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Capture of Palmyra shows Russian forces still key in Syria 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP file Photo, Sergei Karpukhin Moscow: Russia's role in helping Syrian forces recapture the...

Syrian forces pursue campaign against Islamic State after retaking Palmyra 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A Syrian boy walks past the wreckage of a tank in a rebel-held area of Daraa, in southern Syria, on March 28, 2016....

Pakistan army crackdown as families bury victims of Easter blast 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani civil society members sing the national anthem at the site of a suicide blast in Lahore on March 28, 2016. Pakistan's army...

Clinton to push Trump, Republicans on US Supreme Court fight 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

By Megan Cassella WASHINGTON: Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton will assail the prospect of a Donald Trump-appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice on Monday, her...

Protests as China's Xi arrives in Prague 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C-L) and Czech President Milos Zeman poses for media at Lany chateau, Czech Republic, 28 March 2016. China's President...

Pakistan plans new paramilitary crackdown after Easter bombing kills 70 29 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...

A Van Gogh seized by the Bolsheviks remain in America 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Undated photo courtesy Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut shows impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh's 1888 oil on canvas "Le cafe...

FBI wants US businesses to help as cyber extortion gains urgency 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

“We need your help!” the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a confidential “Flash” advisory that was dated March 25 and obtained by...

Kremlin backs Chechen strongman for stability's sake 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Moscow:...

Saudi Arabia calls for international protection system to Palestine 28 Mar 2016 - 06:56 pm

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterated its calls on the United Nations Security Council to develop a special international protection system for...

US top court rejects Illinois ex-governor’s corruption appeal 28 Mar 2016 - 06:53 pm

The US Supreme Court is pictured in Washington June 8, 201. Reuters/Gary Cameron By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday...

Belgium releases Brussels attacks suspect 28 Mar 2016 - 06:44 pm

The Belgian federal prosecutor's office said in a statement that "the indications that led to the arrest of Faycal C. were not substantiated...

Afghan gunmen free kidnapped Tajiks 28 Mar 2016 - 06:39 pm

An Afghan Quick Reaction Force soldier fires a rocket propelled grenade launcher during an operation near the Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif on January...

Iraq lawmakers give PM until Thursday to reshuffle cabinet 28 Mar 2016 - 06:09 pm

A handout picture provided by the press office of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr shows him (2nd from R) sitting in a marquee as...

Philippines' Abu Sayyaf abducts 10 Indonesian sailors 28 Mar 2016 - 06:05 pm

MANILA: Ten Indonesian crew members on board a tugboat were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines at the weekend, officials in...

Belgium seeks more information on “man in the hat” 28 Mar 2016 - 05:55 pm

CCTV grab of a suspect identified as Faycal Cheffou in the Zaventem airport attack in Brussels, Belgium 22 March, 2016. EPA, BELGIAN FEDERAL...

Azerbaijan says two of its servicemen killed in clashes with Armenian army 28 Mar 2016 - 05:52 pm

BAKU/YEREVAN: Two Azeri servicemen have been killed in border clashes with the Armenian army, Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said on Monday. The Armenian defence...