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Twin explosions in the departure hall at Brussels Airport 22 Mar 2016 - 10:43 am

Image circulating on the social media site BRUSSELS: Two explosions occurred in the departure hall of Brussels airport on Tuesday morning and several...

Blocked from presidency, Suu Kyi set for Myanmar cabinet 22 Mar 2016 - 10:40 am

epa05224969 (FILE) A file picture dated 15 March 2016 shows Myanmar National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arriving...

Belgian media say explosions at Brussels airport, several injured 22 Mar 2016 - 10:26 am

BRUSSELS: Two explosions were heard at Brussels airport early on Tuesday morning and Belgian media said several people were injured. The Belgian media...

US charges three with Iran sanctions-busting 22 Mar 2016 - 10:23 am

Washington: A man with dual Iranian-Turkish citizenship and two Iranians have been charged with engaging in hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions...

Syria regime digs in on Assad as Hezbollah vows to fight on 22 Mar 2016 - 10:21 am

Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations and Head of the Government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari (C) gives a press conference with members of his...

From poetry-lover to genocide suspect, Karadzic faces verdict 22 Mar 2016 - 10:16 am

Radovan Karadzic appears in court at the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, Netherlands in this July 11, 2013...

We can't pay: Zimbabwe farmers resist compensating evicted white landowners 22 Mar 2016 - 10:08 am

Zimbabwean commercial farmer Tommy Bayley rides an old bicycle ahead of war veterans and villagers, who invaded his farm at Danbury Park outside...

Bonded labourers in India brick kilns slowly learn they have rights 22 Mar 2016 - 10:03 am

A labourer carries bricks at a kiln in Karjat, India, March 10, 2016. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui By Rina Chandran Karjat, India: Thousands of brick...

Kanhaiya Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi 22 Mar 2016 - 09:53 am

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University students leader Kanhaiya Kumar called upon Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at his official residence here on Tuesday....

Australian schoolgirl faces charge of financing IS 22 Mar 2016 - 09:51 am

Reuters/ file photo Sydney: A 16-year-old schoolgirl was set to be charged Tuesday with raising money to support the Islamic State group, Australian...

Eighth BRICS summit in Goa in October 22 Mar 2016 - 09:30 am

File photo of leaders from Russia, India, Brazil, China and South Africa at a BRICS summit. New Delhi: The eighth BRICS summit will...

Obama to end Cuba trip with dissident meeting, baseball and hope 22 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

Cuban President Raul Castro greets U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as they arrive for a state dinner at the...

Had positive meeting with PM, says Mehbooba 22 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

File picture of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti New Delhi: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she had a "positive...

Black-box data retrieved from plane that crashed in Russia 22 Mar 2016 - 09:15 am

Aviation experts inspect the flight recorder from the crashed Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, in Moscow, Russia, in...

Obama, Castro hold groundbreaking Cuba talks 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama (R) is received by President of Cuba Raul Castro (L) at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba,...

London police end VIP child abuse murder inquiry 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image, AFP LONDON: London police said on Monday they had ended a high-profile inquiry into allegations that politicians and senior public figures...

Patrice Talon: from self-made tycoon to new African leader 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Presidential candidate and leader of coalition of the opposition Patrice Talon waves to supporters during a campaign rally in the Ekpe district near...