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United Nations: US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday warned countries that she will report back to President Donald Trump with the names of those who...

Karachi: The World Bank has granted Pakistan a $825 million loan to upgrade the energy and public finance sectors in a country which has long struggled with...

Istanbul: Turkish authorities will not allow New Year celebrations at Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square for security reasons, state media reported on...

Taiwan: Chinese jets conducted drills near Taiwan's airspace on Wednesday for the sixth time this month, as relations between the two rivals...

Manila: The commander of the Philippine Navy was sacked for "insubordination" after he jeopardised a 15.5 billion-peso ($308 million) project for...

Beijing: When life gave one Chinese company giant panda poop, it decided to make paper -- and profits. The Qianwei Fengsheng Paper Company in southwest...

Denpasar: An American man who escaped Bali's notorious Kerobokan jail before being recaptured claimed on Wednesday he broke out of the facility because...

Brussels: The European Commission said on Wednesday that a Brexit transition period during which Britain must obey EU rules should last until the end of...

Vatican City: US Cardinal Bernard Law, a once-senior church figure forced to resign after revelations he failed to stop paedophile priests in one of the...

Zurich: Total economic losses from natural and man-made disasters have soared by 63 per cent to strike an estimated $306 billion in 2017, reinsurance firm...