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Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled President Maithripala Sirisena's dissolution of parliament in a major boost to sacked prime...

New Delhi: India's top court on Tuesday agreed to hear challenges to its decision to overturn a ban on women of menstruating age from entering a Hindu...

New Delhi: A pair of artificial lungs put up in New Delhi to demonstrate the lethal effects of smog have turned a sickly dark brown within 10 days of their...

Sanaa: Diplomatic efforts appeared to have eased fighting in Yemen's Hodeida on Tuesday, as Britain said the Saudi-led coalition had agreed to the...

Yangon: Myanmar authorities and citizens leapt to the defence of Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday after Amnesty International stripped her of its top award over...

Singapore: Aung San Suu Kyi's response to the persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims is "indefensible", Malaysia's leader said...

Paris: It was billed as a "Davos for democracy". But will the newly launched Paris Peace Forum, the latest addition to international conferencing,...

Washington: North Korea is operating at least 13 undeclared bases to hide mobile, nuclear-capable missiles, a new study asserted Monday, as progress stalls...

London: Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday faced her divided ministers as negotiators scrambled to secure a divorce agreement with the European Union and...

Los Angeles: Marvel legend Stan Lee, who revolutionised pop culture as the co-creator of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man and The Hulk who now dominate...