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New Delhi: India's top court told tobacco companies on Wednesday they must adhere to a new federal rule requiring much larger health warnings on...

Jakarta: Indonesia is preparing to execute several prisoners, a police official said on Wednesday, though authorities have not said if foreigners will be...

Luxembourg/London: Europe's highest court on Wednesday upheld a tough EU law that will standardise cigarette packs, ban menthol flavouring and restrict...

Calgary (Alberta): A wildfire that raged out of control destroyed much of one neighborhood in the remote western Canadian city of Fort McMurray and badly...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's finance ministry said on Wednesday it would dissolve the board of advisers at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and take...

Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed on Wednesday that he would call an election within the next week to be held on July 2,...

Dhaka: Police in Bangladesh have arrested five men deported from Singapore as part of an investigation into an alleged extremist plot to carry out attacks...

Manila: For the son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, winning the vice presidency in next week's election is as much about...

Washington: About 500 million people in the Americas are at risk of being infected by the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to serious birth...

Indianapolis: Billionaire Donald Trump assumed the mantle of presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Wednesday with a message on unity that also...