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San Francisco: Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it planned to revise the written policies that people agree to when they use the social network, adding...

The Hague: A militant suspected of war crimes in Mali appeared before the International Criminal Court on Wednesday but did not address the allegations...

Brasilia: Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday will resume hearing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's plea to remain out of prison while he...

Vienna: Austria's right-wing government announced plans on Wednesday to ban girls from wearing headscarves in kindergarten and primary schools to combat...

Cairo: Egypt plans to hold its first local elections in a decade in the first half of next year, the state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday. Egypt has...

Algiers: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday named new ministers for tourism, trade, sports and parliamentary affairs, state news agency...

Geneva: The UN humanitarian adviser for Syria called on Wednesday for access to the eastern Ghouta town of Douma, where he said some 80,000-150,000...

Washington: Bowhead whales, the black filter-feeding giants of the Arctic that can live for 200 years devouring tons of tiny marine creatures, boast another...

Memphis (US): A half century after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., US civil rights leaders say they are fearful President Donald Trump...

Karachi: A Pakistani political party placed on the US list of foreign terrorist organisations vowed on Wednesday to continue its political activities and...