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Don't doom Syrian children by labelling them "lost generation", says psychologist 14 Mar 2016 - 11:57 am

Children warm themselves at the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, near Idomeni, northern Greece, 14 March 2016. EPA/NAKE...

IS returns to Iraqi town, 24 hours after vacating it 14 Mar 2016 - 11:52 am

Iraqi soldiers gather at the frontline in the al-Anbar desert, 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of Haditha, on March 9, 2016. AFP Photo ...

Chicago-bound Amtrak train derails in Kansas, 11 injured 14 Mar 2016 - 11:47 am

Kansas: Several cars on Amtrak's Southwest Chief train from Los Angeles to Chicago with 128 passengers and 14 crew on board derailed early...

Evidence shows Ankara bomber was female PKK member: Security sources 14 Mar 2016 - 11:41 am

This picture taken on March 13, 2016, shows a burning car after a blast in Ankara. AFP ANKARA: Evidence shows that one of...

UN rights envoy calls for prosecuting North Korean leader 14 Mar 2016 - 11:39 am

GENEVA: The United Nations human rights investigator called on Monday for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials to be prosecuted...

Turkey imposes new curfew to target Kurdish militant PKK in southeast 14 Mar 2016 - 11:31 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey declared a round-the-clock curfew in the southeastern town of Sirnak on Monday in order to carry out operations against Kurdish militants...

Turkey pounds Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq after Ankara bombing: army 14 Mar 2016 - 11:11 am

Ankara: Turkish warplanes on Monday struck Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq after a deadly bomb attack in the capital killed at least...

Syria war begins sixth year as US, Russia pull the strings 14 Mar 2016 - 11:05 am

Rebel fighters from Jaysh al-Sunna stand in Tel Mamo village, in the southern countryside of Aleppo, SyriaMarch 13, 2016. REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi Beirut: ...

Lebanon 'You Stink' protesters slow traffic on key highways 14 Mar 2016 - 10:56 am

Lebanese police control the traffic as demonstrators block the Dawra road, a major highway leading towards Beirut slowing down rush hour traffic, in...

No intention to change reservation policy: Government 14 Mar 2016 - 10:47 am

Vocal and violent protests for caste-based reservation has seen a rise in India. Reuters New Delhi: The government on Monday reiterated in the...

India successfully test-fires n-capable Agni I missile 14 Mar 2016 - 10:44 am

A file picture of a surface-to-surface Agni missile being launched from Wheeler Island off the eastern Indian state of Odisha. REUTERS Bhubaneswar: India...

Thai PM boosts security in Muslim south after attacks 14 Mar 2016 - 10:43 am

A Thai police officer uses radio communications as he provides security in front of the building, the location where fire suppression chemicals were...

Death toll in Turkish car bomb attack rises to 37: Health minister 14 Mar 2016 - 10:33 am

Forensic officers work on the site of a suicide bomb attack in Ankara, Turkey March 14, 2016. REUTERS/ Umit Bektas ANKARA: The death...

Bangladesh arrests Islamist militants, seize explosives 14 Mar 2016 - 10:25 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's elite security force said Monday it had arrested five Islamist militants and seized a large quantity of explosives it suspects were...

Five Mexican marines detained over man's disappearance 14 Mar 2016 - 10:15 am

File picture of a Mexican marine standing guard during a search operation, in Mazatlan, Mexico, July 15, 2015. REUTERS/STRINGER Mexico City: Five Mexican...

China's Xi says military must develop cutting edge technology 14 Mar 2016 - 10:07 am

File picture of China's President Xi Jinping. Reuters BEIJING: China's military must pour efforts into developing cutting edge defence technology, which has strategic...