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China still committed to nuclear reprocessing despite Asia stockpile fears 01 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

By David Brunnstro WASHINGTON: China remains committed to its plans for nuclear reprocessing, its top nuclear industry official said on Thursday, despite concerns...

Libya unity government looks to assert authority in Tripoli 31 Mar 2016 - 06:34 pm

Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister-designate, Fayez al-Sarraj (2ndR) meets with members of the presidential council on March 31, 2016 in the capital Tripoli. Libya's...

Renowned Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, 65, dies 31 Mar 2016 - 06:29 pm

A file photo taken on September 25, 2013, shows Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid posing for pictures outside her recently completed design for an...

Palmyra’s dynamited temple can be restored, de-miners use robots 31 Mar 2016 - 06:04 pm

Syrian soldiers inside the historical city of Palmyra, Syria, 29 March 2016 after the Syrian army regained control from IS. The Syrian directorate...

Iraq’s Sadr calls for an end to sit-in near Baghdad’s Green Zone 31 Mar 2016 - 05:57 pm

Prominent Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, March 22, 2016. REUTERS, Alaa Al-Marjani BAGHDAD: Iraq’s powerful...

Ten wounded after blast hits police vehicle in Turkey's Diyarbakir 31 Mar 2016 - 05:41 pm

ANKARA: Ten people were wounded when an explosion hit a passing police vehicle in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Thursday, a...

Iraqi PM names Numan for Oil Ministry, Allawi for finance 31 Mar 2016 - 05:39 pm

Haider al-Abadi, Iraqi Prime Minister BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi named Nizar Salem al-Numan as a candidate for oil minister as part...

China journalist speaks out after state secrets conviction 31 Mar 2016 - 05:39 pm

Chinese journalist Gao Yu seen in Hong Kong on February 5 2007. AFP, Mike Clarke Beijing: A 72-year-old Chinese journalist jailed for "leaking...

Syria's Assad says willing to hold early presidential vote 31 Mar 2016 - 05:35 pm

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad attends an interview with Russia's RIA news agency, in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on...

Top jihadist suspect arrested in southern Mali: security sources 31 Mar 2016 - 05:31 pm

Soldiers of the Coordination of Movements of the Azawad stand guard as they control delegations arriving for the opening of the "National Forum...

Brazil prosecutors charge prominent banker Safra in bribe scheme 31 Mar 2016 - 05:29 pm

Members of the Frente Nacional de Luta, Campo e Cidade (National Front of Struggle, Countryside and Cities) protest in front of the Central...

Photos: Life in Aleppo during temporary truce 31 Mar 2016 - 04:58 pm

Syrians drive cars and ride motorcycles on a street during partial and temporary truce in Aleppo, Syria on March 31, 2016. Life starts...

Electronic passport gates may make child trafficking easier 31 Mar 2016 - 04:53 pm

LONDON: Allowing children as young as 12 to use electronic passport gates at British airports would be a missed opportunity to identify victims...

Over 385,000 Somalis facing acute food shortage: UN 31 Mar 2016 - 04:44 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on March 29, 2006 shows a Somalian boy drinking water at a man-made dam in Bur Dhuxunle village...

Syria regime strikes kill at least 23: monitor 31 Mar 2016 - 04:29 pm

Beirut: Syrian government air strikes killed at least 23 people including four children Thursday in the worst ceasefire violation yet in a key...

Ice wall at Fukushima plant switched on, but will it work? 31 Mar 2016 - 03:35 pm

By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO: The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant switched on a giant refrigeration system on Thursday to create an...

Philippines recovers $4.63 million stolen from Bangladesh 31 Mar 2016 - 03:24 pm

Solaire is one of the Philippine capital's gleaming billion-dollar casinos ©Jay Directo (AFP/File) Manila: More than $4.5 million of tens of millions recently...

Spain overshoots public deficit target for 2015 31 Mar 2016 - 03:03 pm

Madrid: Spain posted a public deficit of 5.16 percent of economic output in 2015, Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro said Thursday, the eighth consecutive...