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Calais 'Jungle' Iranians who sewed mouths shut end hunger strike 26 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Iranian migrants who sewed their mouths shut demonstrate against the dismantling of part of the "Jungle" migrant camp in the French northern port...

Suicide bomber kills 26, wounds 71 south of Baghdad: official 26 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

HILLA: A suicide attacker detonated an explosive belt in a park outside Baghdad on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 71, said the...

Syrian army takes Palmyra citadel, IS commander killed 26 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout picture made available on 24 March 2016 by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian army units, in cooperation...

Islamic State finance chief, other leaders, likely killed: U.S. 25 Mar 2016 - 06:50 pm

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON: Islamic State’s top finance officer and other senior leaders were likely killed this week in a major offensive targeting...

Najim Laachraoui confirmed as 2nd airport bomber, linked to Paris 25 Mar 2016 - 06:35 pm

Police use a robotic device as they take part in a search in the Brussels borough of Schaerbeek following Tuesday's bombings in Brussels,...

Loud explosion, sirens heard in Afghan capital's diplomatic quarter 25 Mar 2016 - 06:31 pm

KABUL: A loud explosion jolted the diplomatic quarter of Afghanistan's capital on Friday evening, breaking a rare period of calm in Kabul. Sirens...

Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants 25 Mar 2016 - 06:18 pm

A file photo shows buildings destroyed by clashes in the Sur district of Diyarbakir. AFP / ILYAS AKENGIN DIYARBAKIR: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan...

Afghan gunmen kidnap two Tajiks: sources 25 Mar 2016 - 06:15 pm

DUSHANBE: Gunmen from Afghanistan have kidnapped two Tajik road workers and wounded another one on Friday in an area adjacent to the border,...

Belgian Taekwondo champ condemns 'suicide bomber' brother 25 Mar 2016 - 06:11 pm

Belgian Taekwondo athlete Mourad Laachraoui, younger brother of Brussels attacks suspect Najim Laachraoui, gives a press conference on March 24, 2016, at the...

Turkish court takes journalists' espionage trial behind closed doors 25 Mar 2016 - 06:05 pm

Dundar, editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, (centre L) and his Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul greet their supporters as they arrive at the Justice Palace...

Wanted notice for suspected Brussels suicide bomber taken down 25 Mar 2016 - 06:02 pm

Police forces stand next to a bomb squad unit robot (L) during an demining operation at a tramway station on March 25, 2016...

Iraqi forces make slow progress south of Mosul 25 Mar 2016 - 06:01 pm

Iraqi security forces ride in vehicles travelling to Mosul to fight against militants of Islamic State at an Iraqi army base in Camp...

Ex-CIA chief says British EU exit would not impact UK security 25 Mar 2016 - 05:57 pm

Former National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Michael Hayden listens during a Reuters CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, in this...

Kerry declares 'Je suis Bruxellois' after attacks 25 Mar 2016 - 05:52 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) is welcomed by Belgian King Philippe (R) prior to a meeting on EU security in Brussels,...

IS number two killed in US raid in Syria: reports 25 Mar 2016 - 05:50 pm

Islamic State (IS) group fighters established the capital of their self-declared caliphate in Raqa after seizing control of the northern Syrian city in...

Myanmar launches first shares on fledgling bourse 25 Mar 2016 - 05:47 pm

People stand in front of Yangon Stock Exchange during its first official stock trading, Yangon, Myanmar, 25 March 2016. Yangon Stock Exchange started...