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Manila: A Philippine ex-banker was handed a lengthy jail term and $109 million fine on Thursday in the first conviction over one of the biggest ever...

Beirut: Rebels inched forward in Syria’s last major opposition bastion Wednesday as a deal with rival rebels saw them expand their control to...

London: British MPs voted on Wednesday to force Prime Minister Theresa May to quickly set out an alternative plan for Brexit if she loses a crucial vote on...

New York: UN envoy Martin Griffiths warned Wednesday that "substantial progress" was needed to advance peace efforts in Yemen before new talks can...

Muscat: Amazon founder and the richest man in the world Jeff Bezos and his wife Mackenzie are getting divorced, the two announced in a joint...

Islamabad: Pakistani television channels may no longer show "intimate moments between couples" or "bed scenes", the conservative...

Khartoum: Hundreds of people gathered in Sudan's capital on Wednesday in a show of support for President Omar Al Bashir's embattled regime, as riot...

Washington: A cornered President Donald Trump will hold talks with congressional leaders on Wednesday over his demand for a US-Mexico border wall, with his...

Baghdad: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to reassure Iraqi officials on Wednesday that Washington remained committed to fighting the IS group, as...

Washington: US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad headed on Tuesday on a trip to Afghanistan and regional powers in a fresh bid to negotiate an end to 17 years of...