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All US presidential candidates hostile to Iran: Khamenei 21 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AFP) DUBAI: US policy is preventing big companies from doing business with Iran, while US presidential candidates...

Migrants vanish from popular Aegean island crossing point 21 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Dikili, Turkey: In a white van parked on a cliff looking out to sea, Turkish guards wait patiently for their scanner to detect...

Cape Verde votes in tight parliamentary polls 21 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) President, Janira Hopffer Almada, casts her vote in the legislative elections in Praia, Santiago...

Obama departs US for historic Cuba visit 21 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on March 20,...

12 dead in Indonesian military chopper crash 20 Mar 2016 - 06:57 pm

Jakarta: Twelve people were killed Sunday when a military helicopter crashed in bad weather in central Indonesia, an official said, the latest air...

Ethiopian Israelis protest after immigration plan axed 20 Mar 2016 - 06:42 pm

Israelis of Ethiopian descent take part in a protest calling on the Israeli government to bring the remaining members of their community living...

Syria peace talks grind toward pivotal Assad question 20 Mar 2016 - 06:40 pm

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets with Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in Damascus, in this handout picture provided...

Trump defends 'spirited' campaign chief after rally violence 20 Mar 2016 - 06:22 pm

A supporter wears a mask depicting Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally by Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders...

Russia: Black boxes from plane crash site are badly damaged 20 Mar 2016 - 06:13 pm

A flight recorder from the crashed Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, is seen in Moscow, Russia, in this...

Brazil business world bets on Rousseff exit 20 Mar 2016 - 06:12 pm

Demonstrators attend a protest calling for the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in this December...

Zanzibar holds election re-run 20 Mar 2016 - 05:58 pm

Voting began in Zanzibar on March 20 with security tight and an opposition boycott in place for the re-run of October's election in...

IS-linked Turkish jihadist blamed for Istanbul attack 20 Mar 2016 - 05:18 pm

A woman places carnations at the scene of a suicide bombing at Istiklal street, a major shopping and tourist district, in central Istanbul,...

Ruling party set for win as Kazakhstan votes 20 Mar 2016 - 05:13 pm

An elderly woman casts her ballot at a mobile polling station during the parliamentary elections in the village of Kordai, some 250 km...

Jordan says to install cameras at Al-Aqsa mosque in days 20 Mar 2016 - 04:53 pm

Jordan said on March 20, 2016, it will set up security cameras around Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the coming days to...

Nine migrants drown off Libya, hundreds rescued 20 Mar 2016 - 04:51 pm

A photograph made available on 20 March 2016 shows men working for the Libyan Red Crescent recovering bodies of drowned migrants from under...

Hong Kong student leader Wong to set up political party 20 Mar 2016 - 04:16 pm

Student protester Joshua Wong (C), 19, and other members of pro-democracy campaign group Scholarism shout slogans at the start of a press conference...