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Turkey seizes control of anti-Erdogan daily in midnight raid 05 Mar 2016 - 11:01 am

Employees react as riot police enter the headquarters of Zaman newspaper in Istanbul, Turkey, late March 4, 2016. Reuters/Akif Talha Sertturk/Zaman Daily Istanbul:...

Rising rents in Sydney matched by increase in homeless 05 Mar 2016 - 10:48 am

The homeless in Sydney are at greater risk of injury than those in New York, a new survey reveals. Reuters SYDNEY: An informal...

Philippines impounds N. Korean ship under UN sanctions 05 Mar 2016 - 10:37 am

The cargo ship Jin Teng will not be allowed to leave Subic port, where it had been docked for three days and its...

Erdogan moots building 'refugee city' in northern Syria 05 Mar 2016 - 10:21 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with European Council President Donald Tusk in Istanbul, Turkey March 4, 2016, in this handout photo provided...

Republican Carson officially ends White House bid 05 Mar 2016 - 10:19 am

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks during CPAC 2016 March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP WASHINGTON: U.S. Republican presidential ...

Anti-immigrant premier set to win third term in Slovakia election 05 Mar 2016 - 10:04 am

A woman walks past election posters showing candidates of Smer party and Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico (R) and KDH party Jan Figel...

Saudi Arabia, France reaffirm commitment to counter terrorism 05 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

French President Francois Hollande (R) meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (L) at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, 04...

China to build second rail line into restive Tibet 05 Mar 2016 - 09:13 am

A train leaves the Tibetan capital Lhasa on its way to Beijing at first light Mar 2, 2007. AFP / Peter Parks Beijing:...

SpaceX launches communications satellite but botches sea landing 05 Mar 2016 - 08:59 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in this December 21, 2015...

Police say criminals like Apple iPhones because of encryption 05 Mar 2016 - 08:57 am

By Dan Levine Some criminals have switched to new iPhones as their "device of choice" to commit wrongdoing due to strong encryption Apple...

Sixty hospitalised as boat engine explodes in Bangkok 05 Mar 2016 - 08:44 am

Thai police officers and officials inspect a taxi boat after its engine exploded, at Wat Thep Leela pier in Bangkok, Thailand, 05 March...

Volunteers help migrants at Greek crisis bottlenecks 05 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Refugees queue in a line to receive food from volunteers at the refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece, as they wait to be allowed...

New study 'strongest' proof Zika causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome: WHO 05 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A Brazil soldier shows a pamphlet to be distributed, after a ceremony to mark the graduation from training on how to combat the...

Tsipras says Greece can't stop migrants headed for northern Europe 05 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

"How can we stop people if they want to keep going?" Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose country has faced a major refugee...

EU asylum-seekers double, Tusk meets Erdogan 05 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) welcomes European Council President Donald Tusk before their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey March 4, 2016, in this handout...

Germany demands France shut old nuclear plant near border 05 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

French President Francois Hollande waves as German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March...

Russia charges nanny with murder over toddler beheading 05 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

REUTERS/ File Moscow: Russian investigators on Friday filed murder charges against a nanny after she beheaded a four-year-old handicapped girl in her care...