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Saudi-led alliance confirms Yemen prisoner swap 28 Mar 2016 - 09:21 am

A Houthi follower rises a weapon as he attends a rally marking one year of Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen's capital Sanaa, March...

Pakistanis hunt for militants behind blast that killed at least 65 28 Mar 2016 - 08:57 am

A Pakistani police commando walks at the cordoned-off site of the March 27 suicide bombing, in Lahore on March 28, 2016. AFP /...

Japan opens radar station close to disputed isles in move bound to rile China 28 Mar 2016 - 08:55 am

A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen...

China official says Dalai Lama 'making a fool' of Buddhism 28 Mar 2016 - 08:53 am

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama waves to devotees outside the United Nations where the Human Rights Council is holding its 31st Session...

Iraq cleric Sadr in 'Green Zone' sit-in protest 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a sit-in at the gates of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone March 27, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid...

Ban says Syria's retaking of ancient Palmyra 'fortunate' 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Amman on March 27, 2016. / AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI Amman: United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday...

Libya coastguard stops 600 migrants crossing to Europe 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Tripoli: The Libyan coastguard on Sunday stopped three boats carrying 600 migrants including pregnant women trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, an...

US condemns 'cowardly attack' in Pakistan's Lahore 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani rescuers and officials gather at a bomb blast site in Lahore on March 27, 2016. AFP / ARIF ALI Washington: The United...

Expo 2020 Dubai revealed new logo 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

The new Expo 2020 Dubai logo was unveiled to the public on Sunday by HH Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and...

Civilian deaths drop to four-year low after Syria truce: monitor 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A man sits in front of a damaged building in a rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria March 27, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Beirut: ...

Suicide bomber kills at least 52, mostly women, kids in Pakistan park 27 Mar 2016 - 06:53 pm

Pakistani rescuers use a stretcher to shift a body from a bomb blast site in Lahore on March 27, 2016. AFP / ARIF...

UN chief visits Syrian refugee camp in Jordan 27 Mar 2016 - 06:48 pm

A handout picture provided by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) shows UN chief Ban Ki-moon (2nd from R), his wife Yoo Soon-taek (R)...

Putin congratulates Assad on retaking Palmyra: Kremlin 27 Mar 2016 - 06:22 pm

Syrian troops walk in the ancient city of Palmyra after they recaptured the site from the Islamic State (IS) group on March 27,...

Suicide bombers kills at least 38 in Pakistani park 27 Mar 2016 - 06:10 pm

Source: twitter LAHORE: A suicide bomber killed at least 38 people outside a public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on...

Police fire water cannon at far-right hooligans at Brussels shrine 27 Mar 2016 - 06:09 pm

Anti-Islamic State (IS) demonstrators clash with Police at Place de la Bourse, at the site of the memorial for the victims of the...

Italy to extradite Algerian wanted in Belgium in connection with attacks 27 Mar 2016 - 06:00 pm

The moment of the arrest of Djamal Eddine Ouali (R, on his knees), arrested by an Italian anti-terror squad in Bellizzi near Salerno,...

Burundi ruling party accuses Rwanda of 'exporting' genocide 27 Mar 2016 - 05:57 pm

Rwandan President Paul Kagame Nairobi: Burundi's ruling party has accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of seeking to "export" genocide, as relations between the...