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Trump signals he’s ready to fight for every delegate 29 Mar 2016 - 02:59 pm

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in Washington, in this file photo taken March 21, 2016. (Reuters /...

EgyptAir hijacker arrested: Cyprus government spokesman 29 Mar 2016 - 02:52 pm

Nicosia: A hijacker who seized an Egyptian airliner and forced it to land in Cyprus has been detained, Cypriot government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides...

Many South Sudanese flee country over food insecurity: UN 29 Mar 2016 - 02:40 pm

KAMPALA, Uganda: The United Nations refugee agency says food insecurity is forcing a growing number of South Sudanese to seek refuge in Sudan....

Pakistan detained over 5,000 after Easter bombing killed 70 - provincial minister 29 Mar 2016 - 02:26 pm

Pakistani lawyers march during a protest against a suicide bomb attack which killed more than 70 people in Lahore on March 29, 2016....

Congo capital partly shut to protest veteran leader's re-election 29 Mar 2016 - 01:56 pm

A man walks past empty stalls and closed shops during a "dead city" strike called by five defeated opposition candidates to protest the...

Turkey tourism dives amid security fears 29 Mar 2016 - 01:55 pm

Istanbul: Visitor numbers to Turkey plunged by over 10 percent in February, the government said Tuesday, as tourism was hit by a crisis...

DiCaprio visits Indonesian jungle to support environmentalists 29 Mar 2016 - 01:47 pm

A handout picture provided by Hutan Alam dan Lingkungan Aceh (HAkA) and made available on 29 March 2016 shows actor and environmentalist Leonardo...

Cairo airport delays departure of New York- Egyptair flight 29 Mar 2016 - 01:36 pm

CAIRO: Cairo airport has delayed the departure of a New York-bound airplane due to security fears related to a hijacked EgyptAir aircraft diverted...

Ukraine's prosecutor general dismissed amid govt turmoil 29 Mar 2016 - 01:25 pm

Viktor Shokin MOSCOW: Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the prosecutor general who has been accused of failing to deal with...

Syria: 150 mines removed so far in Palmyra's ancient site 29 Mar 2016 - 01:21 pm

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk with their weapons in Palmyra city after they recaptured it, in Homs Governorate in this...

Released Brussels suspect had alibi - lawyer 29 Mar 2016 - 01:14 pm

Wreckage outside the Brussels airport terminal following bomb attacks. REUTERS/Yorick Jansens/Pool BRUSSELS: The Brussels bombings suspect charged with terrorist murder, but then released...

North Korea fires short-range missile over sea - Yonhap 29 Mar 2016 - 12:58 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a flight drill of fighter pilots from the Korean People's Army's (KPA) Air and Anti-Air Force,...

Egypt plane hijacked to Cyprus, 'no link to terrorism' 29 Mar 2016 - 12:55 pm

Cypriot security forces cordon off the area around Larnaca airport where an EgyptAir Airbus A-320 is seen on the tarmac on March 29,...

Iran sanctions removal duration unclear: Austrian president 29 Mar 2016 - 12:46 pm

Austrian President Heinz Fischer (L) receives Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in front of a portrait of former Empress Maria Theresia, in...

Egypt says hijacker is dual Egyptian-US citizen 29 Mar 2016 - 12:20 pm

Passengers of EgyptAir which was hijacked and diverted to Cyprus stand at Larnaca airport after disembarking the plane on March 29, 2016. AFP...

Turkey summons German envoy over 'anti-Erdogan' TV song 29 Mar 2016 - 12:16 pm

Ankara: Turkey summoned Germany's ambassador to protest a two-minute song lampooning President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that was broadcast on German television, a diplomatic...

Brussels airport aims for limited reopening this week 29 Mar 2016 - 12:09 pm

Police forces check vehicles at the entry to Brussels Zaventem airport in Brussels, Belgium, 29 March 2016. AFP BRUSSELS: Brussels airport on Tuesday ...