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Zimbabwe to ban foreign firms in breach of local ownership law 23 Mar 2016 - 12:19 pm

Zimbabwean commercial farmer Tommy Bayley rides an old bicycle ahead of war veterans and villagers, who invaded his farm at Danbury Park outside...

World Trade Center lit in solidarity with Belgium 23 Mar 2016 - 12:11 pm

The full moon rises behind One World Trade Center on March 22, 2016 in New York, it's mast displaying the colors of the...

Israel shuts off West Bank for Jewish holiday 23 Mar 2016 - 12:06 pm

Jerusalem: Israel has closed off the occupied West Bank ahead of the start of a Jewish holiday beginning Wednesday night and the security...

Strikes kill at least 50 at Qaeda Yemen camp- medics, official 23 Mar 2016 - 11:43 am

Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees hold a position during clashes with Shiite Huthi rebels west of the city of Taez, on...

US warns Americans of 'potential risks' for Europe trips 23 Mar 2016 - 11:41 am

People stand arm in arm in tribute to victims at a makeshift memorial in front of the stock exchange at the Place de...

U.S. hopes for talks with China about possible THAAD move to South Korea 23 Mar 2016 - 11:36 am

South Korean defense ministry's Director General Major General Jang Kyung-soo (2nd R) talks with U.S. Forces Korea's Major General Robert Hedelund (3rd L)...

Syria regime forces at entrance to IS-held Palmyra: monitor 23 Mar 2016 - 11:32 am

This file photo taken on May 18, 2015 shows a general view of the castle of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a...

Brazil confirms 907 Zika-linked microcephaly cases 23 Mar 2016 - 11:17 am

A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus, which is a member of the family Flaviviridae is seen in this undated image from...

Obama high court nominee moves ahead with Senate meetings 23 Mar 2016 - 11:13 am

Judge Merrick Garland, President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, meets with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington March...

Bangladesh local election violence kills 11 23 Mar 2016 - 11:08 am

Dhaka: At least 11 people were killed in overnight violence as Bangladesh went to the polls for local elections, with seven of them...

Would-be suicide bomber among 10 suspected IS members held in Turkey 23 Mar 2016 - 11:04 am

File picture of Turkish security forces. Reuters Istanbul: Turkish security forces on Tuesday arrested 10 suspected Islamic State members at the Syrian border,...

Obama arrives in Argentina to reset relations after years of tension 23 Mar 2016 - 10:51 am

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for their visit to Argentina with their daughters Malia (top, L) and Sasha...

Germany arrests three suspects driving Belgian car 23 Mar 2016 - 10:50 am

BERLIN: German police on Tuesday arrested three people in a car with a Belgian license plate near the border with Austria and launched...

'Urgent' need to bolster EU external border controls: French PM 23 Mar 2016 - 10:41 am

French PM Manuel Valls attends a session of questions at the French National Assembly on March 22, 2016.AFP/Eric FEFERBERG Paris: France's prime minister...

Australian jailed in Singpore for sedition over website 23 Mar 2016 - 10:34 am

File photo of Australian Japanese Ai Takagi (front) and her Singaporean husband Yang Kaiheng (left). AFP/ Roslan Rahman Singapore: An Australian woman whose...

Asia most exposed to disaster risk but Africa likely to suffer more 23 Mar 2016 - 10:30 am

A Somali boy collects water from a well dug in the Shabelle River bed, which is dry due to drought in Somalia"s Shabelle...

Australia says Europe let security slip 23 Mar 2016 - 10:28 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media in Sydney on March 23, 2016. AFP / Peter Parks Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm...