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Islamabad: Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead a senior Pakistani police officer, as well as his wife, son and grandson on Wednesday as the family was driving...

Berlin: With just one day left to conclude exploratory talks on forming a new coalition government, German parties were still far apart on Wednesday on the...

Harare: Zimbabwe's military seized power on Wednesday saying it was holding President Robert Mugabe and his family safe while targeting...

Bonn(Germany): A global climate agreement signed last year and that the United States plans to quit was only a start and more steps are needed to fight...

Paris: France said on Wednesday it wanted an "uncompromising" dialogue with Iran about its ballistic missile programme and a possible negotiation...

Mandra (Greece): At least 10 people died in flash floods in Greece on Wednesday in the most deadly such incident in recent years when a torrent of red mud...

Beirut: The ease with which some state-built homes collapsed in Sunday's earthquake in western Iran showed corrupt practices when they were constructed,...

New Delhi: Activists are demanding the repeal of a law to increase forest cover by planting more trees, saying it is encouraging deforestation and depriving...

Seoul: South Korea postponed its annual university entrance exam by a week on Wednesday after a rare earthquake rattled the country, shaking buildings and...