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Madrid: The trial of Spain's Princess Cristina on charges of tax fraud must go ahead, a court ruled on Friday, throwing out an appeal by her lawyers in...

Naypyitaw: After sweeping a historic election in November, Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday bid farewell to outgoing lawmakers...

Taipei/Singapore: TransAsia Airways should review its safety protocols, pilot training programme and hiring practices to reduce "imminent risks",...

Seoul: South Korea indicated increased willingness to host an advanced US anti-missile defence on Friday as activity detected at a North Korean missile site...

Guangzhou (China): A Chinese court jailed three rights activists for up to five years on Friday, lawyers said, on charges including inciting subversion,...

Bangkok/Kuala Lumpur: Tropical Southeast Asian countries said on Friday they were bracing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with Malaysia saying it could...

Geneva: The United Nations said on Friday it had allegations that peacekeepers from Georgia, France and another unnamed European country physically abused...

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday decided to constitute a technical group to monitor the situation arising out of spread of Zika virus and strengthen its...

Beijing: The European Union on Friday delivered some of its strongest criticism yet of China's human rights record, calling the televised broadcasts of...

Thiruvananthapuram: Students and youth activists on Friday staged protests in front of the Secretariat here and in other parts of the state demanding...