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Historic vote gives Myanmar first civilian president in decades 15 Mar 2016 - 02:09 pm

Myanmar parliament staff check ballots after the historic voting at the parliament in Naypyidaw on March 15, 2016 confirming Htin Kyaw, a trusted...

Car bomb kills driver in central Berlin: police 15 Mar 2016 - 01:56 pm

Police inspect a damaged Volkswagen car in the Bismarckstrasse in Berlin, Germany March 15, 2016. German police said on Twitter that they believe...

Ukraine passes key bill required for visa-free travel to EU 15 Mar 2016 - 01:54 pm

REUTERS Kiev: Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday approved a vital anti-corruption bill that Kiev hopes will open the way for visa-free travel to EU...

Al-Nusra Front in Syria vows new offensive after Russian pullout 15 Mar 2016 - 01:46 pm

Beirut: Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front is preparing to launch a new offensive, a jihadist commander said Tuesday, after Russia announced the withdrawal...

Russian planes to keep striking 'terrorist' targets: Russian official in Syria 15 Mar 2016 - 01:45 pm

Moscow: Russia will continue striking "terrorist targets", a deputy defence minister said at Moscow's airbase in Syria Tuesday, hours after the announcement that...

Voting starts in 'Super Tuesday 2' presidential nominating contest 15 Mar 2016 - 01:43 pm

People wait for a rally with US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on March 14, 2016 in Vienna Center, Ohio. White House hopefuls...

Russia pullout 'significant' for Syria talks: UN envoy 15 Mar 2016 - 01:35 pm

UN mediator Staffan De Mistura said some ideas had been floated in a meeting he described as a preparatory session, ahead of a...

IMF head presses Laos to deepen reforms 15 Mar 2016 - 01:28 pm

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) meets with Laos President Choummaly Sayasone (R) on March 15, 2016. / AFP / IMF...

12 die in fire at Russian rehab centre 15 Mar 2016 - 01:25 pm

Moscow: Twelve people died overnight as a fire swept through a rehab centre with barred windows in central Russia, investigators said Tuesday. The...

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...