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Volcano erupts in Southwest Alaska 28 Mar 2016 - 11:50 am

Washington: A volcanic eruption in Alaska sent ash 20,000 feet up in the air and prompted flight warnings, according to authorities. Alaska Volcano...

Belgian Crisis Centre increases bomb blast toll to 34 dead, including attackers 28 Mar 2016 - 11:47 am

Right-wing demonstrators protest against the wave of terrorism in front of the old stock exchange in Brussels,Belgium. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS: Belgium's Crisis Centre...

Bangladesh court rejects scrapping Islam as state faith 28 Mar 2016 - 11:44 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's high court on Monday rejected a petition by secular activists to scrap Islam's status as the state religion, a lawyer said....

Taliban rockets hit Afghan parliament compound, no one reported hurt 28 Mar 2016 - 11:32 am

A general view of the new Afghan parliament building is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this December 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/Files ...

Dozens killed in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast: Sources 28 Mar 2016 - 11:29 am

DIYARBAKIR: A local elected official was killed in Turkey’s strife-hit southeast on Monday after a weekend of violence that also claimed the lives...

Trump questions NATO, Asia nuclear weapons ahead of Washington summit 28 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media during a news conference at the construction site of the Trump International Hotel...

Islamist assassin's supporters hold sit-in in Pakistan capital 28 Mar 2016 - 11:22 am

Pakistani supporters of executed Islamist Mumtaz Qadri stand behind tear gas fired by police officers during clashes in Islamabad on March 27, 2016....

Philippine $2.6 billion road-dike deal fails to attract bidders 28 Mar 2016 - 11:12 am

Construction workers, carrying steel bars, walk past a Century Spire advertisements at its construction site in Manila in this July 1, 2014. REUTERS/ROMEO...

Drought-hit Thailand sends up the Royal Rainmakers 28 Mar 2016 - 10:54 am

A pair of Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft from the Thai Department of Royal Rainmaking depositing a sodium chloride-based material above clouds in Nakhon...

Philippines puts Marcos jewel images online to teach about graft 28 Mar 2016 - 10:43 am

File picture of the Bureau of Customs employee showing items from the Marcos Jewelry Collection. Reuters Manila: Philippine authorities are staging an online...

Shanghai Disneyland opening day tickets sold out online in hours 28 Mar 2016 - 10:36 am

The plan for Shanghai's Disney Resort, pictured here during a press event in Shanghai, China on July 15, 2015. AFP /Johannes Eisele By...

Israel backs out of spat with Brazil over settler named as envoy 28 Mar 2016 - 10:32 am

A boy walks in Ramat Shlomo, a religious Jewish settlement in an area of the occupied West Bank that Israel annexed to Jerusalem...

National Film Awards recognises the best talents in the film industry 28 Mar 2016 - 10:28 am

The Chairpersons of the three juries on Feature Films, Non Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema for 63rd National Film Awards presented...

National Awards: 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' named best popular film of 2015 28 Mar 2016 - 10:26 am

Salman Khan in Bajrangi Bhaijaan New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan-starrer “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” on Monday was named as the Best Popular Film Providing...

Kuwait to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged Hezbollah links: report 28 Mar 2016 - 10:12 am

REUTERS/ File photo Kuwait City: Kuwait is to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged links to Hezbollah in the latest Gulf Arab move against...

Iran congratulates Syria's Assad on regaining Palmyra 28 Mar 2016 - 10:08 am

A general view inside the historic city of Palmyra after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the city, in Homs Governorate...

Lahore attack: Facebook sorry after 'safety check' tool goes haywire 28 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

Facebook sent out notifications like this one to people completely unrelated to the attacks in Lahore, Pakistan. (Facebook) New York: The social networking...