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New Delhi: The Indian government's plan to spend $230 million over two years to prevent crop residue burning is below the spending estimates of its...

Berlin: German Social Democrat leader (SPD) Martin Schulz stepped down with immediate effect on Tuesday and said the party's committee had backed...

Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani plans to retire more than 2,000 army generals and other senior officers, aiming to bring new blood into the...

London: Counter-terrorism police were called to Britain's parliament on Tuesday to investigate white powder sent to an office in the building, but the...

Addis Ababa: Demonstrators blocked roads in towns around Addis Ababa on Tuesday on the second day of a strike called to protest against Ethiopia's...

Ankara: A decision by the United States to continue to fund the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey's decisions, President Tayyip Erdogan said...

Damascus/Jerusalem: Israel will face "more surprises" should it again attack Syrian territory, Damascus said on Tuesday, after Syria's air...

Johannesburg: South Africa's ruling party ordered Jacob Zuma on Tuesday to step down as head of state after marathon talks over the fate of a leader...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of barring a pro-independence activist from standing in an election, saying it is...