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London: James Murdoch is to return as chairman of Sky four years after a phone-hacking scandal forced him out, potentially taking the Murdoch family a step...

Nairobi: Burundi police have arrested a British and a French journalist during a sweep for rebels in flashpoint districts of the capital, officials said on...

Berlin: Forty per cent of Germans want Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign over her refugee policy, a poll showed on Friday, in a sign of rising...

Mumbai: Allotment of a prime piece of land here to actress and BJP MP Hema Malini by the Maharashtra government for her dance academy at a throwaway price...

Madrid: The trial of Spain's Princess Cristina on charges of tax fraud must go ahead, a court ruled on Friday, throwing out an appeal by her lawyers in...

Naypyitaw: After sweeping a historic election in November, Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday bid farewell to outgoing lawmakers...

Taipei/Singapore: TransAsia Airways should review its safety protocols, pilot training programme and hiring practices to reduce "imminent risks",...

Seoul: South Korea indicated increased willingness to host an advanced US anti-missile defence on Friday as activity detected at a North Korean missile site...

Guangzhou (China): A Chinese court jailed three rights activists for up to five years on Friday, lawyers said, on charges including inciting subversion,...

Bangkok/Kuala Lumpur: Tropical Southeast Asian countries said on Friday they were bracing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with Malaysia saying it could...