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Iraqi forces advance towards western town held by Islamic State 31 Mar 2016 - 12:06 pm

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces backed by army troops and U.S.-led coalition air strikes advanced towards the western town of Hit on Thursday in...

State Dept. apologizes over travel tip for the less attractive 31 Mar 2016 - 12:00 pm

US media posted screenshots of the tweet by the US Department of State which opened with "Not a '10' in the US? Then...

Paris suspect Abdeslam 'wants to cooperate' with French authorities: lawyer 31 Mar 2016 - 11:57 am

Cedric Moisse (C), assistant of advocat Sven Mary (not pictured), talks to the press about the decision to transfer Abdeslam Salah to France...

FBI: Man arrested after doing yoga, meditating on airplane 31 Mar 2016 - 11:54 am

HONOLULU: A Japan-bound airplane returned to Hawaii because of a violent South Korean passenger who wanted to do yoga instead of sit in...

Turkish military accuses media of damaging morale, launches legal action 31 Mar 2016 - 11:53 am

ISTANBUL: The Turkish military said on Thursday it had launched legal action against unspecified media outlets over reports it said were damaging morale,...

Pentagon to send about a dozen Guantanamo inmates to other countries soon 31 Mar 2016 - 11:51 am

In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, leg shackles are seen on the floor at Camp 6 detention center, at the U.S....

Vietnam elects first chairwoman of parliament 31 Mar 2016 - 11:50 am

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, 62, takes the oath of office after being elected chairwoman of the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, 31 March...

Once a beacon, Lebanese dailies lose regional sway 31 Mar 2016 - 11:45 am

Lebanese newspapers are suffering because of the country's political paralysis and a slump in funding from rival regional powers. By Rouba El Husseini...

Peru's Humala hikes minimum wage 13 pct ahead of elections 31 Mar 2016 - 11:42 am

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala talks during a business forum in Lima, Peru, February 3, 2016. REUTERS/JANINE COSTA Lima: Peruvian President Ollanta Humala raised...

UK voters shift slightly towards staying in EU: ORB poll 31 Mar 2016 - 11:41 am

A British Union Jack flag and a European flag fly on the Amiens city hall during a Franco-Britain summit in Amiens, northern France,...

U.S.'s Biden, Ukraine's Poroshenko to meet Thursday: White House 31 Mar 2016 - 11:40 am

File picture of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is visiting Washington to...

Tunisia border guard wounded in 'terrorist' ambush 31 Mar 2016 - 11:39 am

Tunis: A border guard was injured late Wednesday in an ambush by more than a dozen "terrorists" in the Kasserine region near Tunisia's...

India flyover collapse kills 10, 150 feared trapped 31 Mar 2016 - 11:34 am

Photo credit: ABP News KOLKATA: At least 10 people were killed on Thursday and 150 were feared trapped when a flyover under construction...

When mobsters meet hackers - the new, improved bank heist 31 Mar 2016 - 11:23 am

Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. REUTERS/ASHIKUR RAHMAN By Jeremy Wagstaff and Jim...

Turkey eyes one million tourists from Ukraine 31 Mar 2016 - 11:21 am

KIEV: Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mahir Unal has said he expects a million tourists from Ukraine this year. Addressing the media...

Britain to ship record amount of nuclear waste to US: UK govt source 31 Mar 2016 - 11:17 am

A file photo of cylinder containing nuclear waste is transported by rail. REUTERS/Ian Hodgson/Files LONDON: Britain will ship 700 kilograms of nuclear waste...

South Africa's top court to rule on Zuma home improvements 31 Mar 2016 - 11:14 am

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (C) leaves after a summit on health and sanitary security in Lyon, France, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/ROBERT PRATTA ...