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BAGHDAD: Iraqi special forces backed by US and Iraqi air power took control of two districts of eastern Mosul on Saturday after heavy fighting in which they...

BEIRUT: The Syrian army captured the Dahiyet Al Assad district of western Aleppo on Saturday, reversing all the gains made by rebels two weeks into their...

Chennai: The chief minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa's infection is fully under control but her discharge from...

New York: The "record-high" air pollution in New Delhi is a "wake-up call" for the world that unless decisive actions are taken to...

MOSCOW: Russia has banned Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador to Moscow under President Barack Obama, from entering the country, McFaul and Russian...

KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a labourer blew himself up at the NATO air base at Bagram north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing...

Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced mounting calls to step down as a record number of people at a massive rally on Saturday criticised her as...

Miami: Protesters demonstrating against the election of Donald Trump gathered in several U.S. cities for a third night on Friday, hours after the...

New York: President-elect Donald Trump began laying the groundwork on Friday to take office on Jan. 20, 2017, gathering the most loyal advisers from his...

New Delhi: People in Delhi had a harrowing time for the second consecutive day on Friday as they stood in long queues to exchange their Rs 500 and Rs 1,000...