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Nairobi: Boko Haram child suicide bombings have surged 11-fold in West Africa over the last year, with children as young as 8, mostly girls, detonating...

New Delhi: India and the United States have agreed in principle to share military logistics, the countries' defence ministers said on Tuesday, as both...

Brasilia: As at least 130 countries prepare to sign the Paris climate agreement in New York later this month, environmental experts have warned that...

New Delhi: India's crucial monsoon rains are expected to be above average in 2016, the weather office said on Tuesday, easing fears over farm and...

Beijing/Shanghai: As day breaks, hundreds of patients wait to see doctors in a queue that snakes around the Peking Union hospital in Beijing. Many will wait...

Hong Kong: A senior Hong Kong-based Chinese official said on Tuesday that the disappearance of a Hong Kong bookseller was a "very unfortunate...

Manila: A tough crime-fighting mayor in the Philippine came out on top in an opinion poll for the second time in two days on Tuesday, less than a month...

Ankara: Steps towards ensuring commitment from all countries for addressing migrant issues will be taken at the World Humanitarian Summit, a top official at...

Jakarta: Energy company Pertamina plans to explore for oil and gas in areas close to Indonesia's maritime border in the South China Sea to assert the...

Kabul: The Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive on Tuesday, pledging to launch large-scale offensives against government strongholds backed...