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Hopes fade for Suy Kyi deal as Myanmar hastens presidential vote 01 Mar 2016 - 10:45 am

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) meets with ethnic parliament members at the Municipal Guest House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 29 February...

Young couple among 18 caned in Indonesia's staunchly Islamic Aceh 01 Mar 2016 - 10:34 am

Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Eighteen people were publicly caned Tuesday for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia's Aceh province, including a young unmarried couple who...

Israeli troops kill Palestinian after soldiers attacked in West Bank 01 Mar 2016 - 10:15 am

Ramallah, West Bank: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during a gunfight in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical sources said on Tuesday,...

Thousands protest in Pakistan after governor's killer hanged 01 Mar 2016 - 09:49 am

Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri, an ex-police guard, during a protest after he was hanged to death, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 29 February 2016. EPA/NADEEM...

Pakistan tensions high ahead of Islamist assassin's funeral 01 Mar 2016 - 09:47 am

A Pakistani Rangers personnel stands guard during a protest against the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, an ex-police guard who had in January 2011...

US commends Pakistan for not differentiating between terrorist groups 01 Mar 2016 - 09:34 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during the annual partnership dialogue with Pakistani Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz February 29, 2016. AFP /...

Canada to help rebuild quake-hit Nepal 01 Mar 2016 - 09:29 am

A collapsed building is pictured after an earthquake hit, in Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2015. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar Kathmandu: Canada's International Development Research Centre...

US-India trade body hails India budget 01 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

A man holds the flags of India and the U.S. while people take part in the 35th India Day Parade in New York...

State Department releases last batch of Clinton emails 01 Mar 2016 - 08:39 am

Washington: The US State Department on Monday made public the final batch of emails taken from a private server which former secretary of...

Chinese mogul to be punished for online criticisms: report 01 Mar 2016 - 08:38 am

Beijing: Chinese Communist officials will impose "severe" penalties on a property tycoon who criticised overbearing state control of the media to his tens...

UN Security Council to vote Tuesday on N. Korea sanctions: diplomats 01 Mar 2016 - 08:37 am

United Nations, United States: The UN Security Council will vote Tuesday on a US-drafted resolution imposing a raft of new sanctions on North...

Refugees look to job fair for first step in German integration 01 Mar 2016 - 08:33 am

Two men from Iran talk to a staff member at the booth of the German Federal Labour Office at the job fair for...

Migrants try to storm Greece-Macedonia border fence 01 Mar 2016 - 08:29 am

Refugees break into the Greek-Macedonian borders during their protest demanding the opening of the borders near the village of Idomeni on February 29,...

Basque separatist leader to be released from Spanish jail 01 Mar 2016 - 08:23 am

Madrid: A Basque leader and former member of the armed separatist group ETA who is credited with helping end violence in the northern...

Judge sides with Apple in NY drug probe iPhone case 01 Mar 2016 - 08:03 am

US Magistrate James Orenstein in New York said in a 50-page opinion that law enforcement lacked the authority to compel Apple to unlock...

European refugee crisis a 'global' challenge: Kerry 01 Mar 2016 - 08:01 am

US Secretary of State, John Kerry (R), and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, walk up to speak to the media at the Department...

Mexico to fire over 3,000 teachers who skipped test 01 Mar 2016 - 08:00 am

A boy walks past a Mexican soldier as he stands guard outside a school during a security operation following a teacher's strike in...

Zika can trigger severe neurological disorder: study 01 Mar 2016 - 07:58 am

A patient suffering from the Guillain-Barre syndrome (L) recovers in the neurology ward of the Rosales National Hospital in San Salvador, on January...