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Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 pm

A journalist walks amongst the burnt-out remains of houses at Shwe Lay village, outside of Thandwe in Rakhine state, October 2, 2013. REUTERS/SOE...

India to launch 22 satellites on one rocket 29 Mar 2016 - 11:55 am

File picture for representation. New Delhi: India is planning to launch a record 22 satellites by a single rocket in May this year...

Bangladeshi woman sentenced to death after cutting lover's heart out 29 Mar 2016 - 11:54 am

Dhaka: A young woman who cut her lover's heart out and slashed his throat has been sentenced to death by a Bangladeshi court,...

Ten held guilty for Mumbai triple blasts 29 Mar 2016 - 11:52 am

File picture of Mumbai blasts. AFP Mumbai: A Special POTA Court on Tuesday found 10 accused guilty and acquitted three others for the...

More passengers released from hijacked EgyptAir plane 29 Mar 2016 - 11:45 am

File picture of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades ATHENS: Four to five more passengers were seen leaving an Egyptair plane hijacked and diverted to ...

China appoints first special envoy for Syria crisis 29 Mar 2016 - 11:35 am

BEIJING: China on Tuesday appointed its first special envoy for the Syrian crisis, a career diplomat who has served as ambassador to Iran,...

3 Syrian children die in fire at Turkish refugee camp 29 Mar 2016 - 11:25 am

ANKARA: Turkey's state-run news agency says a fire at a refugee camp near the border with Syria has killed three Syrian children and...

EgyptAir hijacker may have personal motives: Cyprus broadcaster 29 Mar 2016 - 11:18 am

Photo of Ibrahim Samaha the hijacker THENS: According to various reports the hijacker has been identified as Ibrahim Samaha, a 27-year-old Egyptian national,...

Thailand's proposed new constitution unveiled to the public 29 Mar 2016 - 11:13 am

Meechai Ruchupan, chairman of Thailand's Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), shows a copy of the draft constitution as he speaks to media representatives at...

Capitol returning to normal day after intruder is shot 29 Mar 2016 - 11:10 am

Police surround a grey truck believed to belong to the suspect in a shooting at the Capitol Visitors Center on Capitol Hill, in...

EU puts Britons at risk from dangerous criminals, 'Out' campaigners say 29 Mar 2016 - 10:56 am

Union flags and the Big Ben clocktower cover notebooks are seen on sale in London, Britain. REUTERS/LUKE MACGREGOR By Michael Holden LONDON: The...

Fire hits UAE residential tower, no casualties reported 29 Mar 2016 - 10:56 am

Fire engulfs a tower at a residential cluster in Ajman, in the United Arab Emirates, March 28, 2016. The fire erupted at a...

EgyptAir plane hijacked to Cyprus, most passengers freed 29 Mar 2016 - 10:49 am

An official boards a hijacked Egyptair A320 Airbus at Larnaca Airport in Larnaca, Cyprus, March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou By Yiannis Kourtoglou LARNACA:...

Tymoshenko’s Fatherland Party won’t join Ukraine coalition unless conditions met 29 Mar 2016 - 10:48 am

Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko attends a session at the Pecherskiy district court in Kiev October 11, 2011. REUTERS/ GLEB GARANICH KIEV: The...

Trump scrambles to address delegate fight 29 Mar 2016 - 10:45 am

This file photo taken on February 20, 2016, shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump patting his expecting daughter Ivanka Trump while celebrating victory...

What do we know so far about the hijacked EgyptAir plane 29 Mar 2016 - 10:29 am

CAIRO: The latest on the hijacked EgyptAir plane that has landed in Larnaca in Cyprus: * Cyprus foreign Affairs Ministry identifies hijacker as...

Pakistani property tycoon eyes media move to protect his name 29 Mar 2016 - 10:24 am

Pakistani property developer Malik Riaz Hussain speaks with a Reuters correspondent during an interview at his office in Bahria Town on the outskirts...