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Islamist assassin's supporters hold sit-in in Pakistan capital 28 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

Pakistani supporters of executed Islamist Mumtaz Qadri stand behind tear gas fired by police officers during clashes in Islamabad on March 27, 2016....

Philippine $2.6 billion road-dike deal fails to attract bidders 28 Mar 2016 - 11:12 am

Construction workers, carrying steel bars, walk past a Century Spire advertisements at its construction site in Manila in this July 1, 2014. REUTERS/ROMEO...

Drought-hit Thailand sends up the Royal Rainmakers 28 Mar 2016 - 10:54 am

A pair of Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft from the Thai Department of Royal Rainmaking depositing a sodium chloride-based material above clouds in Nakhon...

Philippines puts Marcos jewel images online to teach about graft 28 Mar 2016 - 10:43 am

File picture of the Bureau of Customs employee showing items from the Marcos Jewelry Collection. Reuters Manila: Philippine authorities are staging an online...

Shanghai Disneyland opening day tickets sold out online in hours 28 Mar 2016 - 10:36 am

The plan for Shanghai's Disney Resort, pictured here during a press event in Shanghai, China on July 15, 2015. AFP /Johannes Eisele By...

Israel backs out of spat with Brazil over settler named as envoy 28 Mar 2016 - 10:32 am

A boy walks in Ramat Shlomo, a religious Jewish settlement in an area of the occupied West Bank that Israel annexed to Jerusalem...

National Film Awards recognises the best talents in the film industry 28 Mar 2016 - 10:28 am

The Chairpersons of the three juries on Feature Films, Non Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema for 63rd National Film Awards presented...

National Awards: 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' named best popular film of 2015 28 Mar 2016 - 10:26 am

Salman Khan in Bajrangi Bhaijaan New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan-starrer “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” on Monday was named as the Best Popular Film Providing...

Kuwait to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged Hezbollah links: report 28 Mar 2016 - 10:12 am

REUTERS/ File photo Kuwait City: Kuwait is to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged links to Hezbollah in the latest Gulf Arab move against...

Iran congratulates Syria's Assad on regaining Palmyra 28 Mar 2016 - 10:08 am

A general view inside the historic city of Palmyra after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate...

Lahore attack: Facebook sorry after 'safety check' tool goes haywire 28 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

Facebook sent out notifications like this one to people completely unrelated to the attacks in Lahore, Pakistan. (Facebook) New York: The social networking...

Blast near Afghan parliament 28 Mar 2016 - 09:53 am

Kabul: A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast...

Amitabh Bachchan, Kangana bag Best Actors 28 Mar 2016 - 09:46 am

Amitabh Bachchan named the best actor for his role in Piku New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Monday was named the Best Actor,...

Saudi Arabia wants normal relations with Iran: FM 28 Mar 2016 - 09:36 am

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir stressed his country's desire to have good relations with Iran. This came during...

Fist-bump austerity exposes strains on Finland's consensus model 28 Mar 2016 - 09:34 am

Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila (L) and Finance Minister Alexander Stubb do a fist bump during a news conference in PM's official residence...

Sharif cancels Britain visit after Lahore attack 28 Mar 2016 - 09:30 am

File photo of Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to Britain following the deadly Easter...