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Manila: A Norwegian man held hostage by the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippines since September last year was freed on Saturday,...

PARIS/CAIRO: French investigators who found trace levels of the explosive material TNT on debris of an EgyptAir plane that crashed in May were prevented...

Beirut/Moscow: Russia and Syrian rebels cast doubt over the prospects for an increasingly shaky five-day-old ceasefire on Saturday, with Moscow saying the...

Shanghai: China is bracing for its second typhoon in a week after government raised their alert to "orange" for Typhoon Malakas on Saturday, just...

PARIS: Parts of central Paris were cordoned off on Saturday after a false alarm triggered a major security operation, French police said. French government...

Bratislava: Ukraine is doing less than Russia to meet its obligations under the Minsk peace plan, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said on...

Berlin: Tens of thousands of people protested in European cities on Saturday against planned free trade deals with the United States and Canada they say...

Bishkek: President Vladimir Putin said he laments attempts in the US presidential campaign to revive the image of Russia as an evil state, and said he likes...

Lucknow: Signalling a rapprochement, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said he will extend all support to his uncle Shivpal, with whom...

London: Britain on Saturday unveiled tougher new penalties for anyone caught using a phone to talk, text or email while driving. Under new rules expected to...