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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's former premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday he is quitting the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party, as...

New Delhi: India unveiled a fire-fighting budget on Monday that seeks to win back support among rural voters for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday executed a man who killed the governor of Punjab province over his call to reform blasphemy laws. Street protests broke out...

Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won a strong vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from...

Baghdad: IS militants attacked Iraqi security forces on the western outskirts of Baghdad on Sunday in their largest assault near the capital for months,...

Patna: Accusing the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) of tinkering with the existing quota policy through a review committee, Bihar Chief Minister...

Beirut/Geneva: Cessation of hostilities in Syria appears to be mostly holding for a second day despite accusations of violations and air strikes in Aleppo...

Mogadishu: Somalia's Al Shebaab extremist group bombed a busy junction and a nearby restaurant on Sunday in the town of Baidoa, killing at least 17...

Tripoli: Aircraft attacked a convoy carrying suspected IS militants near the northwestern Libyan town of Bani Walid early on Sunday, an official said. No...

Athens: The number of refugees and migrants trapped in Greece may reach 70,000 in coming weeks, Greece's migration minister said on Sunday, adding that...