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IHS: Saudi Arabia outpaces India to become top defence importer
March 8, 2015
IHS: Saudi Arabia outpaces India to become top defence importer
Saudi Arabia overtook India to become the world's biggest weapons importer in 2014, a year when global defence trade rose…
UN peacekeeper killed in Mali rocket attack
March 8, 2015
UN peacekeeper killed in Mali rocket attack
At least three people, including a UN peacekeeper, were killed when unknown attackers fired dozens of rockets towards a UN…
Malaysian PM vows to keep up search for MH370, report offers no new clues
March 8, 2015
Malaysian PM vows to keep up search for MH370, report offers no new clues
Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Sunday Malaysia remained committed to the search for the missing MH370 jetliner a year…
Four bombs in Nigeria’s Maiduguri city kill at least 50
March 8, 2015
Four bombs in Nigeria’s Maiduguri city kill at least 50
Four bomb blasts killed at least 50 people in Maiduguri in Nigeria’s northeast on Saturday in the worst attacks there…
Beleaguered Hadi says Aden Yemen ‘capital’
March 8, 2015
Beleaguered Hadi says Aden Yemen ‘capital’
Beleaguered President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled to Aden after escaping from Shiite militia controlling Sanaa, considers the southern port…
Church of England’s 1st female bishop gets to work
March 8, 2015
Church of England’s 1st female bishop gets to work
The Church of England's first female bishop was to preach her maiden sermon in the role Sunday as she is…
Middle East-bound teens ‘stopped at Sydney airport’
March 8, 2015
Middle East-bound teens ‘stopped at Sydney airport’
Australia Sunday said it stopped two teenage brothers at Sydney Airport believed to be heading to the Middle East to…
African Union, UN slam failure of South Sudan peace talks
March 7, 2015
African Union, UN slam failure of South Sudan peace talks
Talks in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa between South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rival rebel leader Riek Machar ended…
EU shows little appetite for more Russia sanctions
March 7, 2015
EU shows little appetite for more Russia sanctions
EU foreign ministers showed little appetite on Saturday for stepping up pressure on Russia over Ukraine, preferring to give a…
Kerry: France, US agree Iran nuclear deal needs to be stronger
March 7, 2015
Kerry: France, US agree Iran nuclear deal needs to be stronger
The United States and France are "on the same page" that the nuclear deal under discussion with Iran needs to…