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Kinshasa: Congolese President Joseph Kabila will step down after elections to be held by the end of 2017 under a last-minute deal struck by political...

Bangkok: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn called for unity in his first New Year address since taking over from his late father, who was widely seen...

Lucknow: After a massive show of strength by Akhilesh Yadav, who was expelled from SP by father Mulayam Singh Yadav, the party supremo on Saturday backed...

Beijing: There is no space for Hong Kong independence in the "one country, two systems" agreement under which Beijing governs the former British...

Taipei: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday that Taiwan will be "calm" when dealing with China, but uncertainties in 2017 will test the...

Chicago: A Singaporean blogger who is seeking political asylum in the United States said on Friday he regretted inflammatory posts that landed him in jail...

Jakarta: Only a year ago, this stretch of the Ciliwung river in Indonesia's capital was foul-smelling and clogged by a thick layer of floating plastic...

Jakarta: Indonesian authorities have issued a warning to airline PT Citilink Indonesia after videos circulated appearing to show an intoxicated pilot from...

Tokyo: Japan has approached China and South Korea about holding a trilateral summit in Tokyo in February aimed at deepening cooperation on such issues as a...

Seoul: A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant on Saturday for the head of the national pension fund, the world's third largest, in a corruption...