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Eight ‘terrorists’ killed; 30 arrested in Karachi

KARACHI, March 23: At least eight terrorists were killed and more than 30 suspected militants were arrested in separate raids in different areas of the

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Indonesian president says China’s main claim in South China Sea has no legal basis

INDONESIA, March 23: Indonesian President Joko Widodo says one of China’s main claims to the majority of the South China Sea has no legal basis in international law, but Jakarta

Ebola: Early calls for help ‘ignored’ says MSF

March, 23: A “global coalition of inaction” contributed to world’s deadliest Ebola outbreak, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres says. Its report – a year after the outbreak was declared

Obama doesn’t buy Netanyahu flip on Palestinian statehood

WASHINGTON, March 22: It doesn’t matter how many times Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now says he still wants a two-state solution with the Palestinians. The White House is refusing

Pentagon investigates ‘IS online threat’ to US military

March 22: The US defence department says it is investigating an online threat allegedly made by Islamic State (IS) to about 100 of its military personnel. A list of names

Iran nuclear talks: Deal can be reached, says Rouhani

IRAN, March 21: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says that progress made in nuclear talks means a final deal can be reached. “There is nothing that cannot be resolved,” although some

Car bombs kill 25 at Syrian Kurdish new year celebration

SYRIA, March 21: Two car bombs killed at least 25 people and wounded 80 celebrating the new year festival of Nowruz in the mainly Kurdish city of Hassaka in northeastern

Obama to ‘reassess’ Israel relationship

March 20: President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the United States would “reassess” aspects of its relationship with Israel after Netanyahu’s provocative statements leading up to Tuesday’s

Solar eclipse set to plunge UK and Europe into darkness

LODNDON, March 20: Millions of people could witness the best solar eclipse in years seen from the UK and northern Europe later. A path across the Earth’s surface will be

Tunis museum attack: President vows to fight terror

TUNIS, March 19: Tunisia’s president has vowed to fight terrorism “without mercy”, following a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital Tunis that killed 19 people. Seventeen tourists