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Strong quake strikes off Chile A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's northwestern coast on Sunday, the latest of at least seven quakes to hit the region in recent days.

24 March 2014

Protesters occupying Taiwan's parliament issue ultimatum Protesters barricaded themselves inside Taiwan's parliament for a third straight day, threatening "further action" if the government pushes ahead with its plans to ratify a contentious trade pact with China.

21 March 2014

Venezuelan intelligence arrests opposition mayor Venezuela's intelligence service arrested and charged the opposition mayor of restive San Cristobal, where anti-government protests broke out more than a month ago.

20 March 2014

Brazil says floods driving thousands from homes More than a month of flooding in northern Brazil has swollen rivers and driven thousands of people from their homes.

20 March 2014

Multiple suicide attack in east Afghan city kills three At least six Taliban suicide attackers stormed a police station in the centre of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Thursday, killing three people in a major assault ahead of the presidential election.

20 March 2014

Central market flooded in Semey The central market and the surrounding streets have been flooded in Semey city in eastern Kazakhstan.

20 March 2014

Bin Laden son-in-law tells US trial of 9/11 cave chat Osama Bin Laden claimed responsibility for masterminding 9/11 on the night of the attacks, his son-in-law said Wednesday as he unexpectedly testified at his federal trial in New York on terror charges.

20 March 2014

Two objects spotted possibly related to MH370: Australia Two objects possibly related to the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been sighted, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday in a potential breakthrough.

20 March 2014

Official from Taiwan's Acer held over alleged insider trading An official from Taiwanese computer maker Acer was formally detained Wednesday on insider trading charges, a day after prosecutors searched the firm's headquarters.

20 March 2014

TENGRI LIFE

TENGRI TRAVEL

Why didn't missing jet passengers use their cellphones? In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks.

19 March 2014

Batch of blank Kazakh passports seized from Chinese nationals at border Nearly 300 blank Kazakhstan passports have been seized from two Chinese nationals at the border in Almaty airport.

19 March 2014

Tabloid hacked Prince Harry homework message, court hears Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson paid a private investigator to monitor royal phone calls, including one in which Prince Harry asked for help with his homework.

19 March 2014

Suicide attack kills 15 in north Afghanistan: officials A suicide bomber on a three-wheeled motorbike killed at least 15 people at a crowded market in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, as security is ramped up ahead of presidential elections.

18 March 2014

Crane, bus crash injures 15 in Astana A crane and a bus have crashed in Astana injuring 15.

18 March 2014

Australian police dig for 'multiple' baby graves at rural home Police in Australia began digging up a rural property on Tuesday searching for what reports said were "multiple babies" in secret graves.

18 March 2014

Millions join satellite search for missing plane Three million people have joined an effort led by a satellite operator to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, in what may be the largest crowdsourcing project of its kind.

18 March 2014

Two Tibetans set themselves on fire: reports Two Tibetan monks in China have set themselves on fire to protest at a 2008 crackdown, overseas groups and reports said, adding to a string of self-immolation protests in recent years.

18 March 2014

Syria army in hot pursuit of rebels on Lebanon border Syrian regime forces were Monday readying an assault on the last rebel-held areas in the Qalamoun mountains, strategically located on the Lebanese border, after overrunning key opposition bastion Yabrud.

17 March 2014

UN nuclear watchdog chief says atomic plants never '100%' safe The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday his agency would keep working to improve safety after the Fukushima crisis, but no atomic plant could be "100 percent" safe from natural disasters.

17 March 2014