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Washington: US senators voted to move forward on legislation that would reopen the federal government until February 8, ending a three-day standoff between...

Brussels: France's foreign minister accused Iran on Monday of not respecting part of a UN resolution that calls on Tehran to refrain from work on...

London: The United States needs to pay attention to its treasured relationship with Britain, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday just days...

Kabul: The deadly assault on the Hotel Intercontinental in Kabul at the weekend, which devastated one of Afghanistan's three main airlines with the...

Hassa (Turkey): Turkey shelled targets in northwest Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush the US-backed Kurdish YPG fighters who control the Afrin...

Brussels: The European Union assured President Mahmoud Abbas it supported his ambition to have East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state, in the...

Baghdad: The Iraqi parliament on Monday set May 12 for elections the winner of which will face the daunting tasks of rebuilding Iraq after a three-year war...

Madrid/Copenhagen: Catalonia's parliament on Monday proposed Carles Puigdemont as its candidate for regional leader, dealing a blow to central...

Chennai (India): Often afraid to speak up about abuses that plague south India's textile and garment industry, workers will now have anonymous access to...

New Delhi: India's Supreme Court will hear an appeal on Tuesday against a controversial Bollywood film, for the second time in as many weeks, as two...