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Geneva: Myanmar tops a list of countries where the ability of aid groups to reach people in need has worsened in the past six months, the Geneva-based...

Seoul/Washington: The United States and South Korea will resume joint military drills next month, Seoul and Washington said on Tuesday, exercises that will...

Colombo: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen will lift a 45-day state of emergency on Thursday and the government will bring bribery charges against former...

Seoul: A group of South Korea's K-pop singers will visit Pyongyang from March 31, the South said on Tuesday, a reciprocal visit after North Korea sent...

New Delhi: India said on Tuesday that 39 Indians, who were believed to have been kidnapped by IS militants in Iraq in 2014, had been confirmed dead after...

Paris: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was held in custody on Tuesday and questioned by magistrates investigating whether late Libyan leader Muammar...

Geneva: The United Nations called on Turkey on Tuesday to end the state of emergency in place since July 2016 that it said had led to widespread human...

Washington: US President Donald Trump sent greetings on Monday to Iranians celebrating the New Year's holiday known as Nowruz, but used the message to...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing his biggest political crisis since taking office more than five years ago, as suspicions swirl about a...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned self-ruled Taiwan on Tuesday that it will face the "punishment of history" for any attempt at...