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Iran’s Rouhani calls off Austria visit at last minute, citing security 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 26, 2016. REUTERS, Faisal Mahmood VIENNA: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani...

Campaign rhetoric on Muslims harms US security efforts: Homeland Security chief 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Asked about comments by Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told MSNBC in an interview that singling...

FBI told Dutch about terror brothers before Brussels blasts 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

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

Pakistan’s Christians call for protection, unity after Easter bomb 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

People react over the coffin of a victim a day after a suicide bomb attack at a park in Lahore, Pakistan 28 March,...

US Senator Kirk criticizes fellow Republicans on Garland boycott 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House after being nominated to the Supreme Court, March 16,...

UN chief urges swift handover of power in Libya 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opens the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women March 14, 2016 at the United...

Syria’s Assad says military gains will speed up political deal 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Assad says govt showed flexibility at Geneva talks. Russia’s support has not changed govt position, Assad says. Army, backed by Russian air power,...

Liberal Oscar-winner Sarandon 'not sure' about Clinton over Trump 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Susan Sarandon. Reuters photo New York: Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon, star of cult classic "Thelma and Louise," is not sure she can vote...

Morocco rejects UN view of Western Sahara “misunderstanding” 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelillah Benkirane. AFP By Aziz El Yaakoubi RABAT: Morocco said on Tuesday that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s description of its...

Iraq PM pushes back against deadline for new cabinet 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. AFP, Hadi Mizban Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Tuesday for parliament to support or reject his...

Latvia shuts down pro-Kremlin website Sputnik, drawing Moscow rebuke 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Photo courtesy: Sputnik, Alexey Filippov RIGA: Latvian authorities have shut down the local version of Russian pro-Kremlin news website Sputnik, drawing...

Sudan army and rebels clash in Kordofan, ending months of calm 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's forces have been battling the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile areas since...

Israeli soldier who shot Palestinian in head appears in court 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has pledged the case will be treated with "utmost severity". Reuters, Nir Elias Bar-Lev Military Base, Israel: An...

Ex-TV star David Cassidy loses driver’s license in Florida -report 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

David Cassidy, the onetime star of “The Partridge Family” 1970s TV series, agreed to give up his driver’s license for five years after...

Obama to hold informal talks with Turkey’s Erdogan as ties show strain 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Obama and Erdogan. Reuters file photo Differences over Syria, media freedom strain ties. Erdogan says meeting with Obama is planned. Biden’s office says...

US hopes China will accept missile defense talks 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pictured on June 2, 2015. AFP, Stephane de Sakutin By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON: A senior U.S....

Trump campaign chief charged with battery of reporter 30 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on March 10, 2016 shows Corey Lewandowski campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking with the media...