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Glamour over gloom as Baghdad hosts fashion show Leggy models in striking designer clothes strutted down a catwalk in front of Iraq's high society for the first edition of the Baghdad Fashion Show.
14 March 2015
Netanyahu plays security card as rivals open poll lead Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded that the centre-left opposition could win next week's general election and appealed to voters not to take the chance with national security.
12 March 2015
Philippine Cinderellas beat poverty, seize world stage As a child she waded in muddy Philippine rice paddies, now teenager Janicel Lubina struts down runways for the country's top designers.
12 March 2015
AirAsia 'not giving up' but hunt for bodies drawing to close AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes said he was not giving up on finding more bodies from one of the airline's jets that crashed in the Java Sea.
12 March 2015
Heavy toll as Australian farmers struggle through drought On the road to Walgett a sign welcomes visitors: "Farming is not a way of life, it keeps everyone alive." But with drought taking a heavy toll on the region, farming has become a battle for survival.
02 March 2015
©Reuters/Stringer Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones Several big Asian phone companies launched new high-end smartphones and other wireless gizmos, hoping to challenge US giant Apple in a big year for wireless gadgets.
02 March 2015
Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy press office. New Lianyungang-Almaty container train launched A new regular container train Lianyungang-Almaty has been launched on February 25.
28 February 2015
Australian PM Abbott bats away leadership speculation Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismissed heated speculation he will be dumped by his conservative colleagues.
27 February 2015
India pledges $137 bn to modernise railways India said it would spend $137 billion to modernise its crumbling railways, pledging to end a vicious cycle of under-investment.
26 February 2015
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. ©RIA Novosti Britain's Prince William set to arrive in Japan Prince William was due to arrive in Japan for his first visit to a country that adores the British Royal family and was smitten with his late mother, Diana.
26 February 2015
Australia warns women IS no 'romantic adventure' A worrying number of Australian women are heading to Iraq and Syria to become so-called Islamic State group "jihadi brides", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said.
26 February 2015
'Holy pig' festival draws thousands in Taiwan Thousands of worshippers flocked to a controversial "holy pig" festival in Taiwan which sees the carcases of giant overfed swine on display.
24 February 2015
Australian PM Abbott accused of inciting ill-feeling Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was on Tuesday accused of "scapegoating" an entire community and inciting "ill-feeling" after telling Muslim leaders to do more to combat extremism.
24 February 2015
Reuters reporter Maria Golovnina. ©REUTERS/DYLAN MARTINEZ Reuters Pakistan bureau chief dies in Islamabad The Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief for Reuters news agency died on Monday after collapsing in the office in Islamabad.
24 February 2015
Australia clears up after twin cyclones, more floods expected Australia was clearing up after two severe cyclones left a trail of destruction, wrecking hundreds of homes and cutting electricity to tens of thousands.
21 February 2015
Hong Kong wishing tree draws tens of thousands of hopefuls Carnivals and fireworks are Hong Kong's trademark Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations.
21 February 2015
UN chief seeks action on Syria sieges, barrel bombs Denouncing a business-as-usual approach to Syria, UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for urgent action to lift sieges on civilians and to end barrel bomb attacks.
20 February 2015
Afghan-Pakistan ties 'never better': Pakistani minister Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have never been better, a top Pakistani minister said.
20 February 2015
Destruction as massive cyclones hit Australia Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia and left a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and power lines torn down.
20 February 2015
Malaysia PM calls policeman's claims in 2006 murder 'rubbish' Malaysia's prime minister dismissed as "rubbish" a former police commando's claim that he was ordered by "important people"ю
19 February 2015
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