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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...

South Sudan accuses north Sudan of bombing raid 25 Mar 2016 - 05:38 pm

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) meets with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R) in Juba on March 23, 2016. Infantino's visit to South...

Taiwan tycoon jailed over tainted cooking oil scandal 25 Mar 2016 - 05:29 pm

This file photo taken on October 17, 2014 shows Wei Ying-chung (C), ex-chairman of Wei Chuan Foods Corp, a unit of food giant...

France foils terror strike by man linked to Paris attackers 25 Mar 2016 - 05:23 pm

Representative image. A police officer stands outside the 19th arrondissement police station after the station was attacked by high school students as they...

Religious duel in Japan: Pastor rock vs. Buddhist monk blues 25 Mar 2016 - 03:21 pm

This picture taken on September 1, 2015 shows Buddhist monk Yoshinobu Fujioka (C), head of Bozu (monk) band, performing in Tokyo. Most days,...

Lawyer for suspected Russian soldier found murdered in Ukraine 25 Mar 2016 - 03:03 pm

Yuriy Grabovsky defended Russian sergeant Aleksander Aleksandrov (pictured) in a high-profile case that has further strained ties between Moscow and Kiev. Here, Alexandrov...

Iraqi Shi’ite leader threatens unrest if reforms blocked 25 Mar 2016 - 02:44 pm

Prominent Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani By Saif Hameed...

'Missing' bookseller Lee Bo on way back to China: reports 25 Mar 2016 - 02:28 pm

A protestor holding up a missing person notice for Lee Bo 65 as they walk towards China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, January...

As Korean tensions rise, rival leaders get personal 25 Mar 2016 - 02:16 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles with military officers as he observes a military drill at an unknown location, in this undated...

Chinese media laud hacker for US spying 25 Mar 2016 - 02:09 pm

This photo of Su Bin a citizen of China and permanent resident of Canada was taken at a US border crossing during a...

Obama honors victims of US-backed Argentina dictators 25 Mar 2016 - 02:04 pm

Local residents carrying a effigies of Argentine President Mauricio Macri (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama protest the arrival of President Obama and...

Twelve killed as minibus collides with truck in France: official 25 Mar 2016 - 01:57 pm

Rescuers gather outside a function room that will be used as a funerary chapel, on March 25, 2016 in Montbeugny, central France, following...

Obama heads back to US after historic Latin America trip 25 Mar 2016 - 01:54 pm

US President Barack Obama (3-L) walks next to his daugther Malia Obama (4-R) prior to boarding Air Force One at Ezeiza Airport in...

Japan executes two death row inmates: ministry 25 Mar 2016 - 01:50 pm

File photo of Tokyo detention centre. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia Tokyo: Japan executed two death row prisoners on Friday, a justice ministry official said,...

China probes former Moutai liquor exec for graft: watchdog 25 Mar 2016 - 01:45 pm

SHANGHAI: A former senior executive at Chinese liquor giant Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd is being investigated for suspected corruption, the ruling Communist Party’s...