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Saudi authorities investigate the death of 8-year old boy left on school bus 06 Apr 2016 - 05:22 pm

Nawaf Al Salmi the eight-year-old Saudi student who died after being found unconscious on a school bus. Photo courtesy: Sabq Saudi authorities have...

Turkmenistan introduces mandatory pre-marital HIV tests 06 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan has passed a law making HIV tests mandatory prior to marriage, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sign the...

Al Nusra Front confirms senior Syrian figure killed in U.S. strike 06 Apr 2016 - 04:56 pm

Abu Firas al-Suri BEIRUT: Al Qaeda's Syrian offshoot Nusra Front confirmed on Wednesday that their spokesman and veteran jihadist fighter Abu Firas al-Suri...

Brussels attacks a 'failure' but Belgium not a 'failed state': PM 06 Apr 2016 - 04:41 pm

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (R) and Brussels region Minister-President Rudi Vervoort give a joint press conference on April 6, 2016 in Brussels,...

Pakistan searches for 23 people trapped by landslides 06 Apr 2016 - 04:29 pm

Residents use a bridge covered with floodwater in the Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz Peshawar,...

Cease-fire largely holding around Nagorno-Karabakh 06 Apr 2016 - 03:55 pm

Servicemen of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh walk near their positions in the village of Talish April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Staff BAKU, Azerbaijan: A...

Syria army launches counteroffensive south of city of Aleppo 06 Apr 2016 - 03:38 pm

(File Photo) A handout picture provided by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 03 April 2016 shows army units and supporting forces...

U.S., allies stage 23 strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq 06 Apr 2016 - 03:27 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies conducted 23 strikes against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, the coalition leading the...

Cruz wins Wisconsin, invigorates anti-Trump camp 06 Apr 2016 - 02:52 pm

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz and his wife Heidi arrive at his Wisconsin primary night rally with their daughters Caroline (L) and...

Bangladesh failing to spare millions from arsenic poisoning 06 Apr 2016 - 02:26 pm

(FILES) In this photograph taken on March 19, 2015, a Bangladeshi woman collects contaminated water to be used on produce at a vegetable...

39 militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan 06 Apr 2016 - 02:04 pm

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand with weapons recovered as part of the country's Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) initiative in Kandahar,...

Cambodia approves plan to reintroduce tigers 06 Apr 2016 - 02:01 pm

This handout photo taken on November 29, 2007 by a camera trap and released by the World Wildlife Fund in Cambodia on April...

Germany eyes lifting border controls with Austria 06 Apr 2016 - 02:00 pm

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere arrives to a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN:...

Libya: ‘Salvation’ steps down, makes room for UN-backed govt 06 Apr 2016 - 01:57 pm

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler speak during a press...

In Pakistan, tackling extremism is a political minefield 06 Apr 2016 - 01:07 pm

Pakistani women soldiers. AFP/File BY KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD: Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of...

Rescuers search for 23 in Pakistani landslide; flood toll at 92 06 Apr 2016 - 01:05 pm

A man salvages his belongings from floodwaters in the Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, PakistanApril 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz By Asad...

Two Thai state employees killed in drive-by shooting in south 06 Apr 2016 - 12:58 pm

File/ EPA Narathiwat: Two state employees were killed in a drive-by shooting Wednesday in the kingdom's conflict-hit deep south, police said, as rebel...