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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Chief Minister of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav has announced free distribution of smart phones from latter...

Mumbai: Urjit Patel who took over as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have a tough task in maintaining the legacy of his predecessor,...

Sao Paulo: Police used tear gas on Sunday to disperse thousands of demonstrators at the end of a peaceful march to protest the removal of leftist president...

Dhaka: At least four women terrorists of the outlawed militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) were arrested on Monday in Bangladesh, weeks after similar...

Jakarta: Dozens of Indonesian men, suspected of being hired by an oil palm plantation company, threatened to kill environmental investigators checking on...

Yangon: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former UN chief Kofi Annan on Monday oversaw the first meeting of a panel tasked with bringing peace to a region...

Manila: The Philippines will suspend more of the country's mines for violating environmental regulations after already halting operations at 10 sites,...

Manila: The body of 22-year-old pedicab driver Eric Sison lies in a coffin in a Manila slum with a chick pacing across his casket, placed there in keeping...

Hong Kong: Several pro-independence candidates won seats in Hong Kong's legislative election which saw a record turnout in the Chinese-controlled city...

Beirut: Five explosions hit government-controlled areas and a city held by a Kurdish militia in Syria on Monday morning, killing several people, state media...