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Benin votes in presidential election as incumbent steps down 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Benin presidential candidate Sebstien Ajavon arrives to cast his ballot in the Benin presidential elections in Cotonou, Benin, 06 March 2016. About 4.6...

Trump advocates changing laws to allow torture of terrorists 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

“It’s ridiculous when we have laws and ISIS doesn’t. ISIS has no laws. We have rules, regulations, and laws, and I abide by...

Trump, Cruz in two-way Republican race 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

S Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) is greeted on stage by fellow Republican candidate Ted Cruz before speaking at a rally against...

MSF to open migrant camp in northern France 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Brand new wooden shelters are being line up during their installation in a new migrants camp in Grande Synthe, near Dunkirk, on March...

'Calmest day' in Syria since ceasefire: monitor 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrians seen in one of the markets in the capital Damascus, Syria, 06 March 2016. Russian-US brokered ceasefire entered its second week the...

Turkish police fire rubber bullets to break up Women’s Day rally 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture released by the Zaman Daily News shows Turkish riot police raid Zaman newspaper building as they disperse supporters of Fethullah...

Bahrain bans Nobel prize Tunisians in Hezbollah row: union 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Tunisian General Labour Union Headquarters in Tunis. Photo credit: Wikipedia Tunis: Tunisia's trade union federation, a joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize,...

Nancy Reagan ‘redefined the role’ of first lady: Obama 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. President Barack Obama escorts former first lady Nancy Reagan to a signing ceremony for the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act in the...

Brazil top judges back graft probe despite concern over Lula’s detention 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Marco Aurélio Mello. Courtesy Jornalggn.com.br By Reese Ewing SAO PAULO: Senior judges in Brazil voiced concern on Saturday over the detention of former...

Sri Lanka brings back war-time measures to fight gangs 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Sri Lankan policemen stand next to their new motorcycles at a ceremony in Colombo. AFP file photo July 2014 by Ishara S Kodikara ...

Defying ICC arrest warrant, Sudan’s Bashir arrives in Indonesia 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on March 14, 2014 shows Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir (R) and Veteran Sudan opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi attending a...

Boat sinks off Turkish coast, at least 18 refugees drown 06 Mar 2016 - 06:40 pm

Representative image. Reuters. ISTANBUL: At least 18 people attempting to reach Greece drowned after their boat sank off the Turkish coast on Sunday,...

Egypt accuses Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas of assassinating prosecutor 06 Mar 2016 - 05:57 pm

Egyptian state prosecutor Hisham Barakat, who was killed when a powerful car bomb hit his convoy in Cairo. AFP By Amina Ismail and...

Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani died 06 Mar 2016 - 05:10 pm

Kalabhavan Mani Kalabhavan Mani, the versatile Malayalam film actor, folksinger, who forayed into Industries across south India as a comedian, hero and villain...

Turkish opposition newspaper turns pro-government after state takeover 06 Mar 2016 - 04:58 pm

Police officers carry security barriers in front of the Zaman newspaper headquarters in Istanbul Turkey March 6 2016. REUTERS, Osman Orsal ISTANBUL: A...

Egypt, France in joint Mediterranean military exercise 06 Mar 2016 - 04:41 pm

In 2015 Cairo signed a multi-billion euro deal to purchase from France 24 Rafale fighters of which six have been already delivered. AFP,...

Czech president floats idea of Greece paying debts by hosting migrant centres 06 Mar 2016 - 04:25 pm

Czech President Milos Zeman, speaking in a broadcast interview with Czech television channel Prima, said the idea came from one of his advisers...

Islamic State truck bomb kills at least 60 people south of Baghdad 06 Mar 2016 - 04:09 pm

BAGHDAD: Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack with an explosive-laden fuel tanker on an Iraqi police checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing...