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Seoul: The United Nations' independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get...

Moscow: A blast ripped through a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Wednesday evening, injuring several shoppers, Russian news agencies...

Moscow: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny announced on Wednesday a series of rallies across Russia in January to press home his call for a boycott of next...

Tunis: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar Al Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts...

Moscow: A gunman opened fire in a pastry factory in Moscow, killing a guard early on Wednesday, officials said. The man, identified by prosecutors as the...

Phnom Penh: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen vowed to extend his more than 30 years in power by at least another decade on Wednesday, weeks after the...

Kuala Lumpur: An Australian mother of three escaped the death penalty on Wednesday after a Malaysian court found her not guilty of drug trafficking. Maria...

Tunis: The number of foreign tourists in Tunisia rose by 23 per cent in 2017 compared with the previous year, official data showed, indicating that a vital...

Karachi (Pakistan): Pakistan has appointed an economist, who was recently chairman of the board of investment, to take charge of the finance ministry after...

Chennai: The death of a 21-year-old woman working in a garment factory in south India has reignited concerns among rights campaigners over the working...