar 2016 - 02:37 pm

FILE - In this file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2012, a Free Syrian Army soldier stands on a damaged Syrian military tank...

Merkel's party faces hammering at polls as populists eye surge 13 Mar 2016 - 02:36 pm

A carnival float with papier-mache caricatures mocking Bavarian Governor Horst Seehofer and German Chancellor Angela Merkel is displayed at a postponed "Rosenmontag" (Rose...

French aviation experts to release Germanwings crash report 13 Mar 2016 - 02:32 pm

In this March 24, 2015 file picture students stand near candles in front of the Joseph-Koenig Gymnasium in Haltern, western Germany. .Students of...

Pakistan rains leave 28 dead: officials 13 Mar 2016 - 02:27 pm

Islamabad: The death toll from torrential rain in Pakistan rose to 28 on Sunday after more homes collapsed in the southwest and northwest,...

Second body found after Gaza tunnel collapse 13 Mar 2016 - 02:22 pm

Gaza City, Palestinian: A second Gazan was found dead Sunday after the collapse of a tunnel on the Egypt border, the interior ministry...

IS jihadists pull out of town in Iraq's Anbar: general 13 Mar 2016 - 02:18 pm

Iraqi government forces and counter-terrorism forces evacuate civilians on March 10, 2016 after retaking the town of Zankura, northwest of Ramadi, from the...

Knife-wielding attackers should be killed: Israel chief rabbi 13 Mar 2016 - 02:11 pm

Jerusalem: An Israeli chief rabbi said that knife-wielding attackers should be killed, after a call by the head of the armed forces to...

Germanwings crash probe recommends more medical checks for pilots 13 Mar 2016 - 01:55 pm

A French rescue worker inspects the debris of the Germanwings Airbus A320 at the site of the crash, near Seyne-les-Alpes, France, in this...

Syria rivals clash ahead of peace talks 13 Mar 2016 - 01:47 pm

Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Head of the Government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari arrives for the second round of Syrian peace...

Thousands flee fighting in Myanmar's Shan State 13 Mar 2016 - 01:35 pm

Shan State Army - South (SSA-S) soldiers train at their headquarters in Loi Tai Leng, in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State in this February...

Australian journalists detained in Malaysia for trying to question PM 13 Mar 2016 - 01:32 pm

File picture of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Kuala Lumpur: Two Australian journalists were detained and barred from leaving Malaysia after they had...

Four lives derailed by Syria's brutal war 13 Mar 2016 - 01:00 pm

Yasser Nabhan plays football with children in Syria's northern city of Aleppo Saif al-Dawla district on March 11, 2016. AFP/KARAM AL-MASRI Aleppo, Syria: ...

India's hardline Hindus abandon trademark shorts 13 Mar 2016 - 12:53 pm

AFP/ File photo New Delhi: A hardline Indian Hindu movement announced Sunday it was abandoning its trademark khaki shorts to try to modernise...

Qaeda in Syria clashes with rebels, seizes weapons 13 Mar 2016 - 12:50 pm

Protesters carry Nusra Front flags and shout slogans during an anti-government protest after Friday prayers in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib...

Saudi puts murderer to death in 72nd execution of 2016 13 Mar 2016 - 12:43 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals convicted of murder on Sunday, bringing to 72 the number of people put to death...

24 IS militants killed in Afghanistan 13 Mar 2016 - 12:25 pm

Kabul: At least 24 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in military operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, an official statement said...

Beaten and discarded, Congo street children are strangers to mining boom 13 Mar 2016 - 11:54 am

A boy watches table soccer as children play in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, in this November 12, 2006 file photo....

"Big 5" off the cards as South Africa closes 2016 leopard hunting season 13 Mar 2016 - 11:35 am

Representational image of a Leopard. Reuters JOHANNESBURG: For the first time in decades, hunters with deep pockets cannot target the so-called "Big 5"...