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Dutch anti-terrorism police arrest suspect at France's request 28 Mar 2016 - 12:42 pm

Amsterdam: Dutch anti-terrorism police on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old man in Rotterdam on suspicion of preparing an attack on France and also detained...

Oman to encourage household generation of solar power 28 Mar 2016 - 12:37 pm

File picture for representation MUSCAT: Oman will encourage households to generate electricity with solar panels and feed it into the national grid, Qais...

Brussels prosecutors charge three more people with participation in terrorist group 28 Mar 2016 - 12:29 pm

A girl lights a candle as people pay tribute to the victims of Tuesday's bomb attacks at the Place de la Bourse in...

Indian jailed for 14 years for Bali drug-smuggling 28 Mar 2016 - 12:17 pm

Sayed Mohammed Said of India speaks with his lawyer (R) in the courtroom before the start of proceedings he attends his sentencing on...

Missing Japanese girl escapes two-year captivity: Police 28 Mar 2016 - 12:15 pm

Tokyo: A Japanese girl who vanished two years ago has returned home after escaping from the apartment of the university student who had...

Israel urges citizens to leave Turkey, cites Islamic State threat 28 Mar 2016 - 12:09 pm

An Israeli flag flutters outside the Bank of Israel building in Jerusalem in this August 7, 2013 file photo. JERUSALEM: Israel urged its...

Storm Katie causes Easter travel chaos in UK 28 Mar 2016 - 11:52 am

File picture for representation. London: Winds gusting to 105 miles (170 kilometres) an hour on Easter Monday forced the cancellation of over a...

Volcano erupts in Southwest Alaska 28 Mar 2016 - 11:50 am

Washington: A volcanic eruption in Alaska sent ash 20,000 feet up in the air and prompted flight warnings, according to authorities. Alaska Volcano...

Belgian Crisis Centre increases bomb blast toll to 34 dead, including attackers 28 Mar 2016 - 11:47 am

Right-wing demonstrators protest against the wave of terrorism in front of the old stock exchange in Brussels,Belgium. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS: Belgium's Crisis Centre...

Bangladesh court rejects scrapping Islam as state faith 28 Mar 2016 - 11:44 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's high court on Monday rejected a petition by secular activists to scrap Islam's status as the state religion, a lawyer said....

Taliban rockets hit Afghan parliament compound, no one reported hurt 28 Mar 2016 - 11:32 am

A general view of the new Afghan parliament building is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this December 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/Files ...

Dozens killed in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast: Sources 28 Mar 2016 - 11:29 am

DIYARBAKIR: A local elected official was killed in Turkey’s strife-hit southeast on Monday after a weekend of violence that also claimed the lives...

Trump questions NATO, Asia nuclear weapons ahead of Washington summit 28 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media during a news conference at the construction site of the Trump International Hotel...

Islamist assassin's supporters hold sit-in in Pakistan capital 28 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

Pakistani supporters of executed Islamist Mumtaz Qadri stand behind tear gas fired by police officers during clashes in Islamabad on March 27, 2016....

Philippine $2.6 billion road-dike deal fails to attract bidders 28 Mar 2016 - 11:12 am

Construction workers, carrying steel bars, walk past a Century Spire advertisements at its construction site in Manila in this July 1, 2014. REUTERS/ROMEO...

Drought-hit Thailand sends up the Royal Rainmakers 28 Mar 2016 - 10:54 am

A pair of Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft from the Thai Department of Royal Rainmaking depositing a sodium chloride-based material above clouds in Nakhon...

Philippines puts Marcos jewel images online to teach about graft 28 Mar 2016 - 10:43 am

File picture of the Bureau of Customs employee showing items from the Marcos Jewelry Collection. Reuters Manila: Philippine authorities are staging an online...