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In Gaza zoo, empty cages and lonely animals as closure looms 08 Mar 2016 - 06:52 pm

Palestinian Mohammad Oweida, a zoo owner, shows stuffed animals that died during the 2014 war, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip...

Special Report: Death, drugs and detention in Japan’s immigration system 08 Mar 2016 - 05:44 pm

Tokyo detention center. Photo courtesy: PekePON via Wikipedia By Thomas Wilson, Mari Saito, Minami Funakoshi and Ami Miyazaki TOKYO: Niculas Fernando died at...

'Workshy' Prince William criticised over skiing snaps 08 Mar 2016 - 05:31 pm

A picture made available on March 7, 2016 shows (L-R) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William, Duke of...

Ethiopian students demand end to police crackdowns in rare protest 08 Mar 2016 - 05:10 pm

Ethiopian-Students-Protest-against-Addis-Ababa-Master-Plan Photo courtesy: ethiopian-news.com By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA: Dozens of university students protested in Ethiopia’s capital on Tuesday, demanding an end to...

Kidnapped son of assassinated Pakistan governor found after 5 years: officials 08 Mar 2016 - 05:01 pm

Shahbaz Taseer had been kidnapped by Islamist gunmen, reportedly the Taliban, from the city of Lahore in August 2011, months after his father...

Turkish military returns fires into Syria after shelling kills one: Sources 08 Mar 2016 - 04:07 pm

DIYARBAKIR: The Turkish military on Tuesday opened fire into Syria after one person was killed and a second wounded by rocket artillery from...

Tunisia says Islamic State attacked border to control town 08 Mar 2016 - 03:48 pm

Tunisian police officers stand guard near a police station after Monday's attack by Islamist fighters on an army and police barracks in the...

Shelling from Syria hits Turkey, one person killed 08 Mar 2016 - 03:45 pm

DIYARBAKIR: One person was killed and a second was wounded when two mortar shells fired into Turkey from across the Syrian border hit...

Iran fires ballistic missiles, testing UN resolution 08 Mar 2016 - 03:15 pm

Iranian-made Emad missile is displayed during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran February 11, 2016. REUTERS/RAHEB HOMAVANDI ...

Hardline Iran cleric denies wanting to stay on key body 08 Mar 2016 - 03:07 pm

Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi headed the judiciary for 10 years and was a deputy speaker of parliament after the 1979 Islamic revolution. AFP/ Atta...

Danish 16-year old girl charged with planning to bomb schools 08 Mar 2016 - 03:00 pm

COPENHAGEN: A 16-year-old Danish girl has been charged with planning a "terrorist" attack on two schools, one of them Jewish, after acquiring chemicals...

North Korea tried to hack South's railway system: spy agency 08 Mar 2016 - 02:58 pm

AFP/ File photo SEOUL: North Korea has tried to hack into email accounts of South Korean railway workers in an attempt to attack...

UN refugee chief 'deeply concerned' by EU-Turkey deal 08 Mar 2016 - 02:45 pm

File photo of UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi. AFP Strasbourg: The head of the UN refugee agency on Tuesday said he was "deeply concerned"...

“Violent terrorism” in China’s Xinjiang has dropped: Party official 08 Mar 2016 - 02:29 pm

File photo of paramilitary policemen standing on a truck as they travel past the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar during an anti-terrorism oath-taking rally...