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Suspected militants stage attack near key east Libya oil field - officials 15 Mar 2016 - 01:21 pm

By Ayman al-Warfalli BENGHAZI: Suspected Islamic State militants staged an attack on a water plant about 80km (50 miles) from the major Sarir...

Paris auction house porters on trial for stealing 250 tonnes of valuables 15 Mar 2016 - 01:12 pm

A "Col Rouge" porter moves paintings in preparation for an auction at France's Hotel Drouot auction house in Paris (AFP Photo/Martina Stanek) Paris:...

With Havana trip, Obama seeks to make history, lock in Cuba opening 15 Mar 2016 - 01:01 pm

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro meet at the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 29, 2015. REUTERS/KEVIN...

Al Qaeda gunmen drank in bar before unleashing Ivory Coast attack 15 Mar 2016 - 12:50 pm

A still image taken from security camera footage shows people running for safety as shots are fired at the beach resort in Grand...

Al-Qaeda threatens France and allies after Ivory Coast attack 15 Mar 2016 - 12:42 pm

A police cordon is seen while Ivorian police prepare to inspect the area of the hotel Etoile du Sud following an attack by...

US Congress calls IS atrocities 'genocide' 15 Mar 2016 - 12:41 pm

US lawmakers pressurise Obama administration to call IS attacks against Christians, Yezidis and minorities as war crimes and genocide. Washington: American lawmakers voted...

Australian journalists escape charges, to leave Malaysia: lawyer 15 Mar 2016 - 12:40 pm

ABC journalists Louie Eroglu (L) and Linton Besser. Photo courtesy Sally Neighbour/ABC/Twitter Kuala Lumpur: Two Australian journalists who were detained in Malaysia after...

Clashes spread to new areas of southeast Turkey after bombing 15 Mar 2016 - 12:25 pm

People walk past destroyed vehicles as they leave their houses during a clashes in central Diyarbakir on March 15, 2016. / AFP /...

Russia, Tajikistan hold massive military drills near Afghan border 15 Mar 2016 - 12:02 pm

Dushanbe: Russia and fragile ex-Soviet ally Tajikistan have begun large-scale military drills close to the Central Asian state's restless border with Afghanistan, a...

Millions in US at risk from rising seas: study 15 Mar 2016 - 12:01 pm

File photo taken on Nov 28, 2012, of a woman looking at a roller coaster washed away after Hurricane Sandy, in Seaside Heights,...

Two Canadian soldiers knifed at recruiting station 15 Mar 2016 - 11:57 am

Toronto Police chief Mark Saunders addressed the media outside of the Joseph Sheppard Federal Building after a man in his 20s burst into...

IS group claims killing of 'preacher' in Bangladesh 15 Mar 2016 - 11:55 am

Dhaka: The Islamic State group said Tuesday it killed a Bangladeshi who was hacked to death this week, describing the victim as a...

North Korean leader says will soon test nuclear warhead 15 Mar 2016 - 11:49 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks with officials at the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's...

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...