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Sanders rattles Clinton, as US race heads to Florida 10 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has won 13 out of 22 contests and despite the Michigan setback her team remain confident (AFP Photo/Gaston...

IS commander 'Omar the Chechen' survived US strike: monitor 10 Mar 2016 - 09:42 am

Beirut: Top Islamic State commander leader Omar al-Shishani, known as Omar the Chechen, was "seriously injured" in a recent US strike in Syria...

In crowded Cairo, ride-hailing apps leave cabbies fuming 10 Mar 2016 - 09:41 am

Ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Careem makes it easier for people to commute within Cairo Cairo: For 32-year-old banker Hani, it was...

At least five killed, several hurt in shooting near Pittsburgh: Media 10 Mar 2016 - 09:34 am

Police at the site of the party near Pittsburg. AP Washington: Two gunmen ambushed a backyard party near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, killing at...

EU ministers meet after Balkan migrant route shut 10 Mar 2016 - 09:28 am

Since 2015 over a million people crossed the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Greece, with many aiming to reach Germany, Austria and Scandinavia....

Five dead in US shooting, police seeking suspects: reports 10 Mar 2016 - 09:27 am

Washington: A shooting at a party in the town of Wilkinsburg in the US state of Pennsylvania has left five people dead, and...

Australia sends boat carrying Bangladeshis back to Indonesia 10 Mar 2016 - 09:21 am

Asylum seekers try to enter Australian water on rickety boats. Reuters Kupang, Indonesia: Six Bangladeshi migrants caught entering Australian waters by the country's...

Biden says his family was near scene of Tel Aviv attack 10 Mar 2016 - 12:01 am

US Vice President Joe Biden (C) leaves the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with his family on March 9, 2016 during his visit...

Sri Lanka arrests Buddhist monk for keeping elephant 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Sri Lankan prison guards escort Buddhist monk Uduwe Dhammaloka(C)to the main jail in Colombo on March 9, 2016, after a magistrate ordered he...

Analysis: Merkel’s Turkish gamble, a breakthrough or landmine in migrant crisis? 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

German chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish prime minister Ahmet. Reuters file photo, Bulent Kilic Merkel bets on Turkish plan to take back migrants....

Canada to takeover Haiti peacekeeping: media 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Girls play at a camp for displaced people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 6, 2016. REUTERS, Andres Martinez Casares Montreal: Canada is planning to...

Indian guru's festival set to go ahead despite outcry 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Green activists had filed a petition saying the three-day World Culture Festival, which starts March 11 and is organised by Sri Sri Ravi...

Saudi could turn page if Iran changes policies: FM 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. AFP, Adem Altan Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies could turn a page and build strong relations...

German defence minister cleared of plagiarism accusations 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

The Hanover Medical School launched an investigation last August after a Berlin-based law professor said several passages of von der Ursula von der...

FBI hints Iran now cooperating in hunt for missing former agent 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A screenshot of kidnapped Robert Levinson from a video sent to his family on December 9, 2011. Credit: Wikipedia By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON:...

US Air Force veteran convicted of attempting to join ISIS: Newsday 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Tairod Pugh, 48, was convicted after a week-long trial in Brooklyn federal court. The case is the first in more than 75 Islamic...

Clinton calls for sanctions on Iran after more missile tests 10 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clintona former secretary of state under President Barack Obama, said she was “deeply concerned” by the tests, the...