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First Russian planes fly out of Syria base: ministry 15 Mar 2016 - 11:44 am

Moscow: A first group of Russian military planes on Tuesday left Moscow's base in Syria heading for home after President Vladimir Putin's shock...

Somali militants seize small port in Puntland region 15 Mar 2016 - 11:42 am

File picture of Al Shabaab militants outside a building in Mogadishu. Reuters By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, Somalia: Somali al Shabaab fighters have seized...

Macedonia returned about 600 migrants to Greece: Police 15 Mar 2016 - 11:32 am

A migrant tries to stop a child from falling in the water as migrants wade across a river near the Greek-Macedonian border, west...

Mass-murderer Breivik makes Nazi salute as he arrives in court 15 Mar 2016 - 11:28 am

Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik raises his arm in a Nazi salute as he enters the court room in Skien prison, Norway March...

Legal opinion backs Austria's migrant cap: Paper 15 Mar 2016 - 11:27 am

Migrants wait to board a train at a transit camp near Gevgelija, Macedonia, February 18, 2016. Reuters VIENNA: A cap on asylum claims ...

Australia gripped in endless summer as heat breaks records 15 Mar 2016 - 11:15 am

Abnormal heat condition is affecting the entire country. Reuters Sydney: A heatwave has Australia gripped in a seemingly endless summer, with a run...

'Forced labour' for thousands of maids in Hong Kong: report 15 Mar 2016 - 11:04 am

A supporter holds a sign with a drawing of Indonesian domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, during a protest calling for better protection of migrant...

Iranian asylum-seekers can come home from Australia: Minister 15 Mar 2016 - 10:59 am

Iranian Ambassador to Australia Abdolhossein Vahaji (L), Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (2L), Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (2R) and Australian Foreign Minister...

Major Thai trafficking trial opens amid fears for witnesses 15 Mar 2016 - 10:49 am

Human trafficking suspects arrive at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK: The trial...

Uber driver blames app for Michigan shooting spree: report 15 Mar 2016 - 10:47 am

Mugshot of Jason Dalton released by Kalamazoo Police. AFP Washington: Police in Michigan say an Uber driver who carried out a shooting spree...

Four dead in clashes in southeast Turkey’s Diyarbakir: Security sources 15 Mar 2016 - 10:41 am

A picture taken on March 13, 2016 shows buildings destroyed by the clashes in the Sur district of Diyarbakir on March 13, 2016. ...

Young Afghan boxer packs a punch against patriarchy 15 Mar 2016 - 10:31 am

Female Afghan boxer Sadaf Rahimi (R), 19, reacts after winning a selection round at an inter-provincial boxing competition at Ghazi Stadium in Kabul....

Myanmar’s parliament elects Suu Kyi confidant as president 15 Mar 2016 - 10:24 am

Htin Kyaw, newly elected president of Myanmar and member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, leave after a parliament session in...

Chief negotiators at Syria talks are polar opposites 15 Mar 2016 - 10:20 am

Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee's chief negotiator Mohammed Alloush (L) and Syria's Ambassador to UN and head of the government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari. ...

Turkish air strikes in northern Iraq kill 45 Kurdish militants: Army 15 Mar 2016 - 10:15 am

ISTANBUL: Air strikes by 11 Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq on Monday are believed to have killed 45 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants,...

Russian TV shows troops loading equipment in Syria for return 15 Mar 2016 - 10:14 am

A file picture shows Russian fighter jets on the tarmac at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of ...

Mass killer Breivik to sue Norway for “inhuman treatment” 15 Mar 2016 - 10:11 am

This picture taken on March 14, 2016 shows the entrance to the Skien prison, some 130 km south west of Oslo, where Norwegian...

Suspected militants stage attack near key oil field in eastern Libya: Guard 15 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

Members of forces loyal to Libya's eastern government sit in armed vehicles during clashes with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance...