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Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel put forward on Monday her close ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, premier of the tiny western state of Saarland, to...

Riga: Latvia's anti-corruption authority said on Monday it had detained central bank governor Ilmars Rimsevics over the weekend for demanding a...

London: Wreckage of the Iranian plane that crashed with 65 people on board on Sunday was found in central Iran, state media reported. The deputy governor of...

(Adds details) By Devidutta Tripathy and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Indian investigators closed down a branch of a state-run bank...

Manila: Philippine security forces have arrested a foreigner suspected of recruiting domestic fighters for pro-IS militant groups, including an alliance...

Mexico City: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Monday, sending frightened residents into the streets as seismic alarms echoed...

Beirut: Syrian Kurdish forces and the Damascus government have reached an agreement for the Syrian army to enter the Afrin region to help repel a Turkish...

Berlin: Leading Social Democrat (SPD) mayors favour joining a coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, a poll showed on...

London: Students at British universities could be charged variable tuition rates that reflect the economic value of their degrees, Minister for Education...

Washington: Facebook Inc will start using postcards sent by US mail later this year to verify the identities and location of people who want to purchase US...