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Harare: Zimbabwe's government said it had dropped plans to cut public sector jobs and bonuses less than a week after they were announced, as activists...

Beijing: China will launch its second experimental space laboratory late on Thursday and another manned space mission next month, the government said, part...

Wukan (China): Residents of a Chinese village once seen as a cradle of grassroots democracy were in shock on Wednesday after a "wild crackdown" by...

Jakarta: Indonesia's highest Islamic council has issued a fatwa on burning land and forests, a government official said on Wednesday, in an effort to...

Jakarta: Indonesia will resume land reclamation that will help prevent Jakarta from sinking below sea level, a cabinet minister said, five months after work...

Chandigarh: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday formally resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), days after he announced...

New Delhi: Expressing grave concern at continued use of terrorism for achieving political objectives in the region, India and Afghanistan on Wednesday...

Bengaluru: Curfew was lifted in all 16 police station limits here on Wednesday as the city bounced back to normal after widespread violence over the Cauvery...

Taipei: Tens of thousands of homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Meranti hit the island, a storm seen as the strongest in the world...

London: Novels on subjects ranging from murder in 19th century Scotland to classical music in revolutionary China were short-listed on Tuesday for the 2016...