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'Missing' bookseller Lee Bo on way back to China: reports 25 Mar 2016 - 02:28 pm

A protestor holding up a missing person notice for Lee Bo 65 as they walk towards China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, January...

As Korean tensions rise, rival leaders get personal 25 Mar 2016 - 02:16 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles with military officers as he observes a military drill at an unknown location, in this undated...

Chinese media laud hacker for US spying 25 Mar 2016 - 02:09 pm

This photo of Su Bin a citizen of China and permanent resident of Canada was taken at a US border crossing during a...

Obama honors victims of US-backed Argentina dictators 25 Mar 2016 - 02:04 pm

Local residents carrying a effigies of Argentine President Mauricio Macri (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama protest the arrival of President Obama and...

Twelve killed as minibus collides with truck in France: official 25 Mar 2016 - 01:57 pm

Rescuers gather outside a function room that will be used as a funerary chapel, on March 25, 2016 in Montbeugny, central France, following...

Obama heads back to US after historic Latin America trip 25 Mar 2016 - 01:54 pm

US President Barack Obama (3-L) walks next to his daugther Malia Obama (4-R) prior to boarding Air Force One at Ezeiza Airport in...

Japan executes two death row inmates: ministry 25 Mar 2016 - 01:50 pm

File photo of Tokyo detention centre. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia Tokyo: Japan executed two death row prisoners on Friday, a justice ministry official said,...

China probes former Moutai liquor exec for graft: watchdog 25 Mar 2016 - 01:45 pm

SHANGHAI: A former senior executive at Chinese liquor giant Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd is being investigated for suspected corruption, the ruling Communist Party’s...

Brussels suicide bombers were on US terrorism lists: report 25 Mar 2016 - 01:42 pm

This combo handout pictures obtained via Interpol on March 23, 2016 shows Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui the two Belgian brothers identified as...

Canada allows French beef imports to continue after mad cow case 25 Mar 2016 - 01:37 pm

CCows graze in a field in Vlezenbeek near Brussels, in this August 7, 2015 file photo. France's agriculture ministry confirmed on March 24,...

Nigeria indicts 300 firms over fake contracts 25 Mar 2016 - 01:31 pm

A view of the central business district is seen from a rooftop in Lagos, Nigeria in this February 10, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Akintunde...

Syrian army advances in Palmyra fighting: state media and monitor 25 Mar 2016 - 01:22 pm

A picture taken on March 24, 2016, shows smoke rising close to the Palmyra castle (background) during shelling by Syrian troops on the...

Ministers offer to quit over Brussels attacks blunders 25 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon and Justice Minister Koen Geens (R) attend an extraordinary meeting of European Union interior and justice ministers following...

Video shows wounded Palestinian shot in head, soldier detained 25 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

An image grab taken from a video released on March 24, 2016 by B'Tselem, an Israeli non-governmental rights organisation, shows an Israeli soldier...

Brussels attackers were considering nuclear site, changed their minds-paper 25 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A man kneels and makes the sign of the cross during a minute of silence held at a makeshift memorial in front of...

Israel says to treat soldier's shooting of Palestinian with 'utmost severity' 25 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2014. Reuters, Nir Elias Jerusalem: Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said Thursday that Israel...

Champions for refugees, violence victims cited by Fortune for leadership 25 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A screenshot of the Fortune's latest homepage By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK: Advocates for refugees, the environment and victims of sexual violence earned...