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Moscow: A gunman opened fire in a pastry factory in Moscow, killing a guard early on Wednesday, officials said. The man, identified by prosecutors as the...

Phnom Penh: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen vowed to extend his more than 30 years in power by at least another decade on Wednesday, weeks after the...

Kuala Lumpur: An Australian mother of three escaped the death penalty on Wednesday after a Malaysian court found her not guilty of drug trafficking. Maria...

Tunis: The number of foreign tourists in Tunisia rose by 23 per cent in 2017 compared with the previous year, official data showed, indicating that a vital...

Karachi (Pakistan): Pakistan has appointed an economist, who was recently chairman of the board of investment, to take charge of the finance ministry after...

Chennai: The death of a 21-year-old woman working in a garment factory in south India has reignited concerns among rights campaigners over the working...

Beijing: China will bring its paramilitary police force, the People's Armed Police, under the control of the Central Military Commission which controls...

Mumbai: High humidity will magnify the effects of rising heat from South America to India, affecting people's ability to work and even survive, unless...

Berlin: If Angela Merkel becomes German chancellor again, nearly half of voters would want her to quit her term early, according to a poll offering a rare...

Geneva/Beirut: Months of deadlock over medical evacuations from Syria's biggest remaining siege broke late on Tuesday when a deal between Damascus and a...