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Bangladesh arrests Islamist militants, seize explosives 14 Mar 2016 - 10:25 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's elite security force said Monday it had arrested five Islamist militants and seized a large quantity of explosives it suspects were...

Five Mexican marines detained over man's disappearance 14 Mar 2016 - 10:15 am

File picture of a Mexican marine standing guard during a search operation, in Mazatlan, Mexico, July 15, 2015. REUTERS/STRINGER Mexico City: Five Mexican...

China's Xi says military must develop cutting edge technology 14 Mar 2016 - 10:07 am

File picture of China's President Xi Jinping. Reuters BEIJING: China's military must pour efforts into developing cutting edge defence technology, which has strategic...

Pakistan rains leave 42 dead: officials 14 Mar 2016 - 10:06 am

Photo credit: Twitter @jnmet Islamabad: The death toll from torrential rain that has lashed Pakistan for the past five days has risen to...

10 gang suspects killed in northern Mexico 14 Mar 2016 - 09:37 am

Mexico City: Authorities killed at least 10 criminal suspects in northern Mexico on Sunday as their gang blocked roads with burning vehicles in...

Indian student hacked to death for intercaste marriage 14 Mar 2016 - 09:36 am

New Delhi: An Indian student from the lowest Dalit caste was hacked to death and his wife critically injured in southern India in...

Trump says accepts no responsibility for campaign protesters 14 Mar 2016 - 09:30 am

A protester has his sign covered by Trump supporters as U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally at the...

Three Palestinians attack Israeli troops in W.Bank, shot dead: Army 14 Mar 2016 - 09:27 am

Israeli border police frisk a young Palestinian man at Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City on March 13, 2016. AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA KIRYAT ARBA,...

UAE says fighter jet missing in Yemen combat mission 14 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

Fighter jets of the UAE armed forces land at a Saudi air force base after raids in Yemen in 2015. AFP Photo Dubai:...

Vietnam protesters denounce China on anniversary of navy battle 14 Mar 2016 - 08:55 am

Anti-China protesters shout "down with invasive China" during a gathering to mark the 28th anniversary of the Spratly Islands clashes between Vietnam and...

Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah 14 Mar 2016 - 08:43 am

A Lebanon Hezbollah fighter carries his weapon as he stands in Khashaat, in the Qalamoun region after they advanced in the area May...

Australia's foreign minister to raise missile tests with Iranian counterpart 14 Mar 2016 - 08:40 am

Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop looks on during a ministerial meeting regarding the Islamic State group in Rome, Italy, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/...

Al Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack 14 Mar 2016 - 08:37 am

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara walks with Security Minister Hamed Bakayoko and Ivory Coast's army chief Soumaila Bakayoko as he arrives at the...

Turkey slaps curfew on 2 more towns in Kurdish southeast 14 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

People carry their belongings as they return back to their home after clashes ended in the Sur district of Diyarbakir on March 13,...

Germans flock to vote in “Super Sunday” test for Merkel 14 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A man walks past an election poster of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party reading 'That's enough! Saxony-Anhalt votes AfD' in the...

South Africa n finance minister cannot meet new deadline in spy unit case: lawyers 14 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

The Sunday Independent newspaper had reported that South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had been given until Monday to respond to questions about...