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Romanian police seize stolen archaeological treasures 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. This vase is part of a collection of ancient Etruscan art returned to Italy after it was stolen and stashed away...

Trump dismisses latest US campaign squall before Super Tuesday 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

By Emily Stephenson SAN ANTONIO: Donald Trump swatted away the latest controversy to shadow his unorthodox march toward the Republican presidential nomination on...

SodaStream lays off last Palestinian workers after permit row 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Courtesy SodaStream Lehavim, Israel: Israeli drinks firm SodaStream laid off its last Palestinian workers Monday and lashed out at the government...

Oscar-winning film on child abuse 'not anti-Catholic': Vatican 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims, gathered in St. Peter's square at Vatican, from the window of his appartment during his weekly general sunday...

Balkans route will close when Austria reaches migrant limit: Macedonia 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Children sit near the train tracks as migrants from Afghanistan wait for permission to cross the border from Macedonia to Serbia near the...

Polish officials search communist dictator's home 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on June 14, 1989 shows then Polish President General Wojciech Jaruzelski and his wife Barbara waiting for French President...

Germany at UN raises alarm over Ukraine ceasefire 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Germany's foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the UN Security Council that the Minsk agreement signed a year ago was "the only way towards...

Living in filth, Greece’s migrants battle hunger and cold 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A shoeless migrant girl stands at the makeshift refugee camp at the Greek Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni, on February...

Young British girls forced into marriage over Skype 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. A bride and groom wearing traditional handmade garlands wait for their wedding to start in Karachi. REUTERS FILE By Emma Batha ...

Pentagon boosts cyber war against IS group 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

(L-R) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford; Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, President Obama and former Chairman...

Migrants try to storm Greece-Macedonia border fence 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani migrants gather near a razor wire fence on the Macedonian side of the Greek-Macedonian border, allegedly prior to being send back to...

Support for Merkel rises, but doubts over refugee policy remain 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

BERLIN: Popular support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel has bounced back after hitting a 4-1/2 year low in February, a poll indicated on...

Thomas ends decade of self-imposed silence at US Supreme Court 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Clarence Thomas poses for a portrait in the East Conference Room at the Supreme Court Building in Washington October 8, 2010. Reuters/Larry Downing ...

Iran elections: what changed and what it means 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaking with President Hassan Rouhani, left, and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, centre, during a meeting...

UN chief plans later visit to Western Sahara 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Western Sahara later this year where the United Nations is seeking to...

Polish free market pioneer warns risk of 'crisis' under new govt 01 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Leszek Balcerowicz Warsaw: A foundation led by Poland's free market pioneer Leszek Balcerowicz warned Monday that the EU member risks an economic crisis...