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Hebron: A Palestinian who tried to stab an Israeli soldier was shot dead on Tuesday and an Israeli aircraft intercepted a drone launched by Hamas, the army...

Manila: Convicted Philippine felons on Tuesday told a Congressional hearing they had bribed a former justice minister and fierce critic of President Rodrigo...

Kinshasa: At least two people were killed when armed men in uniform torched the headquarters of the main opposition party in Democratic Republic of Congo on...

Bangkok: A British rights activist was found guilty by a Thai court on Tuesday of criminal defamation and given a three-year suspended sentence, a move...

Jakarta: Harvard and Columbia university research showing smoke from land fires in Southeast Asia led to more than 100,000 premature deaths last year...

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a ground test of a new rocket engine to launch satellites, the North's state media reported on...

Hanoi: A court in Vietnam sentenced a land rights activist to 20 months in jail on Tuesday for causing public disorder, her lawyer said, jailing her for a...

Bangkok: Wildlife officials fanned out in Bangkok's famed Lumpini Park on Tuesday to trap and round up large lizards living there that imperil the fish...

New York: Describing terrorism as an "existential threat", India has said that "hypocrisy" towards the menace is unacceptable and...

Balasore (Odisha): In a major achievement aimed at galvanising its air defence capability, India on Tuesday successfully test-fired two long range...