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No explosives found on EgyptAir hijacker or on plane: Cyprus police 29 Mar 2016 - 04:58 pm

Security forces detain the hijacker of the EgyptAir Airbus A-320, which was diverted to Cyprus, after he surrendered to security forces after a...

16 dead as army clashes with rebels in DR Congo 29 Mar 2016 - 04:52 pm

Few hawkers gather at an empty market as a "dead city" strike is called by five defeated opposition candidates to protest the re-election...

Three killed in pipeline explosion in Nigeria's delta 29 Mar 2016 - 03:57 pm

(File Photo) A woman walks along an oil pipeline in Otu Jerenmi in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, March 5, 2006. REUTERS/GEORGE ESIRI YENAGOA,...

Hijacker of EgyptAir flight arrested as Cyprus airport drama ends 29 Mar 2016 - 03:56 pm

A man believed to be the hijacker of the EgyptAir Airbus A-320, which was diverted to Cyprus, leaves the plane on March 29,...

UK's William and Kate set to visit Taj Mahal, evoking Diana's famous photo 29 Mar 2016 - 03:09 pm

LONDON: More than two decades after Britain's Princess Diana was pictured forlornly alone at the Taj Mahal, her son Prince William and his...

Inside the Pentagon: US military HQ has amenities of a small city 29 Mar 2016 - 03:05 pm

Staff leave the River Entrance of the Pentagon, generally used by defence ministers and generals. (File photo, November 13, 2011.) Fortress-like and five-sided,...

Trump signals he’s ready to fight for every delegate 29 Mar 2016 - 02:59 pm

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in Washington, in this file photo taken March 21, 2016. (Reuters /...

EgyptAir hijacker arrested: Cyprus government spokesman 29 Mar 2016 - 02:52 pm

Nicosia: A hijacker who seized an Egyptian airliner and forced it to land in Cyprus has been detained, Cypriot government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides...

Many South Sudanese flee country over food insecurity: UN 29 Mar 2016 - 02:40 pm

KAMPALA, Uganda: The United Nations refugee agency says food insecurity is forcing a growing number of South Sudanese to seek refuge in Sudan....

Pakistan detained over 5,000 after Easter bombing killed 70 - provincial minister 29 Mar 2016 - 02:26 pm

Pakistani lawyers march during a protest against a suicide bomb attack which killed more than 70 people in Lahore on March 29, 2016....

Congo capital partly shut to protest veteran leader's re-election 29 Mar 2016 - 01:56 pm

A man walks past empty stalls and closed shops during a "dead city" strike called by five defeated opposition candidates to protest the...

Turkey tourism dives amid security fears 29 Mar 2016 - 01:55 pm

Istanbul: Visitor numbers to Turkey plunged by over 10 percent in February, the government said Tuesday, as tourism was hit by a crisis...

DiCaprio visits Indonesian jungle to support environmentalists 29 Mar 2016 - 01:47 pm

A handout picture provided by Hutan Alam dan Lingkungan Aceh (HAkA) and made available on 29 March 2016 shows actor and environmentalist Leonardo...

Cairo airport delays departure of New York- Egyptair flight 29 Mar 2016 - 01:36 pm

CAIRO: Cairo airport has delayed the departure of a New York-bound airplane due to security fears related to a hijacked EgyptAir aircraft diverted...

Ukraine's prosecutor general dismissed amid govt turmoil 29 Mar 2016 - 01:25 pm

Viktor Shokin MOSCOW: Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the prosecutor general who has been accused of failing to deal with...

Syria: 150 mines removed so far in Palmyra's ancient site 29 Mar 2016 - 01:21 pm

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk with their weapons in Palmyra city after they recaptured it, in Homs Governorate in this...

Released Brussels suspect had alibi - lawyer 29 Mar 2016 - 01:14 pm

Wreckage outside the Brussels airport terminal following bomb attacks. REUTERS/Yorick Jansens/Pool BRUSSELS: The Brussels bombings suspect charged with terrorist murder, but then released...