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Cairo 'bows to pressure from Rome' over student death probe 27 Mar 2016 - 01:42 pm

A handout photograph released by the Egyptian Interior Ministry on 24 March 2016 is said to show belongings of murdered Italian student Giulio...

Use "weapons of love" to fight evil of terrorism, pope says on Easter 27 Mar 2016 - 01:29 pm

Pope Francis standing at the central loggia of St Peters' basilica delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing for Rome and the world following...

Belgium attacks toll revised down to 28 27 Mar 2016 - 01:27 pm

File picture of shattered glass at Brussels airport. Reuters Brussels: The death toll from the March 22 attacks on Brussels airport and the...

Netanyahu defends Israeli army after soldier shot wounded Palestinian 27 Mar 2016 - 01:27 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem March 27, 2016. REUTERS/ Abir Sultan/Pool Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Somali pirates on trial in France for fatal hijacking 27 Mar 2016 - 01:21 pm

AFP /Mohamed Dahir/ File photo Paris: Seven suspected Somali pirates are due in court in Paris on Tuesday over the hijacking of a...

Belgium charges 2nd suspect linked to foiled French attack: prosecutor 27 Mar 2016 - 01:03 pm

Brussels: Belgium has charged a second man linked to a foiled French attack with involvement in a terrorist group, the federal prosecutor said...

Man released after false IS alarm on Vienna-London flight 27 Mar 2016 - 12:59 pm

Image of an easyJet flight used for representation. Vienna: An Iraqi man hauled off an easyJet flight in Vienna just before takeoff after...

Airport in Jeddah suspends flights due to sandstorm 27 Mar 2016 - 12:51 pm

Jeddah: The authorities at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah have temporarily suspended all departing flights due to sandstorms. According to Saudi...

Thousands of Iraqis flee fighting south of Mosul 27 Mar 2016 - 12:43 pm

Iraqi families fleeing the violence in the northern city of Mosul arrive at the Kurdish checkpoint of Makhmur, on March 26, 2016. AFP...

UAE jails 11 for life over 'terror plots': state media 27 Mar 2016 - 12:37 pm

Abu Dhabi: A top court in the United Arab Emirates jailed 11 people for life on Sunday after convicting them of jihadist links...

List of Syrian army advances since Russia intervention 27 Mar 2016 - 12:24 pm

Syrian government forces' tanks drive in the village of Tal Jabin, north of the embattled city of Aleppo, as they advanced to break...

Syrian army command says Islamic State beginning to collapse 27 Mar 2016 - 12:19 pm

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flash victory signs and carry a Syrian national flag on the edge of the historic city...

Migrants flood to Greek camp after rumours border will be forced open 27 Mar 2016 - 12:14 pm

A migrant girl stands in front of Greek police at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece,...

Ireland marks centenary of revolt that led to independence 27 Mar 2016 - 12:09 pm

The Irish Republic flag which was flown over the General Post Office (GPO) in 1916, is displayed at the "Proclaiming a Republic: the...

Saudi executes Pakistani convicted of murder 27 Mar 2016 - 12:05 pm

Riyadh: Saudi authorities executed a Pakistani convicted of killing a Bangladeshi woman on Sunday, raising to 79 the number of death sentences they...

Nigerian businesswoman: A cut above in macho world of diamonds 27 Mar 2016 - 12:01 pm

Nigerian business woman Thelma West has a vast knowledge about diamonds London: Nigerian Thelma West is a rare gem in the diamond world...

Sanders trounces Clinton in Hawaii presidential caucus vote 27 Mar 2016 - 11:56 am

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks at a campaign rally at the Alliant Energy Center on March 26, 2016 in Madison,...

Disgraced celebrity surgeon's spoiled dreams of fame 27 Mar 2016 - 11:35 am

Picture released on July 7, 2011 by the Karolinska University Hospital shows Paolo Macchiarini of Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute talking to...