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Afghan Taliban leadership is in Pakistan, Islamabad says 03 Mar 2016 - 10:13 am

Islamabad: A top Pakistani official has said for the first time publicly that the Afghan Taliban's leadership enjoys a safe haven inside his...

Cyber warriors spar over Taiwan's relations with China 03 Mar 2016 - 10:07 am

By Joseph Campbell and Fabian Hamacher BEIJING/TAIPEI: Rappers in China and Taiwan are among the combatants squaring off in cyberspace after a landslide...

Four shot dead in 24 hours of violence in Thai south 03 Mar 2016 - 10:03 am

Bangkok: Four people have been gunned down in Thailand's Muslim-majority southernmost provinces, police said Thursday, in 24-hours of violence that included the murder...

Asian wildlife traders harness social media: conservationists 03 Mar 2016 - 09:33 am

Malaysian customs officers display seized elephant tusks during a press conference in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur on March 2, 2016. AFP/MOHD RASFAN Kuala...

India seeks action over crimes against minorities in Bangladesh 03 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali. Reuters New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during...

Techie hacked to death in Secunderabad 03 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

Hyderabad: A software engineer was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on Thursday, police said. Four...

Emirates postpones launch of world's longest flight 03 Mar 2016 - 08:38 am

Panama City: Emirates Airline, which was scheduled to launch what it called the world's longest non-stop flight this month between Dubai and Panama...

Impoverished interior poses risk for struggling Tunisia 03 Mar 2016 - 08:35 am

A statue of the first Tunisian president, Habib Bourguiba seen in La Goulette in the northern outskirts of Tunis, Tunisia, 02 March 2016. ...

Nigeria, corruption and 'the Goodluck Jonathan alibi' 03 Mar 2016 - 08:33 am

Lagos: It would be easy to believe that Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is winning the war against corruption since his landmark election victory...

EU's Tusk in Greece as 700-mn-euro migrant aid plan launched 03 Mar 2016 - 08:29 am

A family prepares tea in the makeshift migrant camp at the gate of the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni, on...

Mozambique debris to be sent to Australia for MH370 analysis 03 Mar 2016 - 08:27 am

Kuala Lumpur: A piece of suspected plane debris found on the east African coast will be sent to Australia where experts will examine...

New Zealand flag vote - 'beach towel v colonial relic' 03 Mar 2016 - 08:22 am

Wellington: New Zealanders began voting Thursday on whether to adopt a new flag, in a referendum Prime Minister John Key has called a...

N. Korea fires short-range missiles after UN sanctions 03 Mar 2016 - 08:20 am

(FILE) An undated file picture released by the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the North Korean ruling Workers Party, shows a North Korean...

South Sudan crisis is worsening: UN 03 Mar 2016 - 08:08 am

A senior UN official said the death toll from the fighting in South Sudan may have reached 50,000 or more (AFP Photo/Albert Gonzalez...

Climate change poised to hurt food supplies: study 03 Mar 2016 - 08:03 am

If greenhouse gas emissions continue at current rates, this would cut projected increases in food availability by about a third before mid-century, the...

Venezuelan students clash with police over court ruling 03 Mar 2016 - 07:46 am

The student protest was against a ruling by the high court that stripped the National Assembly's power to remove justices from the bench...

France would end Calais camp and woo bankers post Brexit: Macron 03 Mar 2016 - 07:45 am

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron in Paris on February 24, 2016 (AFP Photo/Thomas Samson) London: France would cease keeping migrants in Calais and...