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China arrests fourth Japanese over spying: Tokyo 01 Feb 2016 - 03:10 pm

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga answers a question from a journalist during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in...

UK mother gets six years for joining IS group in Syria 01 Feb 2016 - 02:56 pm

This file photo released by West Midlands Police service on January 29, 2016 shows Tareena Shakil as she poses for a custody photograph...

New era dawns as Suu Kyi's party strides into Myanmar parliament 01 Feb 2016 - 02:36 pm

Members of parliament from the National League for Democracy (NLD) party register during the first day of new parliament session in Naypyitaw, Myanmar,...

Afghan suicide bomb kills 10, wounds 20: Deputy minister 01 Feb 2016 - 02:23 pm

Afghan security personnel carry a victim to an ambulance at the site of a suicide car bomb next to a police base in ...

African leaders back push for ICC pull out 01 Feb 2016 - 02:20 pm

A general view shows Chad's President Idriss Deby addressing delegates during the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU)...

Suicide car bomb rocks police base in Kabul, casualties reported 01 Feb 2016 - 02:20 pm

Afghan security personnels gather as victims are treated at the site of a suicide car bomb next to a police base in Kabul ...

Thailand gears up for 1 million visitors during Lunar New Year 01 Feb 2016 - 01:58 pm

The headquarters of King Power duty free store are seen in Bangkok, January 28, 2016. REUTERS By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK: Thailand expects...

UN rights boss urges Turkey to probe shooting by security forces 01 Feb 2016 - 01:52 pm

Women activists march to call for an end to the violence between security forces and Kurdish militants in the southeast of Turkey, on...

Final bid to tow stricken ship and stop it hitting French coast 01 Feb 2016 - 01:42 pm

This handout picture taken on January 29, 2016 and obtained from the Marine Nationale (French Navy) on February 1, 2016 shows a helicopter...

UN says talks with Syria regime 'rescheduled' 01 Feb 2016 - 01:37 pm

Geneva: Talks between the UN special envoy for Syria and government representatives tentatively planned for Monday 11:00 am (1000 GMT) in Geneva have...

Rubbish piles up in India's pollution-hit capital 01 Feb 2016 - 01:28 pm

New Delhi: Rubbish piled up on New Delhi's streets on Monday as refuse collectors vowed to push ahead with a nearly week-long strike,...

Kabul in blackout as government struggles to fix power lines 01 Feb 2016 - 01:13 pm

A man walks on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2016. Reuters/Ahmad Masood KABUL: Militants and bad weather in northern Afghanistan have...

China says US island sail-by 'dangerous and irresponsible' 01 Feb 2016 - 12:55 pm

The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur patrols in the Philippine Sea in this August 15, 2013 file photo. Reuters Beijing: China...

Finnish PM says he can't put up refugee family for security reasons 01 Feb 2016 - 12:35 pm

Finnish prime minister Juha Sipila attends a press conference in St Petersburg, on January 29, 2016. AFP HELSINKI: Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila...

Explosion near parliament in Afghan capital Kabul: Witnesses 01 Feb 2016 - 12:27 pm

KABUL: An explosion rocked an area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday in the Deh Mazang area of thecity near the parliament...

Qaeda seizes south Yemen town on key highway 01 Feb 2016 - 12:16 pm

Aden: Al-Qaeda fighters have taken control of a town in southern Yemen on a major road linking two provincial capitals, a local official...

Victims of water park explosion demand reopened probe 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 pm

Items lie on the ground at the explosion site which was sealed off by police at the Formosa Fun Coast amusement park after...

Russia's Karymsky volcano spews ash up to 3,000 meters 01 Feb 2016 - 11:49 am

Moscow: Karymsky volcano of Russian Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone has spewed ash at up to 3,000 meters, the press service of regional emergencies...