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Manhunt after millions stolen in hours-long Japan ATM heist 23 May 2016 - 12:09 pm

Tokyo: A manhunt is underway for criminals who looted millions from Japan's cash machines nationwide in an hours-long heist, officials and reports said...

Bombs kill more than 100 in Syria regime strongholds: new toll 23 May 2016 - 12:08 pm

Beirut: At least 101 people were killed on Monday in a spate of bombings in two Damascus regime bastions on the Mediterranean coast,...

Austria's far-right neck-and-neck in 'election thriller' 23 May 2016 - 11:51 am

Presidentianl candidate backed by the Greens Alexander Van der Bellen reacts during an election party after the second round of the Austrian President...

Bombs kill 72 in Syria regime bastions: new toll 23 May 2016 - 11:48 am

Beirut: A spate of bombings in two Syrian regime stronghold cities killed at least 72 people and wounded 120 on Monday, the Syrian...

Bombs kill at least 46 in Syria regime bastions: monitor 23 May 2016 - 11:41 am

A child walks past a burnt vehicle at the site of a suicide bombing suspected to have been carried out by the Islamic...

Yemen bombings kill at least 41: new toll 23 May 2016 - 11:33 am

Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president attend a graduation ceremony at a military base in Khor Maksar, in the southern Yemeni port...

Iraq forces launch assault on IS bastion Fallujah 23 May 2016 - 11:30 am

Iraqi pro-government forces advance towards the city of Fallujah on May 23, 2016. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Near Fallujah, Iraq: Iraqi forces have...

Iraq bans import of poultry products from Italy, Missouri 23 May 2016 - 10:58 am

AFP/ FILE PHOTO BAGHDAD: Iraq has extended a ban on live and frozen poultry product imports to include Italy and the U.S. state...

Insight: With India's Gandhis at rock bottom, opposition comeback a daunting task 23 May 2016 - 10:53 am

Rahul Gandhi, Vice President of India's ruling Congress party waves to his party supporters during a rally ahead of general elections in New...

At least 20 dead as landslide sweeps Yemen village 23 May 2016 - 10:46 am

Sanaa: A landslide caused by heavy rain has swept through a village in southwestern Yemen, killing at least 20 people, local media said...

17 girls killed in fire at school dormitory in Thailand 23 May 2016 - 10:36 am

At least 17 girls have died in a fire at a school for children aged from six to 13 years old in northern...

Blasts hit Syrian coastal city, causing casualties - monitor, state TV 23 May 2016 - 10:16 am

BEIRUT: At least two explosions hit the Syrian city of Jableh on the Mediterranean coast on Monday in what appeared to be a...

Indian climber dies, two others missing, on Everest 23 May 2016 - 10:15 am

Kathmandu: An Indian mountaineer has died on Mount Everest and two of his teammates are missing, expedition organisers said Monday, taking the death...

Turkey could suspend agreements with EU if ‘double standards’ continue -Erdogan adviser 23 May 2016 - 10:07 am

REUTERS/ FILE PHOTO ANKARA: Turkey could suspend all its agreements with the European Union, including a customs union, if the bloc continues its...

US-Vietnam ties should not put Asia stability at risk: China's Xinhua 23 May 2016 - 09:47 am

US President Barack Obama and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang review the guard of honour during welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace...

Tajikistan okays constitutional changes ending president's term limit 23 May 2016 - 09:36 am

File photo of Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon. Dushanbe: Voters in Tajikistan have overwhelmingly endorsed changes to the Central Asian country's constitution allowing President...

Britain grants refugee status to ex-president of Maldives - lawyer 23 May 2016 - 09:34 am

File picture of Mohamed Nasheed. AFP COLOMBO: Britain has granted refugee status to Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives who was...

Obama announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo 23 May 2016 - 09:32 am

US President Barack Obama attends a news conference with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace Compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, May...