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Kurdish TAK militant group says it was behind Ankara bombing that killed 37 17 Mar 2016 - 11:44 am

Forensic officers work on the site of a suicide bomb attack in Ankara, Turkey March 14, 2016. REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS ISTANBUL: The Kurdistan Freedom...

Indian police arrest Muslim students over beef rumours 17 Mar 2016 - 11:33 am

New Delhi: Police in India arrested four Muslim students on charges of breaching the peace after rumours the men were cooking beef sparked...

Glider crashes into houses near Tokyo, kills two on board 17 Mar 2016 - 11:17 am

Representational image. Reuters Tokyo: A glider crashed into a residential area near Tokyo on Thursday, killing the two men on board, local police...

Germany closes embassy, consulate in Turkey on attack fears 17 Mar 2016 - 11:16 am

BERLIN: Germany's embassy in Ankara and its general consulate in Istanbul were closed on Thursday on indications of a possible imminent attack, the...

Radical Kurdish group close to PKK claims deadly Ankara attack 17 Mar 2016 - 11:10 am

Empty tables are seen at Sakarya Street in Ankara, Turkey, March 15, 2016. A suicide car bomb tore through a transport hub nearby...

Thai gardener behind $20 mn Saudi gem heist becomes monk 17 Mar 2016 - 10:22 am

Bangkok: A Thai gardener behind a $20 million gem heist from a Saudi palace that has long soured relations between the two countries...

South African deputy finance minister had death threat before Gupta expose: Paper 17 Mar 2016 - 10:05 am

Then-South African Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene (C), walks with Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service Tom Moyane (L) and Deputy Finance...

Rajya Sabha passes Appropriations Bill 17 Mar 2016 - 10:03 am

New Delhi: The Appropriation Bill and Vote on Account Bills were passed in the upper house of the parliament on the last day...

Every penny from Mallya will be recovered: Jaitley 17 Mar 2016 - 10:00 am

File picture of industrialist Vijay Mallya New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday declined specific comment if his government considered industrialist Vijay...

Sushma, Sartaj meet over breakfast in Pokhara 17 Mar 2016 - 09:57 am

Advisor to Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz (R) shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj after their meeting at the...

Australia hails 600 days of no asylum-seeker boat arrivals 17 Mar 2016 - 09:07 am

File photo of Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. AAP Sydney: Australia Thursday hailed its controversial regime of turning back asylum-seeker boats as a...

Missing Japanese journalist video emerges 17 Mar 2016 - 09:01 am

In this April 17, 2004 file photo, Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, right, is escorted after being released at Umm Al-Qura mosque in...

US-Cuba thaw has yet to reach Guantanamo 17 Mar 2016 - 08:52 am

Guantanamo: Jorge Frometa sometimes wakes up to a sound most Cubans never hear: the US national anthem, which plays out every morning at...

Kerry to miss deadline for decision on whether ISIS atrocities are genocide: U.S. official 17 Mar 2016 - 08:46 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement on Syria at the State Department in Washington, DC, March 15, 2016. AFP /...

Kurdish moves on federalism cloud Syria peace drive 17 Mar 2016 - 08:41 am

Former Syrian deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil (2nd R) and Syria's regime-tolerated opposition attend a new round of negotiations with UN Special Envoy...

Japan highway tunnel pile-up kills two, sends dozens to hospital 17 Mar 2016 - 08:38 am

Police vehicles gather at the entrance of the 860-metre (940-yard) Hachihonmatsu tunnel in Hiroshima prefecture on March 17, 2016. AFP / JIJI PRESS...

Air India flight searched after bomb threat: Bangkok official 17 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Bangkok: Thailand's airport authorities searched an Air India flight for explosives after it landed in Bangkok following a bomb threat late Wednesday, an...