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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...

Pakistan rains leave 42 dead: officials 14 Mar 2016 - 10:06 am

Photo credit: Twitter @jnmet Islamabad: The death toll from torrential rain that has lashed Pakistan for the past five days has risen to...

10 gang suspects killed in northern Mexico 14 Mar 2016 - 09:37 am

Mexico City: Authorities killed at least 10 criminal suspects in northern Mexico on Sunday as their gang blocked roads with burning vehicles in...

Indian student hacked to death for intercaste marriage 14 Mar 2016 - 09:36 am

New Delhi: An Indian student from the lowest Dalit caste was hacked to death and his wife critically injured in southern India in...

Trump says accepts no responsibility for campaign protesters 14 Mar 2016 - 09:30 am

A protester has his sign covered by Trump supporters as U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally at the...

Three Palestinians attack Israeli troops in W.Bank, shot dead: Army 14 Mar 2016 - 09:27 am

Israeli border police frisk a young Palestinian man at Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City on March 13, 2016. AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA KIRYAT ARBA,...

UAE says fighter jet missing in Yemen combat mission 14 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

Fighter jets of the UAE armed forces land at a Saudi air force base after raids in Yemen in 2015. AFP Photo Dubai:...

Vietnam protesters denounce China on anniversary of navy battle 14 Mar 2016 - 08:55 am

Anti-China protesters shout "down with invasive China" during a gathering to mark the 28th anniversary of the Spratly Islands clashes between Vietnam and...

Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah 14 Mar 2016 - 08:43 am

A Lebanon Hezbollah fighter carries his weapon as he stands in Khashaat, in the Qalamoun region after they advanced in the area May...

Australia's foreign minister to raise missile tests with Iranian counterpart 14 Mar 2016 - 08:40 am

Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop looks on during a ministerial meeting regarding the Islamic State group in Rome, Italy, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/...