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Police kill eight Indian Maoist rebels in gunfight 01 Mar 2016 - 11:17 am

Raipur, India: Police killed eight suspected rebels including five women in a gunbattle in central India on Tuesday, local officers said, the latest...

UK to send troops to Tunisia to help stop IS crossing Libyan border 01 Mar 2016 - 11:07 am

Britain's Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, leaves Number 10 Downing Street after attending a cabinet meeting in London, Britain February 23,...

Oman bus crash kills 18 people - state news agency 01 Mar 2016 - 10:58 am

DUBAI: Eighteen people were killed and 14 injured when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a truck in central Oman on...

Evidence of coral bleaching on Barrier Reef as sea warms 01 Mar 2016 - 10:50 am

This undated handout photo received on March 1, 2016, shows coral bleaching at Lizard Island off the Australian state of Queensland. AFP/WWF AUSTRALIA ...

Hopes fade for Suy Kyi deal as Myanmar hastens presidential vote 01 Mar 2016 - 10:45 am

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) meets with ethnic parliament members at the Municipal Guest House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 29 February...

Young couple among 18 caned in Indonesia's staunchly Islamic Aceh 01 Mar 2016 - 10:34 am

Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Eighteen people were publicly caned Tuesday for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia's Aceh province, including a young unmarried couple who...

Israeli troops kill Palestinian after soldiers attacked in West Bank 01 Mar 2016 - 10:15 am

Ramallah, West Bank: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during a gunfight in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical sources said on Tuesday,...

Thousands protest in Pakistan after governor's killer hanged 01 Mar 2016 - 09:49 am

Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri, an ex-police guard, during a protest after he was hanged to death, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 29 February 2016. EPA/NADEEM...

Pakistan tensions high ahead of Islamist assassin's funeral 01 Mar 2016 - 09:47 am

A Pakistani Rangers personnel stands guard during a protest against the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, an ex-police guard who had in January 2011...

US commends Pakistan for not differentiating between terrorist groups 01 Mar 2016 - 09:34 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during the annual partnership dialogue with Pakistani Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz February 29, 2016. AFP /...

Canada to help rebuild quake-hit Nepal 01 Mar 2016 - 09:29 am

A collapsed building is pictured after an earthquake hit, in Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2015. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar Kathmandu: Canada's International Development Research Centre...

US-India trade body hails India budget 01 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

A man holds the flags of India and the U.S. while people take part in the 35th India Day Parade in New York...

State Department releases last batch of Clinton emails 01 Mar 2016 - 08:39 am

Washington: The US State Department on Monday made public the final batch of emails taken from a private server which former secretary of...

Chinese mogul to be punished for online criticisms: report 01 Mar 2016 - 08:38 am

Beijing: Chinese Communist officials will impose "severe" penalties on a property tycoon who criticised overbearing state control of the media to his tens...

UN Security Council to vote Tuesday on N. Korea sanctions: diplomats 01 Mar 2016 - 08:37 am

United Nations, United States: The UN Security Council will vote Tuesday on a US-drafted resolution imposing a raft of new sanctions on North...

Refugees look to job fair for first step in German integration 01 Mar 2016 - 08:33 am

Two men from Iran talk to a staff member at the booth of the German Federal Labour Office at the job fair for...

Migrants try to storm Greece-Macedonia border fence 01 Mar 2016 - 08:29 am

Refugees break into the Greek-Macedonian borders during their protest demanding the opening of the borders near the village of Idomeni on February 29,...