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Manila: The Philippine Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Tuesday on a government bid to invalidate the appointment of the court's top judge, whom...

Istanbul: Singapore's Temasek and Britain's Metric Capital have bought into Nusr-Et steakhouse owner D.ream in a deal valuing the Turkish firm at...

Washington: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told Congress on Monday that the social media network did not do enough to prevent itself and its...

Geneva: A suspected chemical attack on civilians in Syria is a war crime that bears the hallmarks of Bashar Al Assad's government, but its ally Russia...

Oslo: Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro denied on Monday its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil had contaminated local waters, contradicting the findings of a...

New Delhi: At least 17 children were killed when a school bus plunged off a mountain road in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, two...

Amman: Syria and its main ally Russia blamed Israel for carrying out an attack on a Syrian air base near Homs on Monday which followed reports of a poison...

Budapest: Hungary's ruling Fidesz party signalled on Monday it could push on quickly with legislation to crack down on organisations promoting migrant...

Moscow: Russia's rouble experienced its biggest one-day fall for over two years on Monday and stocks in major Russian companies also slid, as investors...

Karachi: Pakistan launched a nationwide polio vaccination drive on Monday to try to reach 38.7 million children and eradicate the paralysing and potentially...