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Moscow: Russia said on Tuesday it had the right to put weapons anywhere it chose on its own territory, after reports that Moscow had deployed...

Geneva: The United States said on Tuesday that North Korea may be only months away from being able to strike the US mainland with a nuclear-tipped ballistic...

Male/Colombo: An exiled former president of the Maldives urged India on Tuesday to send an envoy backed by military to release political prisoners after the...

Washington/Seoul: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was en route to Asia on Tuesday on a trip that takes him to the Winter Olympics in South Korea where his...

Muscat: Pakistan could soon elect its first Hindu female in the Upper House. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has nominated Krishna Kumari, a Kolhi woman...

Male: Maldives security forces broke into the Supreme Court on Monday, court spokesman Faisal Adam told Reuters, hours after President Abdulla Yameen...

Seoul: Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee left a South Korean jail a free man on Monday after a panel of judges suspended his sentence, a surprise decision that...

Seoul: North Korea's ceremonial leader will make an unprecedented visit to South Korea this week, officials said on Monday, as hopes grow for high-level...

Bangkok: A petition calling for the resignation of Thailand's deputy prime minister attracted thousands of signatures on Monday, heaping pressure on the...