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Lagos: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will visit the state where 110 schoolgirls were abducted by suspected militants last month, his office said, one...

Danang (Vietnam): A US aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam on Monday for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, dramatically underscoring the...

Beijing: China said on Monday that it would never tolerate any separatist schemes for self-ruled Taiwan and would safeguard China's territorial...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's scandal-haunted government pushed plans for legislation outlawing "fake news" on Monday...

Seoul: A South Korean delegation met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday, a South Korean official said, after arriving in the North on a visit aimed...

Cairo: A Cairo prosecutor ordered on Sunday that a state TV talk show host be detained for four days of questioning for allegedly defaming the police, state...

Tehran: France's foreign minister visited Iran on Monday on a delicate mission to affirm Europe's support for a nuclear deal that opened Iran's...

Cairo/Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and Egypt set up a $10 billion joint fund on Sunday to develop a planned mega-city, committing more than 1,000 square kilometres...

Beijing: China on Monday unveiled its largest rise in defence spending in three years, setting a target of 8.1 per cent growth over 2017, fuelling an...

Sydney: Strong aftershocks rocked Papua New Guinea's remote and rugged highlands on Monday, as the death toll climbed to 55 from a 7.5-magnitude...