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Paris suspect Abdeslam wants to be extradited to France: lawyer 24 Mar 2016 - 01:23 pm

ven Mary (C), lawyer of key suspect in the Paris terror attacks Salah Abdeslam, arrives to the Council Chamber of Brussels on March...

Iraq launches operation to retake second city Mosul from IS 24 Mar 2016 - 12:59 pm

Iraqi security forces and Popular Mobilisation units, pictured in the Makhoul mountains during a military operation against Islamic State (IS) fighters in October...

IS tells civilians in Syria's Palmyra to flee: Monitor 24 Mar 2016 - 12:28 pm

This file photo taken on March 14, 2014 shows shows a Syrian policeman patrolling the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast...

On South China Sea islet, Taiwan argues Philippines case is far from watertight 24 Mar 2016 - 12:09 pm

An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Taiwanese military plane shows the view of Itu Aba, which the Taiwanese call...

Belgium hunts ‘third man’ after Islamic State bombings 24 Mar 2016 - 12:06 pm

A police officer and a soldier stand guard outside the Council Chamber of Brussels on March 24, 2016 during investigations into the Paris...

Bangladesh upholds Islamist militant's death sentence 24 Mar 2016 - 11:49 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's top court has upheld the death sentence of an Islamist militant over fatal suicide blasts targeting secular activists 10 years ago,...

Six Chinese nationals wounded in Laos bus shooting - Xinhua 24 Mar 2016 - 11:31 am

BEIJING: Six Chinese nationals were wounded in a bus shooting in northern Laos on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency said, the latest...

Chinese national pleads guilty in U.S. to computer hacking conspiracy 24 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

File photo/ for representation only By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO: A businessman from China pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to hack into...

'Hundreds of thousands' of migrants in Libya seeking to come to Europe: French minister 24 Mar 2016 - 10:57 am

File photo of French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. AFP Paris: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday that some 800,000 migrants...

Two Palestinians who stabbed Israeli soldier shot dead in W. Bank: Army 24 Mar 2016 - 10:51 am

JERUSALEM: Two Palestinian assailants who attacked an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron on Thursday were shot dead by...

Iraqi army starts offensive in region around Mosul, State TV says 24 Mar 2016 - 10:47 am

Employees work at strengthening the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, February 3, 2016. REUTERS/ Azad Lashkari /Files BAGHDAD: Iraq’s armed forces started an...

Malaysia arrests 13 people suspected of being linked to Islamic State 24 Mar 2016 - 10:40 am

AFP Photo/Fred Dufour/ File photo KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have arrested 13 people believed to be part of cells linked to Islamic State...

Obama to honor victims of Argentina's 'dirty war' 24 Mar 2016 - 10:10 am

US President Barack Obama and Argentina's President Mauricio Macri arrive at a state dinner in the Centro Cultural Kirchner as part of President ...

Drug resistance adds to India's tuberculosis menace 24 Mar 2016 - 10:00 am

Tuberculosis patient Sonu Verma (R), 25, seen with his wife and child at their home in Sonipat, India. AFP /Money Sharma Sonipat: After...

Thai police smash Malaysian drugs train gang 24 Mar 2016 - 09:52 am

A woman walks past security guards outside the Supreme court in Bangkok in this file photo. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) Bangkok: A gang of...

At least 19 killed in China's coal mine accident 24 Mar 2016 - 09:48 am

File picture of a coal depot near a coal mine in China. Reuters Beijing: At least 19 miners were killed in a coal...

MH17 investigation team in Malaysia to discuss legal options 24 Mar 2016 - 09:40 am

The crash in Ukraine killed everyone onboard MH17. Reuters KUALA LUMPUR: A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over ...